| What | Sarah and Hajjar / Hagar – Our Abrahamic Matriarchs |
| When | Wednesday 20 November, 7:00 pm |
| Where | St Joseph’s Church 152 Brougham Street Wellington |
| Speakers | |
| Claire Massey (Jewish) Claire is former Chair of the Wellington Jewish Community Centre and current Chair of its advisory board, a professor emerita of Business, and currently teaches yoga. | |
| Rota Stone (Christian) Rota is an ordained priest in the Anglican Church, and an ordained pastor in the Latvian Lutheran Church. She recently received a PhD on early Jewish-Christian relations. | |
| Rehanna Ali (Muslim) Rehanna is a founding member of the Islamic Women’s Council of NZ. She has a background in Law, including Islamic Shariah, and has spent the last two decades working in the field of international development. |
Abraham is the esteemed patriarch of Jews and Muslims, and the spiritual father of Christians. Our matriarchs, Sarah and Hajjar / Hagar play a pivotal role in the unfolding stories of all three Abrahamic religions.
This evening we will focus on the vital roles of these women, Abraham’s wives, the mothers of his children, and the female co-founders of our three Abrahamic religions.
Our three speakers – each one learned and distinguished members of their religious communities – will introduce the stories from their traditions and explore their past and contemporary meanings.
Free or Koha tickets for this event are essential, and are available at:
https://events.humanitix.com/sarah-and-hajjar
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