Beshara Worldwide
Many groups around the world meet for ongoing conversation, study and retreat courses. Contact information is provided, as well as details on meetings and events.
Hania, Crete, Greece
A weekend course is to be held in Hania, Crete on the weekend 17th/18th July. It is being hosted by the Etz Hayyim Synagogue (www.etz-hayyim-hania.org). The synagogue was abandoned in 1944 after the Nazis expelled all the remaining Jews who then perished at sea. In recent years it has been restored by volunteers, and has become a locus for ecumenical discussion, as well as for deeper meanings. Nikos Stavroulakis, approached the Beshara School to see whether a course could be held there. Nikos has been involved in the restoration, and also researched the jewish and dervish communities in Greece (see his book Salonika –Jews and Dervishes). Anyone interested in finding out more details about the weekend course should contact Nikos directly on hanialinikos@grecian.net
Tanzania
An introductory day and two weekend courses in Dar-es-Salaam and Arusha
An introductory day and and two weekend courses are to be held in Tanzania in late November and early December 2010.
There will be a one-day seminar in Dar-es-Salaam on Wednesday 24 November, followed by a residential weekend on the 27th/28th at a private location outside the city. The aim is to offer a 'taster' during the one-day event, followed by a more intensive weekend for those who wish to go deeper. The events in the Dar-es-Salaam area are being arranged by Tania Hamilton whose existing network has already shown considerable interest. For further details please contact Tania on tania@nabaki.com
The second weekend course is going to be in Arusha at Karama Lodge on the weekend of the 4th/5th December and is being organsied by Elsie Macrae. For further details please contact Elsie on elsie.macrae@gmail.com
A short course in your country?
As students visit the School from all over the world, it may be possible to put you in touch with someone of Beshara in your country, or who speaks your language. If you are interested please contact Peter Yiangou.
It might be possible to arrange an introductory course in your country, if there is a group of people who want to find out more. We will require from you :
- Name, address, telephone and email of Organisation or contact person
- Venue, preferably residential
- A minimum of 6 students wishing to take part
- Travel expenses and accommodation for two correlators
If there is interest for such a course in your country, please email the Secretary through secretary@beshara.org.
