http://www.thevirtualhandshake.com/blog/2004/10/31/pr-for-you-last-call-for-online-network-stories-for-our-book Blogs, social network sites, social software---and how to use all of these tools to become dramatically more successful Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:54:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.thevirtualhandshake.com/blog/2004/10/31/pr-for-you-last-call-for-online-network-stories-for-our-book#comment-22815 The Virtual Handshake Blog | » On building bridges between different cultures Sat, 10 Dec 2005 20:37:26 +0000 http://www.thevirtualhandshake.com/blog/2004/10/31/pr-for-you-last-call-for-online-network-stories-for-our-book#comment-22815 [...] In response to our call for stories for our forthcoming book, Arash Farin shared a beautiful story about the value of building bridges between different cultures. Yusef Kassim and I met as students at the University of Pennsylvania. I came from a Persian-Jewish background, and Yusef’s parents immigrated to America from Sierra Leone. Yusef is African-American, and his parents are Christian, although his grandparents are Muslim. Since I was very involved in Jewish causes for the three years I lived in NY, I’d often take Yusef with me to various Jewish events, Shabbat dinners, fundraisers, etc. Yusef had expressed an innate desire to learn more about Judaism, its various traditions, and its rituals with respect to major milestones, including Bar Mitzvahs and marriage. I was happy to oblige and invite Yusef to any events I could. [...] […] In response to our call for stories for our forthcoming book, Arash Farin shared a beautiful story about the value of building bridges between different cultures. Yusef Kassim and I met as students at the University of Pennsylvania. I came from a Persian-Jewish background, and Yusef’s parents immigrated to America from Sierra Leone. Yusef is African-American, and his parents are Christian, although his grandparents are Muslim. Since I was very involved in Jewish causes for the three years I lived in NY, I’d often take Yusef with me to various Jewish events, Shabbat dinners, fundraisers, etc. Yusef had expressed an innate desire to learn more about Judaism, its various traditions, and its rituals with respect to major milestones, including Bar Mitzvahs and marriage. I was happy to oblige and invite Yusef to any events I could. […]

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