By Kyai Paul Salahuddin Armstrong Ramadan, Pesach (Passover), and Easter are significant religious events in Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. In Islam, festivals are calculated according to the Hijri lunar calendar. The lunar year is around 10 or 11 days shorter than a solar year, the measure of a year used in the Gregorian calendar, the…Read more United in Spirit: Ramadan, Pesach, and Easter
Judaism
Rosh Hashanah 5783 (2022)
Happy Jewish New Year!Shana Tova! בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָעֵץ Blessed are You, L-rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the tree. יְהִי רָצוֹן שֶׁתְּחַדֵּשׁ עָלֵנוּ שָׁנָה טוֹבָה וּמְתוּקָה May it be Your will to renew for us a good and sweet year.
Happy Passover 2022
Wishing all my Jewish brothers and sisters a Happy Passover. Chag Pesach Sameach. May we meet next year in Jerusalem.
The World Stands On Three Things
Simeon the Just was of the survivors of the Great Synagogue. He used to say: - Upon three things the world standeth; upon Torah, upon Worship and upon the showing of kindness. Torah signifies divine revelation; either the fact of communion between God and man, or the wisdom so imparted. Though to Israel alone the…Read more The World Stands On Three Things
Common Ground Between Religions
“Those to whom We gave the Book rejoice at what has been sent down to you, but some of the opposing factions deny part of it. Say, ‘I have been commanded to worship God alone and not to associate anything with Him. To Him I invite others, and to Him I shall return.’” ~ Holy…Read more Common Ground Between Religions
Hanukkah 2021
Wishing my Jewish brothers and sisters a Happy and Blessed Hanukkah. 🙏🏻☺️ “Praised are You,Our God, Ruler of the universe,Who made us holy through Your commandmentsand commanded usto kindle the Hanukkah lights.” 🕎🕯️✡️🕍🤲🏻💕
With The Lord
“I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.”~ Psalm 16:7-8 (NIV) God is strongest support who will never let us down (Quran 2:256). This Psalm is a song of…Read more With The Lord
Who am I?
By Paul Salahuddin Armstrong Moses, on whom be peace, asked God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharoah?” God replied, “I will be with you.” Many of us have been in a similar situation at some point in our lives, wondering who am I to set out to do something, doubting ourselves. The…Read more Who am I?
Rosh Hashanah 5782 (2021)
Happy New Year to all my Jewish friends. May Hashem, Allah ﷻ, bless you, your families, and communities at this special time and grant us all a blessed and prosperous year. Amin. 🤲🏻
Happy Pesach!
Wishing all my Jewish brothers and sisters, “Chag Pesach Same’ach” – Happy Passover!
Paul Salahuddin Armstrong 