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SFIC ONLINE BRIEFING FOR COMMUNITY AND FAITH PARTNERS

Combating Islamophobia/Antisemitism

and Ensuring Security at Mosques, Synagogues

and their Religious Institutions

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

8:30 am - 9:45 am

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As geopolitical tensions rise and counter narratives become more inflamed and entrenched, never, more than now, has the value of long-cultivated and trusted relationships among interfaith partners been more critical in responding to local needs. This week's special San Francisco Interfaith Council (SFIC) Online Briefing for Community and Faith Partners welcomes Islamic Networks Group (ING) Founder and Executive Director Maha Elgenaidi and Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) CEO Tyler Gregory, who will speak to the current challenges as well as resources available to combat Islamophobia/Antisemitism and ensure security at their houses of worship and institutions in our region.

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY ONLINE BRIEFING MODERATOR

READING OF SFIC STATEMENT

Michael G. Pappas, Executive Director

San Francisco Interfaith Council

REFLECTIVE MOMENT

Father Paul J. Fitzgerald, S.J., President

University of San Francisco

(Introduction of Guest Presenters and Presentation

by SFIC Executive Director Michael Pappas)

Maha Elgenaidi

Founder and Executive Director

Islamic Networks Group (ING)

Maha is the founder and executive director of ING, whose mission is to promote peace by fostering understanding of faith-based, racial/ethnic, and cultural communities through teaching, learning and engaging across differences.  Among their programs is the Interfaith Speakers Bureau which consists of representatives of the five major world religions who speak together in front of live audiences on various topics from their own religious perspectives. One of those panels is the Jewish-Muslim panel on countering Antisemitism and Islamophobia. Maha is a graduate of Stanford University in Religious Studies, and American University in Cairo in Political Science, as well as a Bay Area resident for the last 35 years.

Tyler Gregory

Chief Executive Officer

Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC)

Tye joined JCRC as its fifth executive leader in April of 2020. Under his leadership, JCRC pursues a just world where Jewish identity is embraced, and all people can thrive. Previously, he served as executive director of A Wider Bridge, the LGBTQ+ organization advancing equality in Israel through international support and cooperation. During his six years with A Wider Bridge, the organization grew from a Bay Area startup to a national advocacy organization. Tye spent the early years of his career in the political department at American Israel public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) educating candidates and partnering with members of Congress to strengthen the critical US-Israel relationship. He is resident of Oakland, a proud graduate of UC Davis, and a native of San Diego.