NCE Gets a Thumbs Up from Rabbi Steven B. Jacobs

September 23rd 2009 -

Motivated by a sense of the many injustices in the world, Rabbi Jacobs has actively pursued solutions to right the wrong. The issues for which he has the greatest passion include civil rights, Black and Jewish community relations, Muslim and Jewish relations, interfaith missions and religious pluralism.

“When my friend and colleague, Ande Richards, approached me about her work with New City Entertainment’s Parents Seminar, I was stirred by accounts of children sexting and bullying each other and appalled by stories of violence and suicide.

As a father, grandfather, Rabbi and Activist, I hold the roles of leader, protector, and counselor and I believe that any individual or group that takes part in these seminars will be better prepared to truly lead, protect and offer counsel to our beloved children.”

-Rabbi Steven B. Jacobs, Founder Progressive Faith Foundation

In 1999 Rabbi Steven Jacobs was part of the interfaith delegation to Yugoslavia with Rev. Jesse Jackson, which brought about the release of American soldiers captured during the Kosovo Conflict.

Rabbi Jacobs joined Kweisi Mfume of the NAACP, Ralph Neas of the People for the American Way, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson where he actively participated with service union workers for wage reform in 2000.

For these and other activities throughout his life, Rabbi Jacobs received the 2001 Walter Cronkite Faith and Freedom Award.

He is currently a member of the Muslim-American Homeland Security Congress of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, and since his retirement from the pulpit, has founded the Rabbi Steven B. Jacobs Progressive Faith Foundation.

September 2009: At the invitation of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Rabbi Jacobs will be off to Geneva to participate in an international interfaith gathering on dialogue with Muslims Jews and Christians.

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