Merjan Ghaussi, Mehru Jilani, Aliza Sebert, and Katy Joseph participate in a game entitled "Star Power," which highlights issues of power and responsibility, as well as group dynamics.


Aliza Sebert, Katy Joseph, Latifah Usman, and Sophia Holtz discuss the dynamics that occurred throughout the game.


Students discuss their thoughts on how different forms of power play out in "real life."

Rabbi Marcelo Bronstein, Rabbi at B'nai Jeshurun Synagogue in Manhattan, addressed the students concerning his thoughts on Judaism and the necessity for the strengthening of Jewish-Muslim relations in North America.

Runa Khan and Raisie Saad discuss religious and national symbols.


Abi Steinberg, Mehru Jilani, Sophia Holtz, Runa Khan, and Romena Ashique discuss the power of symbols as related to cases of synagogue vandalization and Qur'an desecration.


Jacob Udell explains a symbol that he and his fellow group members, Emily Nhaissi, Romena Ashique, and Katy Joseph devised to represent their group.

Joseph Skloot, a rabbinical student at the Hebrew Union College in New York City and a middle and high school teacher, joined the Al-Iman students on February 27th and discussed his personal journey toward becoming a rabbi, as well as his thoughts about and experiences in interfaith dialogue.

Mehru Jilani, Zehra Jaffri and Merjan Ghousi discuss what makes them Muslim and what makes them American with Heschel students.


Mehru Jilani, Raisie Saad and Sophia Holtz talk about whether their religion is their primary identity.