Palestine/Israel Study Guides (Compilation)
Click here for a printer-friendly compilation of study guides and other learning resources on Palestine from groups including Jewish Voice for Peace, FOSNA, American Muslims for Palestine, and more.
Curriculum: The Seven UU Principles and Palestine-Israel (2015)
The 7 UU Principles and Palestine-Israel study guide is designed to be used electronically and can be downloaded at no cost from the links below. It can be then emailed to group participants ahead of each planned session, and pages with discussion questions and recommended video links can be accessed and displayed during sessions. Click here to download.
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Content Warning: Some content in the guide and the linked resources may be disturbing. In the guide, there are pictures that show the aftermath of a suicide bombing, a young girl with burn scars, and a young man who lost his legs in bombing; additionally, in the linked resources you might encounter a video of soldiers talking about their former participation in oppression, video of soldiers in uniform carrying firearms and searching a home, as well as other disturbing images of oppression. |
UUJME Sermon Contest
2016
Opening Our Hearts to Palestinians
Sermon delivered by Curtis Bell, November 6, 2016, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane, Washington
2013 Theme: Confronting Religious and Cultural Entitlement in Israel-Palestine
- 2013 Winner: Galina L. De Roeck, Mountain Vista Unitarian Universalist Church of Tuscon, Arizona—The Promised Land
- 2013 Runner Up: Heather Concannon, Intern Minister, Winchester Unitarian Society, Winchester, MA and member, First Parish in Brookline, MA—Living Somewhere
2012 Theme: What actions do UU principles, history and values call us to take in the movement to end the occupation and human rights abuses in Israel/Palestine?
- 2012 Winner: Jill Baker, First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor, Michigan—Waking Up and Overcoming: A Unitarian Universalist Response to the Israel-Palestine Conflict
- 2012 Runner-up: Debbie Espen, Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Boise, ID—How My World Was Turned Upside Down
2011 Theme: Why are UU congregations reluctant to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and how can they overcome this reluctance to help our faith community contribute more meaningfully to the cause of peace and justice for Israelis and Palestinians?
- 2011 Winner: Hanan Watson, All Souls Unitarian, New York City—Waking Up to Shatter the Silence
- 2011 Runner-up: Rev. Jason Lydon, Community Church of Boston—Be Not Afraid: Truth Telling and Justice Seeking
2010 Theme: Relating the Unitarian Universalist commitment to social justice and human rights to the quest for a just peace between Palestinians and Israelis.
- 2010 Winner: Rev. Bill Breeden, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington, Indiana—Oh, Jerusalem: Reflections on the Middle East