About this podcast
Abraham’s Table is dedicated to respectful interfaith discussion. Recording in Columbia, South Carolina, Imam Omar Shaheed, Rev. Ellen Fowler Skidmore, and Rabbi Jonathan Case (Season 1) and Rabbi Erik Uriarte (Season 2) are committed to learning more about what Islam, Christianity, and Judaism teach us about what it means to belong to God and to be children of Abraham. We welcome you to Abraham’s Table!
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Episodes
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- Justice · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 13Islam, Judaism, and Christianity all command followers to pursue justice. But the very word, "justice", has become a loaded term in our culture. What is required of us as…
- 250 Years of US · 39 min · Season 2 Episode 12Imam Shaheed, Rabbi Uriarte, and Rev. Skidmore reflect on the national 250th anniversary. How do people of different faiths talk about our nation's shared history as Americans?…
- Lessons From Anne Frank · 37 min · Season 2 Episode 11Rabbi Uriarte, Imam Shaheed, and Rev. Skidmore are joined by the Executive Director of the Anne Frank Center on the campus of The University of South Carolina, Dr. Doyle Stevick…
- Ritual and Holy Objects - Part 1 · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 10Rabbi Uriarte tells a story of a time when a Torah Scroll fell to the ground during worship to begin a conversation about how Judaism, Christianity and Islam think of and revere…
- Aging and Healthcare · 47 min · Season 2 Episode 9Imam Shaheed, Rabbi Uriarte, and Rev. Fowler Skidmore discuss the challenges of aging and of the systems of healthcare in our culture and how our faiths may serve as guides and…
- Rites of Passage and Conversion Part 2 · 42 minRabbi Uriarte, Imam Shaheed, and Rev. Skidmore continue the conversation we began in Episode 7 and talk about how the practices of our faith are taught, encouraged and lived…
- Rites of Passage and Conversion - Part 1 · 44 minToday's episode explores how children, youth and new converts become adult members of our faith communities. Are there rituals or rites of passage that mark the move from…
- Weddings and Marriage - Part 2 · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 6In Season 2, Episode 6, Imam Shaheed, Rabbi Uriarte, and Rev. Skidmore discuss same sex marriage, divorce, interfaith marriages, and more. Come and listen.
- Weddings and Marriage, Part 1 · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 5In episode 5, we begin a conversation about the traditions and practices of wedding ceremonies in Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. And we begin to talk about the meaning of…
- High Holy Days · 36 min · Season 2 Episode 4Jews observe Passover. Christians observe Lent and Easter, and Muslims observe Ramadan. How are these holy seasons observed, and what is their purpose in the lives of the…
- Death - Part 2 · 41 min · Season 2 Episode 3Imam Shaheed, Rabbi Uriarte and Rev Fowler Skidmore continue the conversation they began in Episode 2 about death. What do Jews, Christians, and Muslims believe about death? What…
- Death · 44 min · Season 2 Episode 1We begin Season two by exploring how our faith helps us mark and interpret the cycles of life and the rites of passage that are common to everyone. Today we begin at the end…
- A Whole New Season! · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 1Welcome to Episode ONE of a brand-new season of Abraham's Table! Imam Omar Shaheed and Rev. Ellen Fowler Skidmore welcome Rabbi Erik Uriarte to our interfaith discussions! Today…
- The Middle East: Can We Agree About Anything? Bringing it Home. · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 37As the war between Israel and Gaza grinds on, the suffering and costs of war seem unbearable. Rabbi Case, Imam Shaheed, and Rev. Skidmore talk about what "Peace" really means in…
- The Middle East: Can We Agree About Anything? · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 36Rabbi Case, Imam Shaheed, and Rev. Skidmore talk about the October 7, 2023 attack of Hamas on Israel and the resulting war. Rather than focus on where we disagree with each other…
- Food and Faith in the Christian Tradition · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 35Rev. Ellen F. Skidmore reflects on the absence of food laws in the Christian tradition and compares and contrasts Christian practices around food with what we learned about food…
- Food and Faith in the Muslim Tradition · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 34Imam Shaheed teaches us about the rules and practices governing foods that are both Halal (lawful or permitted) and haram (unlawful and unpermitted) for faithful Muslims. We…
- Food and Faith in the Jewish Tradition · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 33In most every religion, food and faith are connected. Join us as we learn more from Rabbi Case about food and faith in the Jewish tradition. What does "kosher" mean? Why is it…
- In Someone Else's Shoes · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 32How can we, individually and as a nation, move forward when it comes to the legacy of slavery and other types of trauma that are part of our national psyche? Compassion is key…
- Juneteenth · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 31Juneteenth was declared a national holiday in 2021. How might this observance serve both the black and the white communities in America as an opportunity for education…
