his retirement to aid the exiles?
"We're working with the Tibetan
community because we're Jews," he
said. "Our community knows exile
and oppression."
Said Rabbi Nelson of his former
mentor, "Rabbi Gendler talked about
retirement as an opportunity to redi-
rect one's energies. I think that that's
something people should consider.
He's in his early 70s and he has a lot
more to contribute."
In his address, Ayoub spoke of the
diversity among peoples. "Islam's
world view is one of unity and diversi-
ty," he said. "Islam accepts the plurali-
ty of religions — not as a reality that
we must try to tolerate, but as a sign
of Divine wisdom."
Sister Miller spoke of the role of
the Catholic Church and American
society in aiding the Third World.
She suggested that creditor nations
forgive the massive debt that burdens
smaller countries.
With the world's most powerful
economy, -the U.S. has a critical role in
shaping the future, Sister Miller said,
much as it did in 1945 after World
War II. "This makes the importance

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Rabbis Everett Gendler and David
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of our religious values in shaping new
policies for the rest of the world
greater than ever," she said.
The symposium concluded with
workshops, a dinner and an ecumeni-
cal prayer service.
"I concluded the service withPsalm
133," said Rabbi Nelson. "I taught the
group how to sing `Henei Ma-Tov
U'Ma-Nayim' — How pleasant it is
for brothers and sisters to be togeth-
er," said the rabbi.
"I had them swaying to it with
linked arms." ❑

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