Events

Peace prayer with representatives of different religions and world views on 11 September in the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

Within the context of the Muslim Cultural Days (19 - 22 September 2019) we cordially invite you to our event on Saturday evening:

Muslims and their perception of others - perspectives on other religions and worldviews

The House of One Berlin presents perspectives and approaches for a harmonious coexistence of Islam with other religions, especially Abrahamic religions.  Imam Kadir Sanci will give an introductory theological impulse lecture, whereupon all those present are invited to enter into an exchange and discussion with the speaker and the staff of the House of One. Location: Forum Dialog, Mohrenstraße 34, 10117 Berlin.

The highlight of the ten days of penance is the Day of Atonement, the most important feast day of the Jewish year. Tradition has it that the day of atonement is the day of the sealing and validity of the judgement made on New Year's Day, the day of judgment. The Day of Atonement is to serve to atone for man, to let him obtain divine forgiveness for his misdeeds. Thus the Day of Atonement is a day of repentance, repentance and conversion. Yom Kippur is a strict day of fasting, the service lasts a whole day.

In our series "House of One as guest ..." we are invited to Sukkot this morning in the synagogue Sukkat Shalom at Herbartstraße 26, 14057 Berlin.

Sukkot is the third in the series of pilgrimage festivals. It lasts nine or seven days, since the eighth day, the so-called closing feast (Schemini Azeret), is regarded as an independent holiday; the ninth day, called Simchat Tora (Torah Joy), is the second day of this closing feast, which is only celebrated in the diaspora. The Feast of Tabernacles is celebrated for a total of seven days. It is a Thanksgiving and Remembrance Festival. Since the people of Israel wandered through the desert for 40 years, they built unstable huts. As a memento, Jews build a sukka (the hut) and eat there together.

Please register under: info@house-of-one.org

Within the context of the international choral music days ChorInt on the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone of the House of One, an open interreligious singing will take place in the synagogue Sukkat Schalom, Herbartstr. 26, 14057 Berlin, Germany, under the motto "The Creation" following the Shabbat G'ttesdienst. 
Registration under: info@house-of-one.org

Sunnis commemorate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad on this night, while Shiites usually celebrate it a few days later on the 17th Rabi`u-l-Awwal. On this occasion poems are written, recited and passages from the Koran are recited.

On Eternity Sunday (also known as Death Sunday) the commemoration of the persons who died in the past church year is held. 

The Advent season marks the beginning of the church year and the preparation for Christmas. Advent (by adventus domini "Arrival of the Lord") was fixed by Pope Gregory in the 7th century at four weeks and always begins on a Sunday. On the so-called Advent wreath a further candle is lit every Sunday and is supposed to point to the light that came into the world through Christ - this custom, however, did not come into being until the 19th century, but it is still widespread in the secular world. Throughout Advent Christians reflect on their faith and are encouraged to do positive things.

Christmas time begins with the eve just before the feast days. On this evening and the following days the birth of Jesus is celebrated, who according to the Gospel of Luke (Bible, Lk 2, 1-7) was born by Mary in a stable in Bethlehem. Before that, Mary, who was pregnant, had to go to Bethlehem with her husband Joseph to take part in a census. Since there was no place to stay in the whole city, she gave birth to her son in a stable.

In church services this story is told or shown as a play (" Krippenspiel" since the 11th century), a preaching is held and praise is sung about the birth of Jesus.