“Welcoming the Stranger: What do our faith traditions teach and call us to do” will be presented 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2 at May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society, 3800 E Genesee St., Syracuse. CNY faith leaders from the Jewish, Christian and Islamic traditions will present their perspectives on this important topic for our times. The forum, sponsored by the CNY Interfaith Sanctuary Coalition, is free and open to the public.

Special music will be provided by The Cadleys, recipients of the 2023 Syracuse Area Music Award (SAMMY) for Best Americana Album.

Guest speakers for the forum are:

Jim Brule, who will share perspectives from the Jewish tradition,
David Pasinski, who will share perspectives from the Christian tradition, and
Magda Bayoumi, who will share perspectives from the Islamic tradition.

A question and answer session will follow the presentations. The event will conclude with an interfaith Litany and musical selections by The Cadleys.

The CNY Interfaith Sanctuary Coalition includes individuals and congregations from all faith traditions in CNY. The coalition stands in solidarity with all asylum seekers, refugees and at-risk immigrants.