Israeli Forum for the Study of the Bahāʾī Faith

The Center for the Study of Conversion and Inter-Religious Encounters, The Herzog Center for Middle East Studies and Diplomacy, The Department of Middle East Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and The Chair in Bahāʾī Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem are pleased to invite you to the first gathering of the: Israeli Forum for the Study of the Bahāʾī Faith Greetings Prof. Meir Bar-Asher (The Chair in Bahāʾī Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Prof. Oded Yisraeli (Center for the Study of Conversion and Inter-Religious Encounters) Prof. Yonatan Mendel (Dept of Middle East Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) Moderator Dr. Tiffani Betts Razavi (Bahāʾī World Center) Speakers Dr. D Gershon Lewental (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev): The Evangelical Episcopal Church’s Role in the Official Israeli Recognition of the Bahāʾī Faith Prof. Emer. Holly Hanson (Bahāʾī World Center/Mount Holyoke College): Change and Continuity in Bahāʾī Collective Worship Dr. Sivan Lerer (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem): Tea for the Soul: Meditation and Tea Practices in the Bahāʾī Writings