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Wednesday, December 28th

- 9:30 Opening ceremony

- 10:15 Prof. Uriel Simon, Bar Ilan University, Tel Aviv
Lecture: Biblical Roots – The Biblical Pilgrim to Jerusalem as Model for Contemporary Interreligious Pilgrimage

- 11:00 Plenary discussion: Reflections and responses with regard to possible contemporary applications

Rabbi Alon Goshen-Gottstein, Elijah Interfaith Institute, Jerusalem
Rev. Dr. Christian Rutishauser SJ, Lassalle House, Switzerland
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Cordoba Initiative, New York

- 12:00 Break

- 12:15–13:00 Chief Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Sacks, London
Video transmission:
Followed by small groups – responses from the heart and prayerful listening to meditative readings from our scripture

- 13:00–14:30 Lunch

- 14:30–16:00 Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Cordoba Initiative, New York
Lecture and discussion:
A Muslim perspective on Pilgrimage as a Contribution to Peace

- 16:00–16:30 Break

- 16:30–18:00 Abbot Primate Notker Wolf OSB, Sant Anselmo, Rome
Lecture and discussion: Pilgrimage to the Earthly and the Heavenly Jerusalem, a Christian Contribution to Peace

 - 18:00–19:00 Evening Meditation

- 19:00–20:00 Dinner

Thursday, December 29th

- 9:00–10:30 Awakening memory: Confronting testimonies of pilgrimage traditions, Jewish, Christian, Muslim

Dr. Jackie Feldman, Ben Gurion University
Dr. Emmanuelle Main, Jerusalem
Dr. Khaled Ansari, Gallillee College

- 10:30–11:00 break

 - 11:00–12:00 Reflections: Can we draw inspiration from the past? Can inspiration be extended to beyond the boundaries of our own tradition? How are we inspired by the other’s pilgrimage?

- 12:00–12:30 Silent meditation

- 12:30–13:30 Lunch

- 13:30–15:00 Panel: Can Contemporary Pilgrimage be Transformed into Interreligious Pilgrimage for Peace?

Custos P. Pierrebattista Pizzaballa OFM, Custodian, Jerusalem
Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowicz, Western Wall, Jerusalem
Sheikh Abdul Karim Zurba, Temple Mount Trust

- 15:00–15:30 Break

- 15:30–17:00 Brief presentations: In the Footsteps of Abraham – Interreligious Pilgrimage Projects

Abel Damoussi: Inner Pilgrimage to Mecca and Jerusalem
Jackie Feldman – Interreligious Pilgrimage: Reflection of a Contemporary tour guide
Rabbi Alon Goshen-Gottstein, Elijah Interfaith Institute, Jerusalem: The Hope Project
Rev. Dr. Christian Rutishauser SJ, Lassalle House, Zug/Switzerland: On Foot to Jerusalem

- 17:00–17:15 Break

- 17:15–18:15 Plenary discussion – Conclusion:
On institutions and structures necessary to promote peace pilgrimage in the future

- 18:15–19:00 Supper snack

- 19:00–21:00 Group prayer pilgrimage to the Holy Sepulchre and Western Wall