Daughters of Abraham Vision: We will seek to understand each other’s faith journeys, be inspired by our commonalities and learn from our differences. By sharing our faith stories, we will garner respect and mutual trust.

  • There are few places where we share, even among our own tradition, loved hearing the diverse stories, opinions and beliefs of everyone.

  • So grateful for your courage, openness and generosity.

  • I loved hearing other’s stories. What their religion brings to them personally and how it effects their daily life.

  • We need this today; we need to know we are more alike than different. Hearing these stories I leave so inspired and wish there were more of this in the world.

Daughters of Abraham Background

Daughters of Abraham gathers together a group of Christian, Muslim and Jewish women to share stories of their faith journeys. We seek to understand each other, be inspired by our commonalities, and celebrate our differences. By sharing our faith stories, we create a community of respect and mutual trust.

We asked participants to bring something meaningful to their faith. Mojdeh brought a black hijab. “This clothing might frighten you, but to me this is a symbol of love. It was my grandmother’s and she used to hug me and my brother under it.”

Our faith stories break down walls replacing it with love.

“It was Lisa who had the vision and the organizational skills to create our dream of creating a group of Christian, Muslim and Jewish women together to share our faith stories. Lisa brings so much to our group in terms of ideas,  inspiration and most of all a deep spirituality that radiates and embraces all three of our faiths. She is our moderator and has a gift for making people feel welcome and willing to share their faith stories.”—Fredda Klopfer

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Daughters of Abraham Founders

  • Mojdeh Hassani

    Mojdeh Hassani is a passionate teacher in early childhood, special education since 1986. She holds Master degrees in Developmental Psychology and Early Childhood Special Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She has worked in private special education schools, NYC’s District 25, and—for the past 18 years—North Shore School District.

    Born and raised in Tehran, Iran, her family moved to the United States in 1976. Her upbringing taught her to appreciate diversity in thought and experience. Her mission is to continue to educate herself and others on these practices that unite humanity in genuine and healing ways.

  • Fredda Klopfer

    Fredda Klopfer is a “retired” educator who spent her career in the North Shore Schools as a special education teacher and principal of the Glen Head School. Since retiring seventeen years ago, Fredda served as a literacy consultant and volunteered to head the religious school at Congregation Tifereth Israel in Glen Cove.

    Although Fredda’s passions include mentoring students, book groups, hiking, writing, and involvement in her synagogue, creating an interfaith group to foster understanding has long been a dream.

  • Lisa Larsen Hill

    Lisa Larsen Hill is Founder and President of Seeds of Faith for Women, and a Christian Seminar Leader/Certified Lay Speaker since 1999, serving various Long Island Churches. She is a speaker and member of the Network of Biblical Storytellers. Member of ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) serving as a critique leader.

    Lisa is passionate about storytelling, whether conducting a Seeds of Faith book club or leading a seminar. She is a contributing author to The Courage to Write and is working on her first Biblical historical novel, pursuing publishing this year. Her faith centers on the message of love, hope, and joy. She is inspired and cherishes the interfaith dialogue and stories of faith..