Jews & Muslims to Pray Together in Germany

Via Stars & Stripes:

Ramstein Air Base is expected to break ground on a $535,000 addition to the base chapel that will give Jewish and Muslim worshippers their own space to pray and learn.

The 4,000-square-foot addition will include two rooms for worship – one for Jews and one for Muslims – that will allow worshippers to face southeast toward Jerusalem and Mecca. Those rooms will be connected by a classroom that can be used by either group as overflow space.

The current spaces used for services are considered “less than ideal”. Captain Donald Levy (the base’s Jewish chaplain) says the new annex will create a “happy coincidence” each Friday, as Jewish and Muslim worshippers meet at the same building for prayer.