'Sacred Coincidences' on Bridges TV Unites Muslims, Jews & Christians on February 12th

'Sacred Coincidences' on Bridges TV Unites Muslims, Jews & Christians on February 12th

Bridges TV Expands into Long Island, NY on Verizon FiOS TV

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridges TV announced today that it will telecast "Sacred Coincidences," a program that celebrates the Muslim, Jewish and Christian Holidays and their common Abrahamic roots, on February 12 at 10pm ET and 7pm PT.

Bridges TV is a 24x7 national television network in English that is dedicated to building bridges of understanding between 300 million Americans and 1 billion Middle Eastern and South Asians. Bridges TV is now available on Long Island, NY on Verizon FiOS TV.

Once in 30 years the Abrahamic Holidays of Muslim Eid, Jewish Hanukkah and Christian Christmas coincide in the same month. Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, President of the Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership (CLAL) in New York, visited mosques, churches and synagogues during these Holidays. In "Sacred Coincidences" Rabbi Hirschfield looks at the common path during this uncommon crossroads of Faith. "Sacred Coincidences" will air on Monday, February 12 at 10pm ET and 7pm PT, exclusively on Bridges TV.

"I'm very excited about the premiere of this new show. It truly expresses the all-too-important fact that the three major faiths have much more in common than not. By offering Bridges TV and our unique programs such as 'Sacred Coincidences,' in its Basic service, Verizon FiOS TV has proven their commitment to the values of diversity and inter-faith understanding," said Mo Hassan, Chief Executive Officer of Bridges TV.

Bridges TV programming is compelling and timely, especially in the post- 9/11 world where greater understanding is needed between the West and the Middle East & South Asia. Bridges TV is accomplishing this mission with programming that is entertaining and educating America. Most importantly, Bridges TV programming is completely unique with no duplication on the dial, as it builds bridges between the West and the East.

The high diversity index and a large concentration of Middle Eastern, South Asian and Jewish Americans make Long Island, NY a natural market for Bridges TV. Bridges TV is available in the Premier Basic package of Verizon FiOS TV - over 200 top channels including Bridges TV for only $42.99 per month.

Verizon FiOS offers Television, Telephone, Internet and Wireless services. Information on packages and prices is available at http://www.verizon.com/fiostv. Customers in Long Island, NY can also call Verizon FiOS TV at 1-800-880-2941. More information on Bridges TV programming and shows is available on http://www.bridgestv.com/.

Bridges TV is a 24x7 television network in English that is building a dialog between 300 million Americans and 1 billion Middle Eastern and South Asians. Bridges TV's entertainment programming includes movies, sit-coms, news, current affairs, food, travel, children, documentaries, magazine, inter- faith, sports, music and talk shows. For more information, visit http://www.bridgestv.com/.

Media Contacts:

Judy Epstein: 212.779.3300 x108, jepstein@clal.org
Aasiya Zubair: 716.812.4068, azubair@bridgestv.com

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Source: Bridges TV

CONTACT: Judy Epstein, Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership,
+1-212-779-3300 x108, jepstein@clal.org; or Aasiya Zubair, Bridges TV,
+1-716-812-4068, azubair@bridgestv.com

Web site: http://www.bridgestv.com/

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