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With tables lined with samosas, jelly doughnuts, and rice pudding, seven faith-based organizations started the holiday season early at yesterday evening’s third annual Interfaith Holiday Celebration held by the Harvard Interfaith Council. “One of the goals of the Interfaith Council is to build friendship between different groups,” said Jessamin H. Birdsall ’10, the chair of the Interfaith Council. “This event is a great way for people to informally get together and to celebrate the holiday season together.” In addition to providing...
...said that the group is in the process of discussing about what kind of response they will have. She said they will plan a vigil for this week on the steps of Memorial Church, and hope to co-sponsor the event with other groups like Harvard Hillel and the Interfaith Council.She said that SAA has plans to connect the attacks in Mumbai with preexisting plans for passport to South Asia week, starting Dec. 6. ‘NEED TO COME TOGETHER’Professor Sugata Bose, a historian of South Asia, found out about the attacks while in his office...
...hall over sausages and waffles. "We invite them into some critical thinking," says Don, by examining the core tenets of each faith beyond the feel-good trappings that his wife shorthands as "Jesus as Mr. Rogers in sandals." (It's not just Christianity; the VanDyke Colbys are planning an interfaith road trip in the spring...
Around 40 students gathered for an early interfaith Thanksgiving dinner at Hillel last night. The meal, a joint effort by Hillel and the Catholic Student Association, also drew members from Harvard Baha’i Association, the Latter-day Saints Student Association, the Harvard College Buddhist Community, and the Harvard Islamic Society. Chef Brian’s kosher vegetable stuffing was a favorite among diners, who also chose from an array of holiday staples like butternut squash, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce. One student, Kamille C. Washington ’10, said that she especially appreciated that kosher foods tend...
...day’s title, “On Faith at Harvard,” took its name from the blog. “This is a fantastic event that can be a model for something ongoing,” said Matthew P. Cavedon ’11, Interfaith Council dialogue chair. “It was really exciting to hear everyone’s personal journeys as Mormons, Muslims, Jews, and Christians,” said Mihiri U. Tillakaratne ’09, who is Buddhist and was a member of the undergraduate panel with Meacham and Quinn...