Join the UK Faith@Work network for engaging reflections on Ramadan, Holi, Purim, and Lent. If you haven’t registered for the monthly series, you can do so here.
- Thursday, 13th March, 1-1:30pm UK (9-9:30am ET; 6-6:30am PT)
- Monthly Zoom (register here)
Featured speakers are Moushin Sikder, Co-lead for the Ethnicity and Culture Network at SSE; Jag Jethwa, Lead BA and member of the Ethnicity and Culture Network at SSE; Naomi Kraus, co-founder and board member of Jewish ERGs; and Brian Grim, President of RFBF and senior advisor for Faith@Work UK.
Ramadan, Holi, Purim, and Lent are significant religious observances being celebrated this month. Ramadan is a holy month in Islam marked by fasting from dawn to sunset, prayer, reflection, and charity. Holi, a Hindu festival, is known as the “Festival of Colors,” celebrating the arrival of spring, love, and the victory of good over evil with vibrant festivities. Purim, in Judaism, commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people from Haman’s plot in ancient Persia, celebrated with feasting, costumes, and charity. The Fast of Esther, or Ta’anit Esther, is a Jewish fast that takes place on the day before Purim. Lent, observed by Christians, is a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and repentance leading up to Easter, symbolizing Jesus’ time of sacrifice in the desert.
