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Faith Festivals… Chanukah
Chanukah … by Angela Banner, Jewish representative of Redbridge Faith Forum This year, Chanukah starts 25 December and ends 2nd January 2025. This festival notes the reclaiming of the Jewish Temple by a group of freedom fighters called the Macabees. When they entered the Temple to light the everlasting light (a feature in many places…
Read MoreTours of Places of Worship – Tuesday 22nd October 2024-
Redbridge Faith Forum – Tours of Places of Worship at SUKKAT SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE, 1 Victory Road, Hermon Hill (Wanstead), London E11 1UL on Tuesday 22nd October 2024 Following on from our Annual Walk of Peace, where we have the opportunity to have a short tour of some of the many Places of Worship in Redbridge, Redbridge Faith Forum decided to organise…
Read MoreFaith Festivals… Yom Kippur
What Yom Kippur means to me… by Angela Banner, Jewish representative of Redbridge Faith Forum This is the festival of Passover. Yom Kippur is a fast day usually lasting approximately 25+ hours. It is the holiest day of our year. It is the only festival which takes precedence over the sabbath. It…
Read MoreHindu Festivals – NAWRATRAS -SHARAD NAVRATRAS: 3 OCT to 12 October 2024
What is this festival? Naw or Nav means nine, ratra means night so it is the festival of nine nights. As with all other Hindu festivals there are a few different aspects attached to the festival of Nawratras ie Seasonal: The nawratras are celebrated twice a year, in the Spring, Chatria Navratras and in the…
Read More“Do you work with young people?”
Perhaps you are a teacher or a youth worker. In the current environment it’s sometimes difficult to listen to each other in a respectful way. RFF has developed resources to help young people or adults to talk safely and constructively about issues that divide our communities. We can offer you the tools to for that…
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