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Bedford UK's local community Interfaith group |
| Bedford Council of Faiths |
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The Zoroastrian Education Day of Sunday, April 4, 2004 concentrates on the historical and current aspects of the faith’s socio-religious concerns – on Marriage, Children and Religious Education – and their application today in the United Kingdom. Zoroastrianism’s close contacts with Jewish communities past and present, and the mutual respect that they engendered, are recalled in today’s Seminar by our eminent guest speaker from the Judaic faith who will address these crucial issues as commonly exercised in both Jewish and Zoroastrian traditions. |
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Park Crescent Conference Centre, Gulbenkain Room, International Students House, 229 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5PN Fee Waged: £18.00 (includes £5.00 lunch voucher, tea, coffee, etc) Unwaged; £9.00 (includes £5.00 lunch voucher, tea, coffee etc) Programme: Sunday, April 4, 2004 0930 – 1000 Registration; Informal gathering and coffee 1000 – 1030 Welcome and Introduction to the Day (Burjor Avari) 1030 – 1120 Common Themes in Jewish and Zoroastrian Traditions Rabbi Albert Frielander. (Chair: Farrokh Vajifdar) 1130 – 1215 Discussions; Comments 1215 – 1330 Lunch 1330 – 1415 Marriage; Children; Religious Education. Farrokh Vajifdar (Chair: Maneck Mehta) 1415 – 1515 Marriage Rites; Women’s and Men’s Rights in Marriage. Ervad Zal Sethna; Shahrokh Vafadari. (Chair Jehangir Sarosh) 1515 – 1530 Tea 1530 – 1630 Plenary session: Discussion; Questions; Comments. (Chair: Jehangir Sarosh) 1630 Close Application Form for the Zoroastrian Education Day. (Please tick) ----- I would like to attend; I am enclosing herewith my fee of £_____ ----- I am unable to attend, but enclose a donation of £_____ for future seminars Name(s): Address: Telephone Contact
Please make cheque payable to F. J. Vajifdar, and write “Zoroastrian Education Day” at the back. Send your cheque with this completed Application Form to F. J. Vajifdar/ZED, 27 Cleveland Road, Barnes, London, SW13 0AA
Our Guest Speaker,
Rabbi Albert H. Friedlander OBE, Ph.D., D.D. is the Dean of the Leo Baeck College and Rabbi-Emeritus of the Westminster Synagogue. He is at the moment a guest professor at the University of Munich, and one of the Presidents of the Council for Christians and Jews together with the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Cardinal, and the Chief Rabbi. He is the President of the World Conference of Religions for Peace UK, and an Honorary President of the International WCRP. He is also the President of Week of Prayer for World Peace. Among his recent books one may cite "Riders Towards the Dawn: Jewish and Christian Thinkers after the Holocaust"; "Leo Baeck: Teacher of Theresienstadt" and many writings which stress the need for religions to work together and to pray together.
For further information on the April 4, 2004, Zoroastrian Education Day, Contact either: Burjor Avari on 0161 445 7554 or B.Avari@mmu.ac.uk Farrokh Vajifdar on 020 8878 4810 |
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The group consists of representatives from
various religious traditions within the community email: bcof@bcof.org.uk address: c/o 69 Victoria Road, Bedford, MK42 9JR |