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Huffington Post: How The Story Of Hanukkah Inspires Me In Interfaith Social Action

Posted by Harsha Sharma on Thu, 19/01/2012 - 2:19pm

The story of Hanukkah has been etched on my mind ever since I was a high school student. Each year, around winter vacation time, senior school students from the Jewish, Hindu and Christian faiths would explore the theme of good overcoming evil and light over darkness through a celebration of the ‘Festivals of Light.’ My Jewish peers would reenact the powerful story of Hanukkah through the Maccabees revolting against the oppressive Antiochus and the miracle of the menorah lighting.

It is a story that encapsulates the values of social justice, human rights and faith as a force for good.

This is the very story, which inspired me to host an inter-generational multi-faith celebration of Hanukkah at Ruben’s House, a Jewish care home in London.

The event formed part of the global Faiths Act SolidariTea campaign -- one which highlights the importance of the human right to health and how solidarity between people of diverse faiths and cultures can work together to help realize this right.

Read the full article at the Huffington Post

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