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Ramadan 101

Khadijah Khogeer April 14, 2021
The holiest month for Muslims began Monday evening. Here’s all you need to know about Ramadan.
Boston University Hillel Executive Director and University Chaplain Rabbi Jevin Eagle hosted a virtual Passover Seder on Zoom Wednesday. The university’s religious groups are finding ways to continue gathering in virtual spaces while practicing social distancing. COURTESY ETHAN SOBEL

BU’s religious organizations spread their love and faith virtually

Sarah Readdean April 14, 2020
Religious communities on campus are pushing through the difficult times of isolation and continuing to support one another and grow in faith together online.
The “Pathways to Freedom” public art project on the Boston Common. The piece was put on display Wednesday and will be on view until May 2. PHOTOS BY SOFIA KOYAMA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

‘Pathways to Freedom’ brightens Common with stories of thousands of Bostonians

Hannah Edelman April 25, 2018

Bright colors lit up the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Boston Common starting Wednesday as “Pathways to Freedom,” artist Julia Vogl’s newest installation, added vibrancy to the park in the...

Wake Me Up Boston: Why we celebrate

Wake Me Up Boston: Why we celebrate

Sarah Finkel March 29, 2018
It’s that time of year — the less hyped version of Christmas season — when the festivities of Passover and Easter collide, signifying the start of spring and families coming together for the occasion. Passover, a Jewish holiday celebrating the freeing of the Jews from Egypt, marks an eight-day cleanse of leavened bread while reflecting on the Jewish plight and their fierce resistance to oppression. Meanwhile, Easter celebrates the revival of Jesus from the dead and the gift of life, approximately three days after his crucifixion, and is one of the holiest times of the year for Christians.
The Greater Boston community gathers for the annual "A National of Immigrants" community Seder held by the Anti-Defamation League. PHOTO BY MICHELLE SHVIMER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Community gathers to honor immigrants, celebrate Seder

Michal Shvimer March 5, 2018
Around 400 people gathered Sunday for a community Seder hosted by the Anti-Defamation League  at the University of Massachusetts Boston Campus Center. Every year, the ADL organizes this community event for the city of Boston to discuss various issues surrounding immigration.
BURKE: What more does Spicer have to say?

BURKE: What more does Spicer have to say?

Patrick Burke April 13, 2017

Hearing Sean Spicer talk has always made me cringe. For someone who is the press secretary and director of communications for the White House, the man has a tough time actually trying to speak. He started...

GANS: Fish Down Under finds community through religion

GANS: Fish Down Under finds community through religion

Felicia Gans April 28, 2016

My relationship with religion is a strange one. I go through phases when, like most millennials, religion takes a backseat in my life, and traditional religious observance is nothing more than a mere childhood...

The Maccabeats, an all-male Jewish a cappella group that started at Yeshiva University, will perform at a charity concert in partnership with the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation and the Boston University Florence and Chafetz Hillel House at the Alfred L. Morse Auditorium on Sunday. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MACCABEATS

BU Hillel to host Maccabeats a cappella concert for Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation

Amanda Lucidi October 29, 2014

The Boston University Florence and Chafetz Hillel House will be partnering with the Maccabeats, an all-male Jewish a cappella group, and the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation to host a joint bone marrow...

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