JANUARY 16 • 2020 | 27

While two months apart,
Diwali and Chanukah are
both the Festival of Lights for
their respective communities
— Hindu and Jewish. Late
last year, the Metropolitan
Detroit Hindu and Jewish
communities gathered to
mark the holidays at the
“Chanukah-Diwali Fireside
Chat” held at Congregation
Shir Tkvah in Troy.

Hosted by the Jewish
Community Relations
Council/AJC and Hindu
American Foundation
(HAF), the discussion fea-
tured remarks from State
Sen. Jeremy Moss and State
Rep. Padma Kuppa, who
addressed how their respec-
tive Jewish and Hindu identi-
ties have shaped their careers
and lives. Fred Stella of the
HAF served as moderator.

Congregation Shir Tikvah Rabbi Aura Ahuvia, Fred Stella of the Hindu American
Foundation, Sen. Jeremy Moss, Rep. Padma Kuppa and JCRC/AJC Executive
Director Rabbi Asher Lopatin

COURTESY OF JCRC/AJC

Symbols of the Hindu and Jewish Festivals of Light

Fred Stella moderates the discussion between Moss and Kuppa

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