2023 ZAGBA Scholarship Awards ZAGBA Education Subcommittee invites applications from high school Seniors graduating in 2023 for the annual ZAGBA Scholarship Awards. The Outstanding High School Student Award and High School Student Recognition Awards are presented each year to members of the ZAGBA Community who apply for the scholarship. Awards will be presented to applicants…
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Events
Dear ZAGBA community, The ZAGBA board is planning the following events. Please save the dates. Details to follow. Best wishes, ZAGBA Board.
Prof. Jenny Rose
Dear ZAGBA Community, Prof. Jenny Rose will be giving a talk as follows Event: April 28th, 2 PM – 3 PM, either virtual or in-person. Registration and Details: Between Boston & Bombay: Cultural & Commercial Encounters of Yankees & Parsis, 1771–1865 | Massachusetts Historical Society (masshist.org) Prof. Jenny Rose, PhD Bio: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B003X0CO4O/about Best wishes,ZAGBA Board About the Author Jenny…
Sad news: The peaceful passing of Alberto Araoz
Dear Friends,It is with deep sadness and a very heavy heart that we inform you of the passing of our beloved husband, father, father-in-law and grandfather, Alberto, on April 5th.Alberto and Zareen were married for 30 yrs, after falling in love in a fairy tale romance in Vienna Austria, where they met while Alberto was working…
Sad News Kavas Mody
Mehernosh Mody has kindly provided the following information regarding Kawas Mody’s memorial service on Saturday March 4 at 1:00pm EST for those that wish to attend and stream live via internet. Dear Friends, It is with the greatest of grief and sorrow that we regret to inform you of the sudden passing of our beloved…
Sad news Lorna Batliwala
Lorna Batliwala Obituary – Sudbury, MA https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/sudbury-ma/lorna-batliwala-11095837 Click for more details The link to website at Duckett Funeral Home for Lorna’s Funeral notice (work in Progess) will be updated. Please Forward to any others as needed Thanks Edul Edul Batliwala edulr@yahoo ZAGBA Announcement: Lorna Passing. Dear ZAGBA Members, Sad to announce that Lorna Batliwala, wife…
ZAGBA Calendar 2023 – 2024 Fundraiser
Dear ZAGBA Family and Friends, We are pleased to announce that we are again planning to publish the ZAGBA calendar this year. It will run from April 2023 to March 2024. (Many Thanks in advance to Ferzin Engineer and Tanaz Yadav for their time and efforts in putting the ZAGBA calendar together). What is the ZAGBA…
Membership for 2023
Hello everyone! We hope you’re all doing well and looking forward to the holiday season! The Board would like to thank ZAGBA’s members and the community for their continued support.It’s time now to renew your membership for 2023 (January to December). Please find details below regarding membership dues, payment deadlines and payment methods. ZAGBA Membership…
2022 Annual Harvard Interfaith Meal-Packaging Service Project
2022 Annual Harvard Interfaith Meal-Packaging Service Project We’re back! After a two-year hiatus, it’s that time of the year, where ZAGBA joins forces with the Harvard Chaplains and works side by side with religious and non-religious communities to pack thousands of meal boxes for the Interfaith Meal-Packaging Service Project! This is a community service event…
2022 Scholarship awards
Dear ZAGBA Community, On behalf of the ZAGBA Board and ZAGBA Education Committee, we would like to follow up with an email on the awards for High School Students that were presented at the ZAGBA Gahambar event on October 15th. A special thanks to Zarius Dubash who took us to the digital age by streamlining…
Annual Jashan Ceremony and Ghambhar event
Dear ZAGBA community and friends, It is our pleasure to invite you to the Annual Jashan Ceremony and Ghambhar event will be held on Saturday October 15, 2022 First Parish Church United, 48 Main Street, Westford, MA 01886 4:30pm Jashan will start promptly at 4:45pm. Friendly reminder-bring scarves/prayer caps for the Jashan. 6:00 -7:00pm Appetizers…
Dr. Firoze Jungalwala
On Saturday September 17, 2022, on the one-year death anniversary of his passing, Firoze Jungalwala was laid to rest peacefully in the Mt Pleasant cemetery in Sudbury, MA surrounded by friends and family. A small ceremony was conducted with prayers and blessings by Ervad Farhad Panthaki and Father James from the abbey Firoze and Cynthia…
ZAGNY Trip – Joint Religious Classes
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Children’s Religious Education Classes
2022-2023 Class Dates: September 2022: There will not be a September class in Bedford, MA. Instead, a joint class will be held with the ZAGNY and ZAPANJ communities during the ZAGBA trip to the NY Dar-E-Mehr in Suffern, NY on Saturday, September 10, 2022 October 9, 2022 (NOTE: this is a change from date in…
Shahenshahi New Year Function CANCELLED
Dear Zagba community, Due to low participation, we have to unfortunately cancel our ZAGBA Navroze function which was to be held on Saturday, August 27th. ZAGBA will refund the money to those members that have already paid. We wish everyone enjoys the rest of the summer. More to come on our Ghambar function that will…
WZC Congress 2022
Bostonians at 12TH WORLD ZOROASTRIAN CONGRESS 2022
ZAGBA Scholarship Awards 2022
The ZAGBA Education Committee invites applications from high school Seniors graduating in 2022 for the annual ZAGBA Scholarship Awards. Awards for Outstanding High School Student and High School Student Recognition are presented each year at the ZAGBA New Year event in August. Awards will be presented to applicants based on high school academic excellence, community…
Cookbook
Cookbook Manna of the 21st Century: Parsi Cuisine May 26, 2021
by Rita Jamshed Kapadia
ZYAB
Zoroastrian Youth Across Borders (ZYAB)
Youth Subsidy for the 12th World Zoroastrian Congress 2022
WZC 2022 Youth Subsidy for the 12th World Zoroastrian Congress 2022
ZAGBA Navroze/Nowruz
Dear Zagba community, Due to low participation, we have to unfortunately cancel our ZAGBA Navroze function which was to be held on Saturday, August 27th. ZAGBA will refund the money to those members that have already paid. We wish everyone enjoys the rest of the summer. More to come on our Ghambar function that will…