Dear ZAGBA community and friends, It is our pleasure to invite you to the Annual Jashan Ceremony and Ghambhar event to be held on Saturday October 21, 2023 at: Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick, MA 01760. The center has a parking lot behind and many street spots available at the Natick Commons (free on Sat) and we will be…
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Sad news – Hoshang Palsetia
Dear friends,It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Hoshang Faramroj Palsetia, on September 4, 2023, in Danvers, Massachusetts. He was surrounded by the people he loved — his family, his friends, and especially his grandkids who meant the world to him. He was a brave, kind, and gentle soul, who always…
Annual Navroz Event
Annual Papeti Event
Picnic July 15
LOCATION: Larz Anderson Park, 815 Newton Street, Brookline, MA 02467 URL: https://app.amilia.com/store/en/town-of-brookline/shop/facilitybookings/865067/date/2023-06-20T11:29:43.019Z SHELTER: Skyline DATE: Saturday July 15, 2023 TIME: 3:30PM – 7:30 PM PLEASE RSVP by SUNDAY July 9, 2023 (EVITE SENT) PARKING: Plenty available. Kindly Park your vehicles in designated parking areas. NOT ALLOWED: Alcoholic beverages, portable grills, gas grills, hibachis, and moonwalkers….
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…
Navroze/Nowruz function
ZAGBA Navroze/Nowruz function Saturday March 25, 2023 evening. Photos of the hard working old board. Welcome to our new board ! Dear ZAGBA community and friends, It is our pleasure to invite you to the Annual Navroze/Nowruz event which will be held on Saturday March 25, 2023 at first Parish Church United, 48 Main Street, Westford, MA 01886 5:45-6:15pm …
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…
Children’s Religious Education Classes
2023-2024 Class Dates (All on Sundays except Sept.): September 9, 2023: 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 9, 2023. October 1, 2023 November 5, 2023…
Dr. Khatibi Scholarship 2022 – Deadline July 31 2022.
Dear ZAGBA community, This was kindly sent by Farshid Bakhtyari. This year, like previous years, Dr. Khatibi Scholarship is being offered to 15 deserving Zoroastrian students for the 2022 Academic year. Please note that this year’s scholarship amount is $1500 for each student. Deadline for submitting an application is July 31,2022. See attachment for details. Best wishes,ZAGBA Board
WZC Congress 2022
Bostonians at 12TH WORLD ZOROASTRIAN CONGRESS 2022
Cancelled – ZAGBA picnic -July 15 with youth visiting Boston from World Congress in New York.
UPDATE: July 9, 2022 Dear ZAGBA Community – the scheduled picnic event has been cancelled. Thank you.
Youth Subsidy for the 12th World Zoroastrian Congress 2022
WZC 2022 Youth Subsidy for the 12th World Zoroastrian Congress 2022
Dr. Farah Shroff – March 19 2022
Dear ZAGBA community, Please join the zoom meeting to hear Dr. Farah Shroff presenting a lecture on International Women’s Day on “Celebrating Zarathushti Women on March 19, 2022 at 10:30am EST time. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87106029079 Meeting ID: 894 3796 7191 Passcode: 368311
Ukraine Donation
Dear ZAGBA community, This is an update on the donated items for Ukraine from Laila Dantas. Dear ZAGBA: The original location for receiving donated items for Ukraine has reached capacity. Instead I will be dropping items off to a dental practice in Franklin run by a Ukrainian dentist to distribute to Ukrainian relief organizations. Items for donation…
ZAGBA board changes 2022
Dear ZAGBA Community, We would like to share with you the following changes at the Board and Committee levels: ZAGBA Board Changes: We are very excited to announce Tanaz Yadav will join the board and will hold the Joint Treasurer position. Nauzar Vimadalal will take over as Treasurer as Pria Sarma has expressed her desire…
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…
Natak
Dear all, Just informing you in advance, to save the date of Sunday, 27th March, 2022 asWZCCME will be screening the play ‘PRETTY BOMAN’ on Zoom at 8.00 P.M IST. The play will be for 50 minutes in English with a bit of Gujarati and Hindi. It will enable all of us to celebrate Navroze together. Your special invitation…
Cooking Class
Hello Everyone, It has been a good 2021, hope you are doing well. We extend our warmest wishes for a delightful holiday season.We wish you and family, good health, happiness, and prosperity in the coming year. We have been expanding on my online classes since we last saw you with ZAGNY, ZAGBA and other associations…
Yoga
Evite sent out. Dear ZAGBA community, The Zoroastrian Association of Greater Boston and Area invites you to a yoga class with our community member Dr. Farah Shroff, who is a Harvard School of Public Health research fellow and yoga teacher. Dr Shroff has taught yoga in over 50 countries. She has practiced yoga since she was…