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Muktad Prayers 2013 Schedule

Community members are invited to participate in the Muktad Prayers for all five Gatha days from August 13th through August 17th, 2013.

In order to accommodate workday schedules, ZAGNY is offering the community prayer services in several locations around the tri-state area with the generous help from some of our members.

As a courtesy to the host families, those of you who are interested in attending the prayers, please call and inform them that you will attend.

If you would like the names of your dear departed to be included at any of the below prayer recitals, please download and complete this form and mail it in as soon as possible.

 

Date

Gatha

Time

Host Family

Address and Contact

Tuesday, 13th August Ahunavad Gatha 6:30pm Percis & Vispi Daruwala,      2 Devon Court, Monroe Township, NJ 08831
Phone 732-297-3806
Wednesday, 14th August Ushtavad Gatha 6:30pm Dinaz and Farhad Subjally,   10 Crestwood Drive, Chatham, NJ 07928
Phone 973-769-1605
Thursday, 15th August Spentomad Gatha 6:30pm Jasmin & Maneck Kotwal 12 Park Hill Terrace, Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
Phone 609-275-5952
Friday, 16th August Vohukxarthra Gatha 6:30pm Teshtar & Noshir Irani 150-60 Jewel Ave,  Apt 76B, Flushing, NY 11367
Phone 718-575-9888

Saturday, 17th August

Vahistoist Gatha

11:00am    

Darbe Mehr

106 Pomona Road, Suffern, NY 10901

Zarathushti Day: Cyrus Cylinder at the MET

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The Cyrus Cylinder: A Brief Overview

ZAGNY kicked off the first of a series of events leading up to the exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum. This first event was a fantastic overview of what is the Cyrus Cylinder, its historic importance and current stature.

“The Cyrus Cylinder: A Brief Overview” was presented by Xerxes Kotval and Daulat Kotval, ZAGNY Religion Class teachers and long-standing members of ZAGNY and the community.

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Click here to go through the PDF of the presentation.

Cyrus Cylinder at the MET: Event Schedule

The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia

Charting a New Empire

June 20–August 4, 2013 at the MET in New York

The Cyrus Cylinder from Ancient Babylon and the Beginning of the Persian Empire

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The Cyrus Cylinder. Baked clay. Achaemenid, 539–538 B.C. Excavated in Babylon, Iraq, in 1879. British Museum 90920. © Trustees of the British Museum

The exhibition is made possible by the NoRuz at the Met Fund.

This exhibition was organized by the British Museum in partnership with the Iran Heritage Foundation and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.

The exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.

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Register for Ivy Gandhi Youth Camp 2013

Welcome to the Ivy Gandhi ZCAMP 2013.

Yes folks, we are coming up to last prayer class in June very fast and that means the fun filled Youth camp. We had a terrific response at the last prayer class and already have 12 kids all set to go. Since most of the children are between 6 and 10 years old, we have changed the format and activities this year.

The camp will start at 10.00am on Saturday, June 1st and end at 1.00pm on Sunday, June 2nd.

  • Starts on Sat @10am
  • Lunch will be provided followed by games outside at the Darbe Meher.
  • Dinner and baseball at Rockland County stadium in Pomona.
  • Bonfire with marshmallows and smores at night.
  • Sleepover at the Darbe Meher, tent pitching welcome but not necessary.
  • Breakfast and games in the morning on Sunday before classes start.

This is a wonderful opportunity for getting the younger youth together, to have a great time, bonding together and forge friendships. We look forward to having all the youth participate.

Please register by Friday, May 10th so we can order camp T shirts for the kids.

Download the form and mail it in to shiroy@zagny.org