The calendar below shows activity information linked to Inter Faith Week 2021. Many activities this year will take place virtually, and an icon identifies these on the list below. You can also filter online/ socially distanced in-person activities using the controls above.
Manchester, UK. 0.00 – Sunday 21 November 0.00
Sikh Sewa Organisation Manchester joined together with The Friendship Circle to collect food for the homeless in the two weeks leading up to Mitzvah Day. This was to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day.…
London, UK
Staff from Hampstead & Highgate Express visited residents at jLiving sheltered housing. This was to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day.…
Hampshire, UK. 19.00 – 20.15
Dr. Gil Dekel (Hampshire Police Force Chaplain), in a short meditation to follow your breathing, and then to draw it. No artistic skills required.
There is also a Padlet to upload and share our ‘artworks’ after the meditation.
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Stivichall Primary School, Coat of Arms Bridge Road, Stichivall, Coventry, CV3 6PY. 0.00 – Friday 19 November 0.00
Pupils took part in activities for Mitzvah Day, including making cards for care homes, creating pompom worry worms for doctors surgeries, designing bookmarks to encourage readings which will be taken to local libraries, and working on the Toy Shoebox appeal…
London, UK
A volunteer chef from Norwood Residential Homes led a Zoom latke-making session with Norwood homes, which were then delivered to Sufra with some information about Norwood and Chanukah.…
Northwood, London, UK
Northwood United Synagogue held an inter faith Zoom event on 'Special Togetherness', with speaker Jonathan Powell, and the chief executive of Mitzvah Day. This was to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day.…
Holy Trinity & St Silas CofE Primary School, Hartland Road, London, NW1 8DE
A number of events with pupils at Holy Trinity & St Silas Primary School to mark both Mitzvah Day and Inter Faith Week. Activities included: donations to Chalk Farm Food Bank, gifting chocolate and homemade cards to a local care…
The Orion Primary School, Grahame Park Way, London, NW7 2AL
Mill Hill Cheder visited Orion School to explain what Mitzvah is and do a hands-on project together. This was to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day.…
Walthamstow Wetlands, 2 Forest Road, London, N17 9NH. 10.00 – 15.00
Join the London Wildlife Trust team and celebrate Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day an annual day of faith-based social action, with practical conservation tasks at Walthamstow Wetlands.
You could be chopping down invasive trees, scything meadows…
Rectory Farm, Enfield, EN2 8AA. 10.00 – Saturday 4 December 14.00
To mark 100 years of Lajna Ima'illah, the Women Auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, Lajna Ima'illah have a target to plant 100,000 (one hundred thousand) trees across the UK.
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St Christopher's Church, Pembroke House, 80 Tatum Street, London, SE17 1QR. 0.00 – 0.00
St Christopher's Catholic Church, St Philip's Anglo-Catholic Church, St Peter's Church, and Old Kent Road Mosque had a discussion about climate change and made commitments to take individual and collective action. This was also considered part of Mitzvah Day.…
Highfield Park, St Albans. 0.00 – 0.00
A session of communal tree planting with people of different faiths and beliefs, to celebrate both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day.…
Cumbria, UK. 0.00 – 0.00
Refugees from Afghanistan who have recently resettled in Cumbria were welcomed on board one of Windermere Lake Cruises' vessels as part of Mitzvah Day and Inter Faith Week, to help refugees with integration, language, and developing relationships with the local…
Bromsgrove, UK
Pupils at Bromsgrove School collected sports gear for Lord Taverners, to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day.…
Bushey, UK
Bushey and Oxhey Girl Guides made cosmetic bags with products in for the local women's refuge, to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day. …
Ilford, UK
Pupils at Clore Tikva School collected toys for the Camp Simcha Toy Drive as well as food for Redbridge Food Bank. They also baked cupcakes with members of Nisa Nashim to add to the food bank. This was to mark…
Leeds, UK. 0.00 – 0.00
Different faith communities in Bradford and Leeds boxed up donated items for Leeds Women's Aid and Staying Put in Bradford. This was to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day.…
Finchley, UK
Staff from FMCB Chartered Accountants donated food for Child's Hill Food Bank, to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day.…
London, UK. 0.00 – 0.00
Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue collected various items for the local community. These were: bikes for asylum seekers and refugees; toiletries, makeup and secondhand jewellery for needy brides in Israel; food collections for Food Bank Aid, GIFT, the soup kitchen at…
London, UK
Hampstead Synagogue worked with a local church and local mosque to collect food at a local synagogue. This was to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day.…
London, UK
HMRC Stratford Jewish Network collected coats to drop off at Wrap Up Warm London locations. This was to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day.…
London, UK
The team at Holocaust Memorial Day Trust wrote cards with messages of hope to asylum seekers in the UK who are supported by the refugee crisis charity Care4Calais. This was to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day.…
Watford, UK
Iron Aid Foundation, together with Northwood United Synagogue, collected items for Afghan refugees for Goods for Good. This was to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day.…
Sipson, UK
Pupils at Lady Nafisa Secondary School for Girls cleared local allotments. This was to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day.…
London, UK
LSE Faith Centre brought together different faith society members to cook for a local soup kitchen. This was to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day.…
London, UK
Pupils at Lyndhurst School collected food to deliver to Food Bank Aid North London. This was to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day.…
Middlesex, UK
Mosaic Liberal Synagogue carried out various social action activities to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day. These were: Goods for Goods clothing collection, food bank collection, making mezuzot for Belarus, an environmental project with Friends of Harrow Weald,…
London, UK
Members of Nisa Nashim created cards for Afghan refugees which included Tesco vouchers. This was to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day.…
Nottingham, UK
Nottingham Liberal Chedar picked litter in a church garden, local streets and recreation grounds with a local Methodist Church.…
London, UK
OGR Stock Denton Solicitors did a toiletry drive for Separated Child Foundation. This was to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day. …
Peterborough, UK. 0.00 – 0.00
Peterborough Liberal Jewish Community, together with a representatives from the local Sikh and Muslim communities, held a tea party to accept donations. This was to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day.…
Shenley Park, Radlett Ln, Shenley, Radlett WD7 9DW
Shenley Park Trust planted thousands of bulbs and trees across Shenley Park. This was to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day. …
Hampstead, London, UK
Pupils at South Hampstead High School collected for the food bank and created Cards of Joy to send with the food. This was to mark both Inter Faith Wee and Mitzvah Day.…
Manchester, UK
South Manchester Synagogue (Bowdon) invited all members of Altrincham Interfaith Group to a tea party, and led the Rucksack Challenge, where participants donate rucksacks for rough sleepers filled with listed items.…
Stanmore and Canons Park Synagogue, London Rd, Stanmore, Harrow HA7 4NS
Stanmore and Canons Park Synagogue held a tea for seniors, collectathons, a kids zone, a youth zone, and a knitting session. They also led an inter faith gardening project at Canons Park. …
Stevenage, UK. 0.00 – 0.00
Stevenage Liberal Synagogue hosted a Zoom inter faith talk called 'Fashion on Film'. This was to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day.…
St Mary & St Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, Cranbourne Gardens, London NW11 0HS
St Mary & St Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church used donations from Alyth Synagogue to cook for a homeless outreach project. This was to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day.…
St Paul's Church Marylebone, 5 Rossmore Rd, London NW1 6NJ. 0.00 – 0.00
St Paul's Church partnered with a local synagogue to organise a donation rota for store essentials for FoodCycle; providing a weekly sit down meal for food-poor and isolated local residents. This was to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah…
London, UK
Telereal Trillium cleared and revamped the garden spaces at Islington Progression Pathway Service. This was to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day. …
Harrow Weald, UK
The Friends of Harrow Weald hosted people of all faiths and backgrounds coming together to do some gardening and clearing, followed by tea and cake. …
Winchester, UK
Winchester's Jewish Community and friends planted daffodils in Hilliers Haven garden to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day. …
Worcester, UK
Worcestershire Interfaith Forum collected donations of gifts for local refugees, to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day.…
York, UK
York Liberal Jewish Community did an inter faith park tidy together with the Church of Latter Day Saints. They also threw a children's party making feeders and food for wild birds, and collected items for the homeless in York.…
Cardiff, UK
The Interfaith Council for Wales invited individual communities to ask their members to donate specific items to the a local charity which is supporting Afghan Refugees now arriving in Wales. This was to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah…
Manchester, UK
Bowdon Community Cares hosted an inter faith coffee morning with local faith leaders and congregants, to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day.…
Oxford, UK
An inter faith tree planting with Oxford faith communities, Oxford Jewish Congregation inter faith group, and EcoSynagogue. This was to mark both Inter Faith Week and Mitzvah Day.…
Bournemouth Hebrew Congregation, Wootton Gardens, Bournemouth, BH1 1PW
A few members of the local Muslim community were invited to have a guided tour of Bournemouth Hebrew Congregation, led by Nisa Nashim Wessex.…
Barrow-in-Furness, UK
Pupils at North Walney Primary school created 'boxes of love' and a Mitzvah Wall, and delivered food to the local homeless group.…
Community Garden, Unitas Youth Zone, 76 Montrose Avenue Edgware HA8 0DT. 11.00 – 12.00
As part of Inter Faith Week (14 – 21 November 2021) the Middlesex Inter Faith Network (MDX IFN) and Barnet Multi Faith Forum (BMFF) invite you to join us on MITZVAH DAY (SUNDAY 21ST NOVEMBER) for a tree-planting ceremony at…
Birmingham, UK. 12.00 – 13.00
Muslim and Jewish women of Nisa Nashim WM standing together against VAWG (violence against women and girls), calling for misogyny and acts against women to be a hate crime. Women and men welcome, of all faiths and none.…
BEAP, 21 Cornwall Terrace, Bradford BD8 7JS. 12.00 – 16.00
In the weeks leading up to Mitzvah Day, faith communities in Bradford and Leeds are coming together to collect donations for women’s refuges in the two cities. Mitzvah Day itself will see items packed ready for delivery.…
Westminster Synagogue, Kent House, Rutland Gardens, London, SW7 1BX. 14.00 – 16.00
Westminster Synagogue invited people to help sort and pack clothes to send to children in need, and to donate toys for Sebby's Corner's Christmas Appeal. This was to mark both Mitzvah Day and Inter Faith Week.…
Kingston Liberal Synagogue, Rushett Rd, Long Ditton, Surrey KT7 0UX
The Dialogue Society joined Kingston Liberal Synagogue for a Jewish/Muslim inter faith volunteering event. Activities included creating fat balls and other treats for local birds, visiting Long Ditton to help clear leaves and cut back foliage, and litter picking in…
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