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To everyone celebrating Christmas, I send my very best wishes. On this most joyful of Christian festivals, we celebrate new light coming into the world. We rejoice in the chance of a new relationship between God and humankind and the... READ
It gives me great pleasure to send my best wishes to all in the Jewish communities, across the world, who are celebrating Chanukah. This great festival of lights powerfully brings home to all of us, Jews and non-Jews alike, the... READ
I have great pleasure in sending my best wishes to Muslims celebrating Eid Ul Adha, a feast which reminds us of Ibrahim's willingness to submit himself absolutely to the will of God, and a very special feast falling as it... READ
It gives me great pleasure to send my best wishes to all those who are celebrating Diwali. This festival of great hope is of course of special importance to the Hindu, Sikh and Jain communities. But its message is one... READ
On this most solemn and meaningful of days for the Jewish people, Yom Kippur, my thoughts are with them. May the Day of Atonement strengthen them for the coming year, with all the challenges and opportunities which it will bring.... READ
I send my best wishes to the Jewish people on the occasion of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. Rosh Hashanah in many ways exemplifies the inevitable complexity of life, which as humans we try to ignore or over-simplify at... READ
Ramadan Mubarak, Ramadan is a powerful act of worship by the Muslim community whose spirituality of fasting and self-restraint sends such a powerful message to the world. It is also a time of solidarity, sharing and zakkat-giving that highlights the... READ
