Life was full of tests in 2020.
There were tests of relationships, tests of finances tests of faith.
The covid-19 pandemic touched nearly all parts of life, including religious faith and worship habits. As state officials brought forth restrictions, church leaders were left largely to make their own calls on how to conduct services and events.
In Monroeville, there is a wide range of religious beliefs.
The Monroeville Interfaith Ministerium, a network of faith leaders in the area, shows the municipality offers mosques, temples, synagogues and churches representing Christian, Muslim, Judaism, Hindu Jain, Baha’i and Sikh faiths.
For leaders there, the pandemic has been tough. But it’s also served as a reminder of what faith is all about.
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They are the universal symbols of the holiday season.
Menorahs and dreidels, wreaths and trees, unity cups and bowls of fruit all integral parts of Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa.
While each has its own customs and meanings and ways to celebrate, all three share one thing in common: light.
Hanukkah has its eight candles in the menorah. Christmas includes an Advent wreath with four candles. Kwanzaa is symbolized with seven candles.
Courtesy of Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
Symbols of Hanukkah include dreidels, gold coins and the menorah.
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“Each day adds a little bit more of light,” said Rabbi Elchonon Friedman of Bnai Emunoh Chabad in Greenfield when talking about the menorah. “We need the light in this time of the year when it gets dark so early.”