XYZ, in collaboration with ‘Empowering Mobeds’, is launching an engaging online religious class, for children who have completed their Navjote. Starting 23rd April, 2025, at 7:45 pm, these 40-minute, weekly sessions promise to deepen your child’s connection with our glorious Zoroastrian faith. The main aim of these classes is to bring together young Zoroastrians from different walks of life on a shared platform to
Read moreWe begin Season 2 of the Zoroastrian Conversations where Prof. Yuhan Sohrab-Dinshaw Vevaina welcomes Professor Almut Hintze, Zartoshty Brothers Professor of Zoroastrianism at SOAS, University of London, Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute, and Fellow of the British Academy. Date: Saturday April 26, 2025 Time: 9 AM Pacific | 12 Noon Eastern | 5 PM London | 9:30 PM Mumbai
Read moreToday is chula nu varas… Birthday of the hearth fire (cooking fire)
Read moreAn Ocean of Faith A Zoroastrian Pilgrimage on the Pacific On a serene Sunday, April 6th, coinciding with Avan mahino and the auspicious day of Ashishvang roj, the Zoroastrian Association of California embarked on a unique and heartfelt observance of ancient traditions. Instead of a traditional land-based pilgrimage, they chartered a vessel named ‘Something Special’ from Long Beach, setting sail
Read moreOn Flattened Priesthoods, Forgotten Rituals, and the Sacredness of Survival Let’s stop pretending we’re still making Mobeds. Or Dastoors. Or Atash Behrams. Not in the way our ancestors did. Not in the way the architecture demands. To understand what we’ve lost, we have to first understand what it took. To be a Mobed wasn’t just to memorize a few prayers
Read moreIn honor of his recent passing, we are releasing a short clip of our 2004 interview with Mobed Mehraban Firouzgari in Tehran. The question to him was: What do you say to people who call Zoroastrians ‘Fire Worshipers?’
Read moreNAMC Institute of Zoroastrian Studies NAMC-IZS invited Dr. Karishma Koka to help appreciate the Gathas of Asho Zarathushtra. A three dimensional approach is taken: 1. Every verse of the Gathas is covered individually. 2. Through lateral thinking and associative memory, the messages in the Gatha verses are linked to each other and to everyday prayers including the Yatha Ahu Vairyo,
Read moreNAMC institute of Zoroastrian Studies We are pleased to announce the following online Lectures and Discussion Group Presentations for the period January through M arch 2025: 1. January 11 to February 8, 2025 – Saturdays, 11.00 am EST: Online
Read moreIn the name of Ahura Mazdā The Gāthās, the seventeen sacred hymns of Ashu Zarathushtra, along with the Yasna Haptaŋhāiti (or Haft Hā), constitute the oldest and most significant part of the Avesta. Reciting these hymns enlightens the mind, soothes the soul, and guides individuals toward truth and communion with Ahura Mazda. The Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America
Read moreEnrol in person, in Mumbai or online from anywhere in the world! To Register, Whatsapp: 98200 26288 Email: zorokidsclass@gmail.com
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