Jewish & Muslim New Year (2017)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2017-09-22
Duration: 00:05:53
Subjects: Religion | Judaism | Islam
Contributors:
- Moreau, Andre Host
- Spires, Kelly Producer
- Trief, Natan Interviewee
- Mokhtari, Abdulmadjid Interviewee
Description
This segment from the September 22, 2017, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Kelly Spires’ report on the celebration of the spiritual new years in the Jewish and Muslim faiths. She interviews Rabbi Natan Trief of Beth Shalom Synagogue in Baton Rouge, who discusses the traditions surrounding Rosh Hashanah. She also interviews Iman Abdulmadjid Mokhtari of Masjid Al-Rahman in Baton Rouge, who discusses the traditions surrounding Al-Hijra and the Muharram. Host: Andre Moreau