On Tuesday, 12th November in advance of Mitzvah Day, activists from the Indian Jewish Association (IJA) volunteered at the Nishkam SWAT "soup kitchen" held at the Strand in Central London.
The IJA volunteers joined the Sikh social action charity to help feed the homeless. The SWAT team feed over 250 people on the Strand five nights a week, and in other locations throughout the UK and internationally. Organiser of the drive Anu Panesar said,
"It was uplifting to do this volunteering with the Indian and Jewish communities joining forces for Mitzvah Day. It was particularly poignant that we did this on the 550th anniversary of the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism."
“Inter faith is best done when we join forces to tackle a social problem. We wanted to do something for Inter-Faith Week and for Mitzvah Day. The values exemplified by Nishkam SWAT to look after those in need can be found not only in Sikhism but Judaism and the other great religions," said IJA Co-Chair Zaki Cooper.
