Residents of All Faiths Give Back for Thanksgiving
Wednesday night, Jews, Christians, Muslims and Buddhists gathered together to celebrate Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving festivities in Highland Park include more than turkey and stuffing dinners. On Wednesday night, they also included Challah. Jews, Christians, Buddhists, Muslims and other people of faith joined together for an interfaith Thanksgiving service at Lakeside Congregation for Reform Judaism Wednesday night. Those attending the service were encouraged to bring food to donate to the Moraine Township Food Pantry. "It's usually a very well-attended service and it's very special," said Susan Riis, the deacon at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Highland Park. "It's a nice time that we all come together. It's a very American kind of thing." Churches and synagogues also conducted their own food collections to help those in need in the area…
