Holy Days: Christian and Jewish Feasts and Rituals

Christmas, Easter, Passover, Yom Kippur, Bar or Bas Mitzvah, and other significant feasts and rituals of the Christian and Jewish faiths are discussed in this program. Jesus is shown as the role model for Christian behavior as exhibited by the early martyrs and saints. Protestantism's rejection of saints as religious icons is examined. The spiritual characters of specific modern saints," including Gandhi, Mother Teresa, and Sister Emmanuelle, are examined. (59 minutes)"