{"id":2323,"date":"2024-12-07T00:06:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T05:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bahaiwny.org\/?page_id=2323"},"modified":"2024-12-28T10:16:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T15:16:45","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bahaiwny.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2323\" class=\"elementor elementor-2323\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03a4182 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03a4182\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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https:\/\/bahaiwny.org\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_2013-1-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b320ecd\" data-id=\"b320ecd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5220c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5220c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/bahaiwny.org\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1825-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2112\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bahaiwny.org\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1825-1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/bahaiwny.org\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1825-1-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-659fc46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"659fc46\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cdf9d2\" data-id=\"6cdf9d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecb0986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecb0986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Overview of the Bah\u00e1&#8217;\u00ed Community in Western New York<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Bah\u00e1&#8217;\u00ed community in Western New York is a diverse, vibrant group of individuals and families dedicated to community service, education, and fostering unity and social harmony. The region encompasses several cities and towns, with local Bah\u00e1&#8217;\u00ed communities actively working on spiritual development, interfaith dialogue, and social action projects.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Western New York region&#8217;s Bah\u00e1&#8217;\u00ed community is deeply engaged in promoting the core principles of the Bah\u00e1&#8217;\u00ed Faith, such as:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The Oneness of Humanity:<\/strong> Emphasizing that all people are members of one human family, regardless of race, nationality, or religion.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Equality of Men and Women:<\/strong> Actively working toward gender equality as a fundamental human right.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The Harmony of Religion and Science:<\/strong> Encouraging the exploration of spiritual and scientific inquiry as complementary paths to truth.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Community Building and Service:<\/strong> Strengthening local communities through social and educational development programs and service initiatives.<\/span><\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9d529b\" data-id=\"b9d529b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6415a34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6415a34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Local Activities and Initiatives<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Bah\u00e1&#8217;\u00eds in Western New York participate in a variety of initiatives, including:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Children&#8217;s Classes:<\/strong> Offering spiritual and moral education to children to help instill values such as kindness, cooperation, and respect.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Junior Youth Empowerment Programs:<\/strong> Supporting the personal and spiritual development of youth through group activities, service, and mentoring.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Community Service Projects:<\/strong> Working on local efforts like environmental stewardship, social action, and neighborhood revitalization.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Interfaith Dialogue and Unity:<\/strong> Building relationships with people of all faiths to foster mutual understanding and collaboration.<\/span><\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-daed912\" data-id=\"daed912\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b3285b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b3285b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Community Centers and Local Administrative Bodies<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Bah\u00e1&#8217;\u00eds of Western New York operate through local administrative councils known as <em>Local Spiritual Assemblies<\/em>, which are democratically elected bodies that guide the community\u2019s spiritual and social activities. At the regional level, these local councils work in coordination with regional and national Bah\u00e1&#8217;\u00ed institutions to ensure the smooth functioning of community-building efforts.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How to Connect<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you\u2019re interested in learning more about the Bah\u00e1&#8217;\u00ed community in Western New York or attending events or gatherings, you can contact the <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"#contact\">here <\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">or reach out to local community members. Many of these events are open to all members of the public and are designed to promote learning, friendship, and service.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Bah\u00e1&#8217;\u00ed community is always eager to connect with others to share its principles of unity, peace, and collective progress.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a280999 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a280999\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24ffd71\" data-id=\"24ffd71\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b1656f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b1656f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"info\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BAHA'I INFORMATIONAL VIDEOS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07d6a0e\" data-id=\"07d6a0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-531eec5\" data-id=\"531eec5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78c9c91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78c9c91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d05a320\" data-id=\"d05a320\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2aad0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e2aad0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/-4oHgOLZA-o&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73b5bad\" data-id=\"73b5bad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a72e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"84a72e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/vqg-qcadglU?t=12&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3834fa2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3834fa2e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2265dae\" data-id=\"2265dae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70233221 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70233221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ROOTS OF THE BAHA'I FAITH VIDEOS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f80fbc7\" data-id=\"2f80fbc7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c731c21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c731c21\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1a8938\" data-id=\"f1a8938\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4751016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4751016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/RmAC7PYiK_k&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-867b288\" data-id=\"867b288\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e50a650 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e50a650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/tHrBlTL5tf8&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper 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