Moving from Tragedy: How a Sikh food tradition helped in the healing process
byIn the wake of the shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin on August 5, 2012, community members came together in the face of…
We visit the Sikh Temple of Oak Creek, Wisconsin to participate in the lungar, a centuries-old practice of a communal meal, that is cooked and eaten together and free to anyone who wants to join. The Oak Creek community was thrust into the national spotlight in August 2012 when a gunman killed six members in a shooting incident and we learn how lungar has helped bring on the healing process.
In the wake of the shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin on August 5, 2012, community members came together in the face of…
We visit the Sikh Temple of Oak Creek, Wisconsin to participate in the lungar, a centuries-old practice of a communal meal, that is cooked…