Rosh Hashana News

 
Parents ask district to close schools on second day of Rosh Hashana
Asbury Park Press
The Jackson Board of Education approved a 2012-2013 school year calendar that eliminates a tradition of closing schools on the second day of Rosh Hashana. Weisselberg, who has two children in the district, and parent Jennifer Wishnick, 40, ...

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School Committee Decides on Jewish Holidays
Patch.com
In “Draft 2,” students do not have school on Rosh Hashanah (Monday, Sept. 17) and Yom Kippur (Wednesday, Sept. 26), and the school year ends Friday, June 21. The committee's other option, “Draft 1,” had school on the two Jewish High Holy Days in ...


 
Poll: Israelis from FSU very connected to Judaism
Jerusalem Post
An overwhelming 93 percent of Israelis with a background in the FSU said they regularly celebrated holidays like Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashana and Passover, according to a poll released by a Jewish group on Wednesday. The survey commissioned by Shroashim, ...

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Jewish Exponent
Shavout: The Story of Now
Petoskey News-Review
One is the fall holidays of Tishrei: Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and Sukkot. The second is the spring holiday of Passover. And the third is the upcoming holiday of Shavout, falling seven weeks after the spring holiday of Passover (and the end of the ...
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Kaufman's Aims to Reopen in Skokie by September
Patch.com
If the store re-opens in by its target date ofSeptember (Rosh Hashanah is September 16), it would mark a renaissance for the store. However, the vagaries of the construction business make that almost impossible to guarantee.


 
Yeshiva World News
Early Elections Before Rosh Hashanah
Yeshiva World News
While still unofficial, it appears national elections will be held on Tuesday, 17 Elul 5772 (September 4th). The Knesset will most likely vote to dissolve itself next week, a vote that will bring the current Knesset to an end and officially launch the ...


 
UW aims to treat religions fairly
77Square.com
For years, this calendar has included some of the more well-known religious holidays — Rosh Hashanah, Good Friday, Ramadan — so that professors and administrators can avoid scheduling exams or staff meetings on those days. That tradition has now ...

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