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Committee approves Rosh Hashanah holiday for 2010 calendar

The News-Press - 13 minutes ago

The Lee County School District's calendar committee has agreed to make Rosh Hashanah a holiday in 2010.

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Lee Schools will have Rosh Hashanah as a day off
NBC 2 Fort Myers - 1 hour 40 minutes ago
The Lee County Calendar Committee approved Rosh Hashanah as a day off for students during Monday night's meeting.
Committee to decide if Lee Schools will have Jewish holiday off
ABC 7 Gulfshore News - 1 hour 42 minutes ago
LEE COUNTY: The Lee County Calendar Committee will meet Monday night for the eighth time to decide whether or not Lee County Schools will have Rosh Hashanah off.
Eight day Jewish holiday of Hanukkah officially begins
WVVA Bluefield - Fri Dec 11, 5:31 pm ET
Friday night marks the start of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight day Jewish holiday which traditionally takes place between late November and
Lighting up metro Atlanta, Chanukkah Wonderlands celebrates Jewish holiday
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Fri Dec 4, 10:02 am ET
Lighting up metro Atlanta, Chanukkah Wonderlands celebrates Jewish holiday
Nonprofit set up wonderland event for all ages to learn about Jewish holiday
Marietta Daily Journal - Mon Dec 14, 1:04 am ET
EAST COBB - Chanukah, also known as Hanukkah, is perhaps the most widely known holiday on the Jewish calendar. But because it takes place around the same time as Christmas, it sometimes gets mistak...
Lee school calendar committee unsure how to accommodate for Jewish holiday
Naples Daily News - Sun Dec 13, 5:14 pm ET
With the calendar year ready to turn over, the clock is ticking in Lee County for a committee to set the 2010/11 school calendar.After seven meetings, the committee charged with that task has yet to finalize its recommendation to the Lee County School Board. However, the committee is dealing with a religious issue that has members of the Jewish faith concerned.“I will say, it is more of a ...
Lee County schools' days off decided today
The News-Press - Mon Dec 14, 9:37 am ET
Twelve years after a proposed Bible curriculum split Lee County, a new debate about whether Rosh Hashanah should be declared a school holiday has...
Chanukkah through the eyes of preschoolers
KTVA Anchorage - Sat Dec 12, 10:26 pm ET
"One, two. We make our three circles ," says Congregation Beth Shalom Preschool Teacher Carrie Plant. Plant along with her helper, little Shilynn, lead an enthusiastic group of 20 to 30 Joy Greisen Jewish Education Center preschoolers in their weekly Friday night Sabbath service called Shabbat.
What Would You Give Joe Lieberman For Hanukkah?
The Huffington Post - Mon Dec 14, 4:12 pm ET
What would you give Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) to celebrate the Jewish holiday? Click below to tell us what you think the senator deserves in light of his latest position on health care reform.
Sex, world record lure young people to Moscow Chanukah party
The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Mon Dec 14, 4:43 pm ET
A Jewish holiday, the lure of sex and the possibility of helping break a Guinness world record drew hundreds of young people to a Moscow nightclub for an unusual Chanukah celebration.
Chabad hosts Hanukkah events for all ages
The Photo News - Mon Dec 14, 2:31 am ET
Monroe Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, is celebrated this year from Dec. 11 to 19 and Chabad of Orange County, headed by Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston, is hosting an myriad of Hanukkah events for all, regardless of background or affiliation, from community menorah lightings around the county, to the grand community “Hanukkah in Candy Land,” among other programs and services.
Hanukkah 2009: 8 Ways To Celebrate The Jewish Holiday By Going Geek
The Huffington Post - Fri Dec 11, 6:43 pm ET
What's Your Reaction? While all of the gentiles (or goyim) are celebrating a holiday where all the gifts are opened at once -- after being delivered through the chimney by an overweight icon in a red suit -- I'll be lighting a candle and opening one gift a night. Starting tonight at sundown.
Jewish holiday starts Friday evening
NBC 10 Providence - Fri Dec 11, 2:50 pm ET
Israelis and Jews around the world begin celebrating Hanukkah Friday evening.
Jewish holiday begins tonight at sundown
Camarillo Acorn - Fri Dec 11, 2:12 am ET
Hanukkah, the eight-day Festival of Lights, begins tonight at sundown and will continue until sundown Sat., Dec. 19. Temple Ner Ami will celebrate Hanukkah on Fri., Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. The celebration is open to the public, and all are invited to bring their menorahs to the event. Temple Ner Ami is at 4098 Calle Tesoro, Ste. D, in Camarillo. read more
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Aberdeen American News - Sun Dec 13, 7:15 am ET
Christmas is celebrated on Dec. 25 each year, but the eight--day Jewish holiday of Hanukkah falls on dates determined by the lunar, not the solar, calendar -- so the dates are different every year....