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Sukkot (Jewish) 

September 20, 2017

This festival that runs Oct. 5-11 this year begins on the fifth day after Yom Kippur and is one of the most joyous holidays. Sukkot helps commemorate the period in which the children of Israel were wandering in the desert. People live and eat in temporary dwellings during the festival.

 

 Rosh Hashanah (Jewish) – Sept. 20-22

September 13, 2017

Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year. Rosh Hashanah is the first of the High Holy days or Days of Awe; it is a time of prayer, reflection, and services.