We have been asked by the Jewish Community Federation of Greater
Chattanooga to provide you with information on Jewish Holy Days. Holy Day
observances require attendance at religious services and that other
activities cease. They ask that Jewish students not be required to attend
school, take exams, etc., and that teachers be sensitive about homework
assignments during these times.
(A) Rosh Hashonah** Friday evening, 9/10/99
Saturday, 9/11/99
Sunday, 9/12/99
(A) Yom Kippur** Sunday evening, 9/19/99
Monday, 9/20/99
(A) Succot*** Friday evening, 9/24/99
Saturday, 9/25/99
Sunday, 9/26/99
(A) Shemini Atzetet Saturday, 10/2/99
(A) Simchat Torah** Sunday, 10/3/99
(D) Hanukkah Friday evening, 12/3/99 thru
Saturday, 12/11/99
(A) Purim Tuesday, 3/21/2000
(C) Passover**** Wednesday evening, 4/19/2000
thru Thursday, 4/27/2000
(C) Shavuot** Thursday evening, 6/8/2000
Friday, 6/9/2000
(A) Most Jewish students will be absent from school and school events.
(B) Many Jewish students will be absent from school and school events.
(C) Major family celebration are the evening before and the first evening.
(D) Evening celebration only.
****Sabbath like work restrictions, first 2 and last 2 days (first and
seventh day for Reform).
***Sabbath like work restrctions, first 2 days (first day for Reform).
**Sabbath like work restrictions.
For further information regarding the Jewish holidays, please feel free to
contact the following people:
Rabbi Josef Davidson 894-8900
Rabbi Maynard Hyman 894-0801
Rabbi Philip Posner 267-9771
Deborah Levine 493-0270, ext. 11
Linda Gehron
Administrative Aide
Student Affairs
216 University Center
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37403
(423) 755-4534
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