Days to Celebrate: Demystifying Lesser-Known Festivals of the Jewish Calendar
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Between now and Shavuos, we have the opportunity to enrich our students’ appreciation for a number of noteworthy days on the Jewish calendar:
- The period of sefirah (and the mitzvah of sefiras ha’omer)
- Pesach Sheni
- Lag Ba’omer
- Shavuos (the concept)
- Shavuos DIY
The lessons will run for 60 minutes. This offering can work well both as standalone sessions and as a continuous series.
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