With the start of a new school year, a new Religious School year also begins for our kids. They start attending in late August and it will continue through early May. Our kids really enjoy Religious School. They learn all about Jewish culture and values through activities, crafts, and singing. And they are making some really good friends along the way. The kids on th e first day of Religious School Aiden's Class Madi's Class The first Jewish holiday of the year is Rosh Hashanah. We celebrated this holiday from sundown on September 9th to sundown on September 10th. This holiday is considered the Jewish New Year. It is both a time of rejoicing and of serious introspection, a time to celebrate the completion of another year while also reflecting one's own past transgressions and challenge ourselves to think, reflect, and dream with purpose and with intention. This is a time to eat round challah which symbolizes the circle of life and wish for a "