Dear Teachers,
Some of your Christian students may be observing Yom St. Valentine Ha’Kadosh next week.
It is one of their important religious ‘Feast Days’ that even the least frum observe.
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Some of your Christian students may be observing Yom St. Valentine Ha’Kadosh next week.
It is one of their important religious ‘Feast Days’ that even the least frum observe.
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Even though EVERYONE already celebrates Tu B’Av in the summer, Christians have a tradition of celebrating this secondary day of love in the bitter cold of winter.
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This holiday used to be called ‘Lupercalia.’
Men would sacrifice a goat, tear the goat’s hide into strips, dip the strips into the sacrificial blood, and slap women with the bloody goat-hide strips, believing it would make them more fertile.
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Men would sacrifice a goat, tear the goat’s hide into strips, dip the strips into the sacrificial blood, and slap women with the bloody goat-hide strips, believing it would make them more fertile.
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Christians changed the holiday to ‘Yom St. Valentine Ha’Kadosh’ in honor of several different Kedoshim named Valentine who were executed.
Obviously, St. Valentine Ha’Kadosh is a religious figure who should not be incorporated into any #PublicSchool events.
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Obviously, St. Valentine Ha’Kadosh is a religious figure who should not be incorporated into any #PublicSchool events.
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Today, Christians believe an invisible cherub called “Cupid” armed with a bow flies around and fires magic arrows through the heart.
Instead of killing them instantly like the Angel of Death, Christians believe the arrows help them find their bashert.
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Instead of killing them instantly like the Angel of Death, Christians believe the arrows help them find their bashert.
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Oddly, Cupid is depicted as an adorable winged baby instead of a fearsome, four-faced guardian of the mishkan or Gan Eden.
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Cherubim are also obviously religious figures and should not be incorporated into any classroom activities or decorations.
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Contrary to popular belief, Yom St. Valentine Ha’Kadosh is not only for lovers and is sometimes observed among friends by trading heart-shaped cards or hard-packed sugar with words of lovingkindness.
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A religious Feast Day is obviously not an excuse for violating our #PublicSchool district’s evidence-based, developmentally-sound public health restriction on the distribution of sugar in the classroom.
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If a student gives you a heart-shaped card in honor of their holiday, you may accept it.
You will not be suspected of an inappropriate relationship nor subject to disciplinary action by Human Resources.
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You will not be suspected of an inappropriate relationship nor subject to disciplinary action by Human Resources.
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There are no work restrictions on Yom St. Valentine Ha’Kadosh; absences will not be excused.
Thank you, as always, for all your hard work!
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Thank you, as always, for all your hard work!
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