#DearTeachers,
Our Christian students will be celebrating a #holiday this weekend—not Shavuot but “Pentecost,” which means “50th” in their holy language of Ancient Greek, held on the 50th day after Yom #Easter, which always falls on “Sunday,” the Christian name for Firstday.
1/29
The Pope Gregory #calendar (the #religious#calendar used by Christians) ensures that “Pentecost,” commonly referred to as Christian Shavuot, also always falls on a “Sunday” (Firstday). You can learn more about the “Gregorian” calendar at GregCal.com
2/29
Although “Pentecost” falls on the 50th day after Yom Easter, and this period is more popularly known as the Third Christian Omer (sometimes called “Eastertide”), Christians do not have a custom of counting the days between these dates, with a bracha or otherwise.
3/29
We have exciting plans for our schoolwide end-of-year/holiday celebration!
1/16
Sivan break begins on Fifthday this week, so please take a break from your yom tov preparations and join us this evening for some #seasonal family fun at Chagall Elementary.
2/16
Our schoolwide celebration this Sivan will feature games, foods, and activity stations. Parents and guardians are encouraged to take a break from yom tov prep and join us on Fourthday evening to make our #holiday#party special!
I hope your #Pesach preparations are proceeding apace! As we all prepare for Pesach, some of our #Christian students and staff may be preparing for their own week of holidays, which, however, does not coincide with Pesach.
1/38
The week commemorates the last week before the Christian prophet Yeshu's execution.
2/38
This “Christian Holy Week,” more commonly known as Shavua Ha’Kadosh Ha’Christian, is fixed to days of the week according to a special calculation, with the first and last days falling on "Sunday,” their word for Firstday.
Last week my family and me visited New York, where many Christians live.
1/17
My dad asked if I wanted to visit a #Christian#ethnic#neighborhood and I said yes because I am very interested in all #different#cultures. In the Christian neighborhood there were special places for Christian people to enjoy.
2/17
I saw treyf restaurants, Christian shuls, Christaica shops, and even a special #Christian#market where they buy their special treyf food. I asked if we can go into the market and my dad said yes.
As you may have noticed, as your Christian colleagues ask for numerous days off again, we are now in the midst of yet another #Christian#holiday#season.
1/27
As we all celebrate Purim, Christians are celebrating the Christian holiday of Christian Purim! Christian Purim is observed the last day before the beginning of the Second Christian Omer, which is also called Christian Elul.
2/27
The #Pope#Gregory#calendar used by #Christians is manipulated to ensure that Christian Purim always takes place on Third Day (which is referred to by Christians as “Tuesday”).