Judaism in Schools

 Judaism is a prevalent and well-practiced religion, and most schools don't give kids time off to practice those religious beliefs, which isn't right. There are three main holidays within Judaism, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur. I am asking that you allow kids time off of school to celebrate these holidays.

  These holidays are very significant to the Jewish religion. Passover is the celebration of the Children of Israel's freedom, who were led out of slavery by Moses. Family and friends celebrate it by having a meal where they recount Moses's story and eat religiously symbolic foods. It is a lot harder to do this when people have school beforehand, homework after, and have to go to bed early to wake up the next day for school. 

    The next holiday is Rosh Hashanah, which is the Jewish New Year. Many people spend the day in prayer and eating together with their families. This means they would have to take time off of school to do this, resulting in them missing what could be vital information. This could be prevented by giving everyone the day off, along with the day after, so that there isn't as much stress to get all your homework done and try and celebrate.

    The final holiday is Yom Kippur, a holiday where many spend the day fasting and praying to God to forgive them for their sins. Again, kids would need time off of school for this to be possible, which they currently do not have. Since holidays like Christmas and Easter, Christian holidays, are times kids have breaks, I would highly suggest you include all religions, and their subsequent holidays, when making decisions regarding when kids have breaks so that they can celebrate and practice their religion without judgment from their school.

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Jewish Holidays