"Yom Kippur is the holiest day in Judaism, and it is often referred to as the Day of Atonement. It's a reflective holiday focused on repentance, forgiveness and spiritual renewal. It marks the culmination of the Ten Days of Repentance, which began with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. It begins at sunset on Wednesday, Oct. 1, and ends at nightfall on Thursday, Oct. 2."
"All public school students in New York City will have off on Thursday, Oct. 2, in observance of Yom Kippur, according to the school calendar. Students will return to school on Friday, Oct. 3. Public school students don't need to wait long for their next day off - which will be less than two weeks later on Monday, Oct. 13, in observance of Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day (Columbus Day)."
"The public school academic calendar includes some two dozen days off between the first day and the last day of classes. The calendar gives time off every year for religious holidays like Good Friday, Yom Kippur and Eid al-Fitr, and week-long breaks for winter recess, mid-winter recess and spring recess, which include Christmas and Passover. Diwali has also been added recently as a public school holiday."
New York City public schools will be closed to students and staff on Thursday, Oct. 2, in observance of Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur is the holiest day in Judaism, a reflective holiday focused on repentance, forgiveness and spiritual renewal, beginning at sunset on Wednesday, Oct. 1 and ending at nightfall on Thursday, Oct. 2. Students return to school on Friday, Oct. 3. The calendar notes another day off on Monday, Oct. 13 for Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day and six days off before winter recess begins on Dec. 24. The academic calendar provides around two dozen days off and annual observances for a range of religious and civic holidays, and lists parent-teacher conference dates.
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