Articles by Jan Register

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Yom Kippur – Jewish

August 27, 2015

Yom Kippur is a complete Sabbath, meaning no work can be performed on this day.  It includes a complete fast and solemn services. “Yom Kippur” means “Day of Atonement.” This holiday begins at sundown on Oct. 8 and ends at sundown on Oct. 9.

 

Yom Kippur (Jewish) – Sept. 22

August 27, 2015

Yom Kippur is a complete Sabbath, meaning no work can be performed on this day.  It includes a complete fast and solemn services. “Yom Kippur” means “Day of Atonement.”

 

Paryushana Parva (Jain)

August 27, 2015

This Jain practice is a yearly time of uplifting through fasting, meditation, introspection, love and forgiveness for all humanity. This holiday begins at sundown on Sept. 2 and ends at sundown on Sept. 3.

 

 Rosh Hashanah – Jewish

August 27, 2015

Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year. Rosh Hashanah is the first of the High Holy days or Days of Awe; it is a time of prayer, reflection, and services.

Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)

August 27, 2015

Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year. Rosh Hashanah is the first of the High Holy days or Days of Awe; it is a time of prayer, reflection, and services. 

 

Rosh Hashanah

August 27, 2015

Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year. Rosh Hashanah is the first of the High Holy days or Days of Awe; it is a time of prayer, reflection, and services. 

'Spirit of Liberty' theme of visit by Colonial Williamsburg preacher

October 27, 2014

James Ingram, who performs as the first ordained Baptist slave preacher in North America, visits Elon University’s Numen Lumen Pavilion in character on Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. to share how the Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution impacted enslaved people of his era.