October 2006
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Yom Kippur begins at sunset.
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Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement. This Jewish holy day is the most solemn day in the Jewish calendar. It begins at sunset on October 1 and is said by many to be the most important holiday of the Jewish year. On this day, Jews are to atone for their sins between them and God during the past year and devote themselves to prayer (usually in the synagogue), fasting, and repentance. No work is to be performed on this day. Yom Kippur occurs on the 10th day of Tishri.
5 Abington Senior High School All-School Parents Night, 7:00 p.m.
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Abington PAL Open House  See "Things To Do" under Abington PAL box.

Sukkot or Feast of Tabernacles begins at sunset
7-8 Sukkot or Feast of Tabernacles is a Jewish festival of thanksgiving, harvest, and the remembrance of the Jews who wandered in the wilderness and lived in temporary shelters after their exodus from Egypt. The word "Sukkot" means "booths," and refers to the temporary dwellings that Jews are commanded to live in during this holiday. The fifth day after Yom Kippur, it begins at sunset on October 17. Sukkot lasts for seven days. The two days following the festival are separate holidays, Shemini Atzeret and Simkhat Torah, but are commonly thought of as part of Sukkot.
8-14 Fire Prevention Week Observed the Sunday through Saturday period in which October 9 falls. Sponsored by the National Fire Prevention Association: 617-770-3000 or email: public_affairs@nfpa.org. Web site: www.nfpa.org Learn how Abington Township fire companies are marking this week at their open house nights; see "Special Events."
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Copper Beech Elementary School PTA New Family Social 6:30 p.m.   PTO meeting, 7:30 p.m.

Columbus Day/Discover Day This day honors all explorers and commemorates Columbus' sighting of the New World on October 12, 1492. This federal holiday is celebrated on the second Monday in October.
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Abington PAL 4th International Food Festival  Deatails at "Special Events"

Abington School Board meeting 7:30 p.m. Abington School District Administration Building, 970 Highland Ave., Abington
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Parent Council meeting, Rydal East Elementary School, 7:30 p.m.
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Overlook Elementary School PTO meeting, 7:00 p.m.
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Shemini Azeret begins at sunset
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Shemini Azeret The closing days of the Jewish festival of Sukkot, beginning at sunset October 13
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Simkhat Torah This Jewish holiday begins at sunset Oct. 14. The reading of the law (Torah) is concluded and begun anew in the synagogue.
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Abington Junior High School PTO meeting, 7:30 p.m.

Willow Hill Elementary School PTO meeting, 7:30 p.m.
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Parent Advisory Council for Special Education, Copper Beech Elementary School, 7:30 p.m.
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McKinley Elementary School PTO meeting, 9:00 a.m.

Highland Elementary School PTO meeting, 8:00 p.m.20
20 Birth of the Bab Baha'i observance of the anniversary of the birth, in 1819, of the Bab, the prophet-herald of the Baha'i faith. One of the nine holy days of the year where work and school are suspended for Baha'i's.
23 Abington Senior High School PTO meeting, 7:30 p.m.
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United Nations Day This day was established by annual Presidential proclamation to commemorate the founding of the United Nations in 1945. Information: 212-963-4475, email inquiries@un.org, or www.un.org.

Abington School Board meeting 7:30 p.m. Abington School District Administration Building, 970 Highland Ave., Abington
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Town Hall Meeting  Hate Groups  Details at "Keeping current/Tips"

Roslyn Elementary School PTO meeting, 7:00 p.m.
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Haunt the Graveyard 5K Walk/Run  Details at "Things To Do"

14th Annual Halloween Safety Party at Glenside-Weldon School for certain elementary school children. Details at "Things To Do"
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Standard Time Remember to set your clocks back one hour today
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Reformation Day This marks the anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation on October 31, 1517. It commemorates the day when Dr. Martin Luther, a Roman Catholic monk and university professor, posted his Ninety-Five Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. This act was meant to start an academic debate but triggered the movement in world history known as the Reformation. This day is especially observed in Lutheran churches.

Halloween This is the evening before All Saints or All Hallows Day. Traditionally it is an occasion for carving pumpkins ad masquerading for treats. Click "Things To Do" for community Halloween parties and events.
   
       
         
 

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