BRIEFLY TU B'SHEVAT SEDER TO BE HELD FRIDAY.LANCASTER Lancaster, city, England Lancaster (lăng`kəstər), city (1991 pop. 43,902) and district, county seat of Lancashire, NW England, on the Lune River. - Beth Knesset Knesset (Hebrew: “Assembly”) Unicameral national legislature of Israel. The first Knesset opened in 1949. Its name and the number of its seats (120) are based on the Jewish assembly of biblical times; its traditions and organization are based on the Zionist Bamidbar will host a Tu B'Shevat seder and potluck dinner at 7 p.m. Friday. Tu B'Shevat celebrates the annual renewal of trees and nature, and the seder will feature edible fruits and nuts from trees as well as stories and songs about nature and Judaism. Dinner will be a meatless dairy potluck. For more information, call (661) 942-4415. The synagogue synagogue (sĭn`əgŏg) [Gr.,=assembly], in Judaism, a place of assembly for worship, education, and communal affairs. The origins of the institution are unclear. One tradition dates it to the Babylonian exile of the 6th cent. B.C. is located at 1611 E. Avenue J. - Daily News |
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