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1. As Sunday drew to a close, the Jewish community rang in year 5773 as part of their celebration of Rosh Hashanah, or the Jewish New Year. There are servies today at Temple Beth Am:

• 8:45 a.m. (L-Z)
• 11:45 a.m. (A-K)
• 3 p.m. Children’s Service (Gr. K-5 / No Tickets Required)
• 3 p.m. Youth Service (Gr. 6-12 in Friedman Hall / No Tickets Required)
• 4 p.m. Tashlich Ceremony (Please wear your casual clothes, bring bread crumbs to toss into the water (symbolically casting off our sins).

2. Due to the Jewish holidays, Framingham Public Schools are closed. Also due to the Jewish holiday, Edwards Church will not hold its weekly yoga classes for familes, veterans, etc.

3. For the third year in a row, Massachusetts will be celebrating an entire week of going car-free or “car-light,” which includes carpooling or vanpooling instead of driving alone. No other state in the nation has proclaimed a statewide Car-Free Week celebration.

4. September is National Apple Month. Where is your favorite place to go apple picking?

5. Today is Constitution Day, also known as Citizenship Day. It is a federal  observance that recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. The U.S. Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787.

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