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Commission declines to change date for city’s Jewish solidarity event after heated debate
Summary
Commissioner Joseph asked to amend the city’s Jewish Solidarity Day resolution to tie it to the movable Jewish holiday Lag B’Omer so Orthodox residents would not be precluded from attending. Commissioners and staff debated whether changing the date would make the event religious and about permissible activities during the Omer; motions to remove or amend the item failed and the status quo — the first Sunday in May — remained.
A contentious debate over the date for a city‑sponsored Jewish solidarity event ended with the commission keeping the existing schedule after questions about religious observance and event activities.
Commissioner Joseph introduced an add‑on resolution change (item 9q) asking that the annual city event recognize the date of Lag B’Omer in future years so that members of more observant Jewish communities would not be excluded by the seasonal religious restrictions. He told commissioners he had consulted local…
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