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FA hands out tactics for the festival season

October 2, 2014 10:38

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Naomi Firsht,

Naomi Firsht

1 min read

Premier League footballers should now know all about succahs, fasting and the Days of Awe thanks to a new initiative by the Football Association.

The sport's governing body has sent detailed factsheets about the High Holy Days to professonal and amateur clubs throughout England in a bid to improve religious understanding within football.

Called Tishri & Football - a reference to the Jewish month in which the festivals take place - the sheet includes the dates of each festival, statistics on which are most likely to observed, and explains the traditions of each one.

An extract reads: "Most Jews take time off work and refrain from regular activity on both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

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