Akiva kids to present Thanksgiving/Hanukkah program Thursday

YOUNGSTOWN

The kindergarten at Akiva Academy, 505 Gypsy Lane, will present a special Thanksgiving/Hanukkah program to family and friends at 9:30 a.m. Thursday.

The children will recite special poetry, sing songs about Hanukkah and Thanksgiving, and present a “cornucopia of thankfulness” for the audience.

This year Hanukkah begins on Thanksgiving Day and concludes Dec. 5. Usually occurring in December, Hanukkah shows up at different times each year because the Jewish and Gregorian calendars are not calculated the same way.

The Thanksgiving convergence has only happened once before, in 1888, and will not be seen again until 2070 and 2165.