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Friday, March 29, 2013  Easter is a holiday celebrated by Christians worldwide. It’s a time when believers reflect on the life of Jesus Christ whom they believe is the Messiah. Fraendy Clervaud spoke to a Columbia woman who comes from a background that doesn't accept her beliefs but she's found a way to merge the two.

Friday, December 07, 2012  A number of religious holidays are celebrated during December. This weekend, the holiday known to Jews as the Festival of Lights kicks off. Rabbi Daniel Sherman of Tree of Life Congregation gives us a better understanding of what the celebration is all about.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  Last Sunday night those within the Jewish faith celebrated the New Year called Rosh Hashanah. Tuesday another holiday called Yom Kippur will begin at sundown. Fraendy Clervaud spent a morning at the Tree of Life Congregation in Columbia to see just how teenagers were getting themselves ready to embrace another Jewish holiday.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  It may not be January 1st, 2013, but all across the world and here in the Midlands it's a New Year for those within the Jewish faith. The holiday is called Rosh Hashanah it started Sunday at sundown and Monday morning plenty of Jews are embracing a new beginning for themselves and their families.