This is one of the holidays I was rather vague on as a child, sort of like Lag B’Omer or Tu B’Shvat. Whereas the overwhelming majority of US citizens need not learn the finer points of the Jewish holiday cycle, we should all know about Constitution Day.
AP via Yahoo News – Study: Teens blank on Constitution Day
Constitution Day was created by Congress in 2004. It was the brainchild of Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., who carries a copy of the Constitution in his pocket. The law requires any school and college receiving federal money to teach about the Constitution on or about Sept. 17.
National Archives’ background on Constitution Day: http://tinyurl.com/ddqhy
First Amendment survey: http://www.firstamendmentfuture.org
Constitution Day: http://www.constitutionday.us
Hillel Foundation Text Studies in the Tradition of Talmud:
The Declaration of Independence
The First Amendment
United States of America Constitution Preamble