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The Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce scheduled its Outlook Luncheon on Rosh Hashana, a major Jewish holiday.

Jewish community members and leaders expressed disappointment over the scheduling conflict.

Chamber leadership stated that feedback from this incident will inform future event scheduling to avoid holiday conflicts.

PROVIDENCE – Some members of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce will have to miss this year's Outlook Luncheon – featuring Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell – because the event is being held on one of the holiest days on the Jewish calendar: Rosh Hashana.

When asked if the chamber's leaders were aware that the Sept. 23 event coincided with Rosh Hashana, spokesperson Mike Blazek emailed this statement to The Journal:

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