Jewish Holidays
High Holidays Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
The Day of Awe: Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Oct 2-4 and Oct 11-12 2016 |
A spectacular celebration of Jewish unity, faith in G‑d
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Simchat Torah
A spectacular celebration of Jewish unity, faith in G‑d, and the completion of the annual Torah reading cycle. Oct 24-25 2016 |
Chanukah commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after a group of Jewish warriors defeated the occupying mighty Greek armies. December 25- Jan 1st |
Tu B'Shevat The New Year for Trees Tu B'Shevat, the 15th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar is the day that marks the beginning of a New Year for Trees. Feb 10-11 2017 |
Purim celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from the wicked Haman in the days of Queen Esther of Persia. March 11-12 2017 |
Passover Festival of Liberation Passover (Pesach) celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. April 10-18, 2017 |
Lag BaOmer The Soul of Torah The birthday of Jewish mysticism... The spiritual significance of the Bow and Arrow... Can love be true and can truth be loving? ... What is Kabbalah? May 13-14, 2017 |
Shavuot The Giving of the Torah
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The Three Weeks and Tish B'Av The "Three Weeks" and Tisha b'Av are designated as a time of mourning over the destruction of the Holy Temple and the galut (exile).
July 11 - Aug 1, 2017 |