September 28- September 30, 2011
Wednesday eve. - Friday eve.
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ROSH HASHANAH
Rosh HaShanah (literally, "Head of the Year")
refers to the celebration of the Jewish New Year. The
holiday is observed on the first day of the Hebrew month
of Tishrei. |
October 7-8, 2011
Friday eve.-Saturday eve.
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YOM KIPPUR
Yom Kippur is the "Day of Atonement" and
refers to the annual Jewish observance of fasting, prayer
and repentance. This is considered to be the holiest
day in the Jewish calendar. |
October 12-20, 2011
Wednesday eve. - Thursday eve.
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SUKKOT
Sukkot, a Hebrew word meaning "booths" or
"huts", refers to the Jewish festival of giving
thanks for the fall harvest as well as the commemoration
of the forty years of Jewish wandering in the desert
after Sinai. The last two days of Sukkot are called
Hoshana Raba and Shmini Atzeret. |
October 20-21, 2011
Thursday eve.-Friday eve. |
SIMCHAT TORAH
Simchat Torah, Hebrew for "rejoicing in the Law",
celebrates the completion of the annual reading of the
Torah. Simchat Torah is a joyous festival, in which
we affirm our view of the Torah as a tree of life and
demonstrate a living example of never-ending, lifelong
study. |
December 20-28, 2011
Tuesday eve.-Wednesday eve. |
CHANUKKAH
Chanukkah, meaning "dedication" in Hebrew
refers to the joyous eight-day celebration during which
Jews commemorate the victory of the Macabees over the
armies of Syria in 165 B.C.E. and the subsequent liberation
and "rededication" of the Temple in Jerusalem. |
February 7-8, 2012
Tuesday eve.-Wednesday eve. |
TU B'SHEVAT
Tu B'Shevat or the "New Year of
the Trees" is Jewish Arbor Day. The holiday is
observed on the fifteenth (tu) of Sh'vat. Scholars believe
that Tu BiSh'vat was originally an agricultural festival,
marking the emergence of spring. |
March 7-8,
2012
Wednesday eve.-Thursday eve.
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PURIM
Purim is celebrated by the reading
of the Scroll of Esther, known in Hebrew as the Megillat
Esther, which relates the basic story of Purim. |
April 6-14 ,
2012
Friday eve.-Friday eve.
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PESACH
Pesach, known as Passover in English, is a major Jewish
spring festival, commemorating the Exodus from Egypt over
3,000 years ago. The ritual observance of this holiday
centers around a special home service called the seder
(meaning "order") and a festive meal; the prohibition
of chametz (leaven); and the eating of matzah (an unleavened
bread). |
April 18-19,
2012
Wednesday eve.-Thursday eve.
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YOM HASHOAH
Yom HaShoah, also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day,
occurs on the 27th of Nissan. "Shoah", which
means catastrophe or utter destruction in Hebrew, refers
to the atrocities that were committed against the Jewish
people during World War II. This is a memorial day for
those who died in the Shoah. |
April 24-25,
2012
Tuesday eve.-Wednesday eve.
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YOM HAZIKARON
Israel's Memorial Day. Israel Independence Day (YOM
HA'ATZMA-UT) celebrates the anniversary of the establishment
of the State of Israel. The day preceding this celebration
is devoted to the memory of those who gave their lives
for the achievement of the country's independence and
its continued existence. |
April 25-26,
2012
Wednesday eve.-Thursday eve.
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YOM HA'ATZMA-UT
Yom Ha'atzma-ut, Israeli Independence Day, marks the
establishment of the modern state of Israel in 1948.
It is observed on the 5th of Iyar. |
May 9-10, 2012
Wednesday eve.-Thursday eve.
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LAG B'OMER
Lag Ba'Omer is the shorthand way of saying the thirty-third
day of the omer. It is celebrated to commemorate the
day a plague ended in which thousands of students of
Rabbi Akiba, a Talmudic scholar, died during the Counting
of the Omer. The period of counting is traditionally
observed as a period of mourning. The mourning, however,
is set aside on Lag Ba'Omer, making it day of special
joy and festivity. |
May 26-28, 2012
Saturday eve.-Monday eve.
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SHAVUOT
Shavuot is a Hebrew word meaning "weeks"
and refers to the Jewish festival marking the giving
of the Torah at Mount Sinai. |
July 28-29 ,2012
Saturday eve.-Monday eve.
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TISHA B'AV
Tishah B'Av, which means the "Ninth of Av",
refers to a traditional day of mourning the destruction
of both ancient Temples in Jerusalem. |
