Jewish Holidays

Rosh Hashanah Jewish New Year (starts spiritual new

year) 10 day period of repentance leading up

to Yom Kippur Time of reflection and self-examination Occurs in September http://

www.history.com/topics/holidays/rosh-hashanah-history

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Yom Kippur Day of Atonement The major fast of the year Asks forgiveness for not keeping vows Seeks forgiveness from anyone they have

wronged Honors and renews the sacred covenant of the

Jewish people with God Occurs in September http://

www.chabad.org/multimedia/media_cdo/aid/676113/jewish/Yom-Kippur.htm

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/yom-kippur-2015-an-introduction-to-the-jewish-day-of-atonement_55f352a5e4b077ca094f3c6c

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Sukkot Commemorates the time when Israelites lived

in temporary shelters in the desert on way to promised land.

Build shelters in open air and fill with greenery For 7 days family eats there Also celebrates the end of the harvest Simhat Torah- last day- ends the yearly cycle

of Torah readings- creation to death of Moses Occurs in early October http://

news.discovery.com/history/videos/origins-of-the-jewish-holiday-of-sukkot-seeker-daily-151002.htm

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Hanukah Judah Maccabee defeats Greek tyrant Temple s rededicated but only oil enough for one

day- takes 8 days to make new oil Lit it anyway and miraculously it burned for 8

days Manura- 8 branch candlestick Celebrates the survival of the Jewish faith in

midst of adversity Occurs in December http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/hanukkah

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Tu B’shvat New Year for Trees Environmental festival Plant trees in Israel or send money to do

so around the world Occurs in January/February https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTVai-DXvHQ

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Purim Celebrates the story of Esther Jewish queen of Persian King Xerxes who

rescues her people from being destroyed by Haman.

Every time “Haman” is read try and drown it out with yelling and noisemakers.

Occurs February or March https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgJInVvJSZg http://

www.chabad.org/multimedia/media_cdo/aid/1464359/jewish/Purim-Is-Awesome.htm

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Pesach Passover- celebrates the deliverance of

the Israelites from captivity in Egypt. 8 day festival- Passover seder-

Unleavened bread and other items symbolize the trials and then deliverance of the people.

Occurs March or April http://

www.history.com/topics/holidays/passover

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Yom Hashoah Holocaust Remembrance and Heroism Day To remember the victims of the holocaust Siren sounds for 2 minutes of silent

devotion- 11am 27th of nisan- marks the day of Warsaw

ghetto uprising Occurs March/April https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uK5uz7d-Oo

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Shavuot Pentecost/feast of weeks Wheat harvest and thankfulness for the

gift of the Torah to Moses Occurs in May https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayF7xiyuZqc

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Tisha B’Av Both first and second temples in

Jerusalem were destroyed on this day A time to rememeber the victims of the

Holocaust Day of fasting and mourning Occurs in July https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2RF7wFlv0Q

www.timesofisrael.com-

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Yom Haatzma-Ut Israel’s Independence DayMay 14, 1948Celebration, folk dancing, family

picnics https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=voO3DXnPc-U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaRAPpBE4Fo

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