Fri, 25 Oct 2024 Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday that commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. It is celebrated by lighting the menorah, one additional candle each night, and is often associated with playing dreidel, giving gifts, and enjoying foods fried in oil like … Read more
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 Simchat Torah, celebrated immediately after Shemini Atzeret, is a joyous Jewish holiday that marks the completion and restarting of the annual Torah reading cycle. It is characterized by lively dancing and singing with Torah scrolls in synagogues, highlighting the centrality of the Torah in Jewish life and practice. Learn More at … Read more
Wed, 23 Oct 2024 Shemini Atzeret, observed immediately after the seven-day festival of Sukkot, is a Jewish holiday that marks a solemn conclusion to the festive period. It is a day of additional prayers, including the Yizkor memorial service, and is often associated with a special prayer for rain in Israel, signaling the start of … Read more
Wed, 23 Wed 2024 Sukkot, also known as the Feast of Tabernacles, is a week-long Jewish festival that concludes with the holidays of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. These final days mark the end of the festive period, with additional prayers and celebrations, including the completion and restarting of the annual Torah reading cycle. Learn … Read more
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 Sukkot, also known as the Feast of Tabernacles, is a week-long Jewish festival that commemorates the Israelites’ 40 years of wandering in the desert. It is celebrated by dwelling in temporary structures called sukkahs, symbolizing the fragile dwellings used during their journey. The holiday is marked by festive meals, prayer, and … Read more
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. It is dedicated to atonement and repentance, observed with a 25-hour fast and intensive prayer. Many Jews spend most of the day in synagogue services, reflecting on the past year and seeking forgiveness from … Read more
Sun, 6 Oct 2024 The Fast of Gedaliah is a minor Jewish fast day commemorating the assassination of Gedaliah ben Ahikam, the governor of Judah, which marked the end of Jewish autonomy following the destruction of the First Temple. It is observed on the third day of Tishrei, immediately following Rosh HaShana, with fasting from … Read more
Fri, 4 Oct 2024 Rosh HaShana, the Jewish New Year, is a significant holiday that spans two days of prayer, reflection, and the sounding of the shofar (ram’s horn). It concludes with the end of the second day, after which the Ten Days of Repentance leading up to Yom Kippur begin. This period is marked … Read more
Wed, 2 Oct 2024 Rosh HaShana, the Jewish New Year, is a significant holiday that marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days. It is observed with prayer, reflection, and the sounding of the shofar (ram’s horn). Families gather for festive meals that often include symbolic foods such as apples dipped in honey, representing … Read more
Mon, 12 Aug 2024 Tisha B’Av, observed on the 9th day of the Hebrew month of Av, is a solemn Jewish fast day commemorating the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem, as well as other tragedies in Jewish history. It is a day of mourning and reflection, marked by fasting, reading the … Read more