Eight major holidays that anchor Jewish life across the year. Each carries centuries of tradition, meaning, and memory. Learn what they are, how they are observed, and why they matter.
The Jewish New Year — the first and second days of Tishrei mark the beginning of the High Holy Days, the Days of Awe. It is a time of introspection, prayer, and...
The Day of Atonement — the holiest day in the Jewish year. Occurring on the tenth of Tishrei, Yom Kippur is a solemn 25-hour fast during which Jews seek forgive...
The Festival of Tabernacles — a joyful seven-day harvest festival that begins on the fifteenth of Tishrei. Sukkot commemorates the forty years the Israelites sp...
The Festival of Lights — eight nights of celebration commemorating the miracle of the Temple oil and the Maccabean victory over the Seleucid Greek empire in 165...
The Feast of Lots — one of the most festive and joyful days in the Jewish calendar, celebrated on the fourteenth of Adar. Purim commemorates the salvation of th...
Pesach — the Festival of Freedom — is one of the most widely observed Jewish holidays in the world. Beginning on the fifteenth of Nisan and lasting seven or eig...
The Festival of Weeks — occurring fifty days after Passover on the sixth of Sivan, Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai, the harvest of the...
The New Year of the Trees — occurring on the fifteenth of Shevat, Tu B'Shvat is an ancient agricultural new year that has evolved into a celebration of nature, ...
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