 Yom Ha'atzma'ut (Hebrew: יום העצמאות yom hā-‘aṣmā’ūṯ), Israeli Independence Day, commemorates the declaration of in It falls on the 5th of the Jewish lunar month Iyar, celebrating the declaration of the state of Israel by David Ben-Gurion in...
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 Yom Hazikaron - Memorial Day (Hebrew: יום הזכרון לחללי מערכות ישראל ונפגעי פעולות האיבה, lit. Israel Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembra Yom Hazikaron is observed on the 4th day of the month of Iyar of the Hebrew calendar, always preceding the next day's cel...
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 Yom HaShoah, Holocaust,Memorial Day,Holocaust Day Yom haShoah Ve'Hagvura or Yom HaShoah (יום השואה yom ha-sho’āh, יום הזיכרון לשואה ולגבורה-Yom ha-zikaron la-Shoah Ve...
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 Tisha B'Av is a fast day, that commemorates two of the saddest days in Jewish history— the destruction of both the first Temple (587 BC) originall The destructions
The fast commemorates two of the saddest events in Jewish history -- the destruction of the First Temple (o...
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 Pesach (Passover) commemorates the liberation of the Israelite slaves from Egypt The first seder is after the 14th of Nisan since in Judaism, a day begins at nightfall, so the first seder is thus on the nig...
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 New years eve in Judaism, is Rosh Hashanah, the head of the year in Hebrew Rosh Hashanah is set aside by the Mishna as the new year for calculating calendar years, sabbatical and jubilee years, vegeta...
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 Yom Kippur is considered by Jews to be the holiest and most solemn day of the year. Yom Kippur central theme is atonement and reconciliation. Eating, drinking, bathing, and conjugal relations are prohibited. F...
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 Sukkot (סוכות or סֻכּוֹת sukk?t) or Succoth is a 7-day festival, also known as the Feast of Booths, the Feast of Tabernacles, or just Tabernacles. Sukkot is one of the three pilgrimage festivals mentioned in the Bible. The word sukkot is the plural of the Hebrew sukkah, m...
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 Simchat Torah (שמחת תורה) means "rejoicing with the Torah" and takes place on the holiday of Shemini Atzeret Simchat Torah holiday immediately follows the conclusion of the holiday of Sukkot. In Israel, Shemini Atzeret is one day long...
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 The story of Hanukkah is preserved in the books of the First and Second Maccabees These Maccabees books are not part of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), they are deuterocanonical books instead. The miracle of the ...
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 Tu Bishvat is the new year for trees. This day was set aside in the Mishnah as the day on which to bring fruit tithes Tu Bishvat is still celebrated in modern times. In the Land of Israel during the 1600s Rabbi Yitzchak Luria of Safed and his ...
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 Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are ten days, known as Aseret Yemei Teshuva. During this time it is "exceedingly appropriate" for Jews to practic The ten days between the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are the ten days of repentance, known as Aseret Yeme...
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 New Year for Kings - 1 Nisan. This holiday is no longer celebrated by Jews Nisan is the first month of the Hebrew calendar. In Mishnaic times this holiday was celebrated as the New Year for Kings and ...
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 Sefirah is the 49 day ("seven weeks") period between Pesach and Shavuot; it is defined by the Torah as the period during which special offerings are t Judaism teaches that this makes physical the spiritual connection between Pesach and Shavuot.
Lag Ba'omer ( ל"ג בעומר) i...
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 Every night of the counting, a blessing is spoken and the count is stated in terms of both total days and weeks and days Each of the seven weeks is associated with one of the seven lower sefirot (#4-10), chesed, gevurah, tipheret, netzach, hod, y...
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 Shavuot, The Feast of Weeks, is sometimes known by the Greek name "Pentecost One of the three pilgrimage festivals (Shalosh regalim) ordained in the Torah, Shavuot marks the end of the counting of the O...
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 Purim commemorates the events that took place in the Book of Esther Purim is celebrated by reading or acting out the story of Esther, and by making disparaging noises at every mention of Haman&...
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