Chanukah
Begins sunset of Thursday, December 7, 2023
Ends nightfall of Friday, December 15, 2023
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Chanukah commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after a group of Jewish warriors defeated the occupying mighty Greek armies.
Thursday, January 25, 2024
The 15th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar is the day that marks the beginning of a “new year” for trees.
Begins sunset of Saturday, March 23, 2024
Ends nightfall of Sunday, March 24, 2024
Purim celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from the wicked Haman in the days of Queen Esther of Persia.
Begins sunset of Monday, April 22, 2024
Ends nightfall of Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Yizkor is recited on Passover, Tuesday, April 30
Passover (Pesach) celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. Our Passover megasite has tools, guides, insights, stories, inspiration—and just about everything you need to celebrate Passover.
Sunday, May 26, 2024
Lag BaOmer is a festive day on the Jewish calendar, celebrating the anniversary of the passing of the great sage and mystic Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, author of the Zohar. It also commemorates the end of a plague that raged amongst the disciples of the great sage Rabbi Akiva. On Lag BaOmer the dying ceased.
Begins sunset of Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Ends nightfall of Thursday, June 13, 2024
Yizkor is recited on Shavuot, Thursday, June 13
Shavuot marks the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai. The Ten Commandments are read in synagogues, just as they were in the desert on Mt. Sinai over 3,300 years ago.
Begins sunset of Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Ends nightfall of Friday, October 4, 2024
Rosh Hashanah, first of the High Holidays, is the Jewish New Year. It is the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, and a day of judgment and coronation of G‑d as king.
Begins sunset of Friday, October 11, 2024
Ends nightfall of Saturday, October 12, 2024
Yizkor is recited on Yom Kippur, Saturday, October 12
Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, when we fast, pray, seek forgiveness from G‑d and our fellows, and come closer to G‑d. It is the peak of the High Holidays.
