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Asarah B'Tevet (J): December 29/30

Daily

The tenth day of the Jewish month of Tevet is a fasting day to commemorate the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem in the sixth century BCE. In Israel, it is a public holiday honoring the dead whose date...

January

Be a Blessing Day: December 3

Daily

Be a Blessing Day honors The Bible/Tanakh verse Genesis/Bereishit 12:3. This day is about orchestrating your life to be a blessing to others, breaking down barriers, and forging unity between all mankind....

January

Hanukkah (J) (166 BC): December 20-28

Weekly

Hanukkah is a Hebrew holiday that starts on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev, which usually falls during December. Hanukkah, the "Festival of Dedication" or "Festival of Lights," celebrates th...

January

Tevet (J): December 20, 2025 - January 19,...

Monthly

Tevet is the fourth month of the civil year and the tenth of the ecclesiastical year in the Hebrew calendar, and it comes after Kislev and before Shevat. The two major Hebrew holidays during Tevet are H...

January

Four Chaplains Memorial Day (1943): Februa...

Daily

During WWII, the USAT Dorchester, a troop ship, was making its way across the Atlantic when German U-boats off the southern coast of Greenland torpedoed it. The passengers onboard fell into the water, but...

January

North American Inclusion Month (NAIM): Feb...

Monthly

North American Inclusion Month (NAIM) is an annual observance that raises awareness and fosters inclusion for people with disabilities. Held every February, NAIM emphasizes the importance of community, di...

January

Scout Sabbath: February 7/8

Daily

Scout Sabbath, also known as Scout Shabbat, is observed by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in recognition of the contributions of the Jewish community to Scouting and the shared values between it and the...

January

Shabbat Shekalim (J): February 28/March 1

Daily

Shabbat Shekalim, or the Sabbath (Saturday) of Shekels, is a Jewish calendar event that occurs prior to Purim. On Shabbat Shekalim, adult males of the Jewish faith read Exodus 30:11-16 and contribute 1/2...

January

Teddy Bear Day, Intl. (1903): February 15

Daily

On February 15, 1903, the first two Teddy Bears ever produced went on sale at 404 Tompkins Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. The bears were the invention of Morris Michtom's wife, Rose. Michtom petitioned Pre...

January

Tu B'Shvat (J): February 12/13

Daily

Tu B'Shvat in Judaism is the "New Year of Trees." The tree's symbolism is fundamental in Judaism, which sees trees as a metaphor for people, divided into three parts: roots, then the trunk, branches, an...

January

Yom HaMishpacha (IL): February 28/March 1

Daily

Yom HaMishpacha (Family Day) is a relatively new holiday in Israel that was established in 2001. The holiday is celebrated on the 30th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat, which usually falls in February. Y...

January

Asarah B'Tevet (J): January 9/10

Daily

The tenth day of the Jewish month of Tevet is a fasting day to commemorate the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem in the sixth century BCE. In Israel, it is a public holiday honoring the dead whose date...

January

Sh'vat (J): January 30 - February 28

Monthly

Sh'vat or Shevat is the fifth month of the civil year and the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. The name Shevat comes from the Akkadian language used during the Babylonia...

January

Tammuz (J): July 7- August 4

Monthly

Tammuz is the fourth month in the Jewish calendar and the first month of the summer season. Noted events include the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD under emperor Titus and the commencement of the destruction...

January

Tammuz, Fast of (J)(70AD): July 13

Daily

Observed on the 17th day of the Hebrew month of Tammuz (unless it falls on a Saturday), the Fast of Tammuz begins a three-week mourning period marking the breaching of the walls of Jerusalem in 70AD by th...

January

Three Weeks (J): July 13 - August 3

Weekly

Three Weeks, or Bein ha-Metzarim, is an observance in the Jewish faith mourning the destruction of the first (586 BC) and second Temples (70 AD). Observed beginning in the Hebrew month of Tammuz, on its...

January

Av (J): July 25 - August 23

Monthly

The month of Av (Hebrew for father) or Menachem Av is the 11th month of the Hebrew calendar. It is the month of contradictions, love and dispair. Love due to the 15th of Av occurs, an event often referre...

January

Jabotinsky Day (IL): July 25

Daily

Jabotinsky Day is a holiday in Israel that honors the life and legacy of Vladimir Jabotinsky, a prominent Zionist leader, author, and military strategist. The holiday is observed annually on the Hebrew da...

January

Shavuot (J): June 2

Daily

Shavuot (Shavuos), also known as the Feast of Weeks or Pentecost, is a Jewish observance on the sixth day of Sivan. It commemorates the wheat harvest and the day God delivered the Torah on Mount Sinai,...

January

Adar I (J): March 1-29

Monthly

The Hebrew calendar is a lunar-solar calendar that follows the cycles of the moon and the sun. The length of a lunar month is approximately 29.5 days, meaning a lunar year of 12 months is about 11 days sh...

January
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