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Sigd, Mehlella or Amata Saww originated with the Jewish community of Ethiopia and is now a state holiday in Israel. It occurs 50 days after Yom Kippur. Sigd commemorates the acceptance of the Torah.
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Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day is a national holiday in Israel that is observed annually on the Hebrew date of 12th Heshvan, which falls in late October or early November. The holiday was established to comme...
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Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar and concludes the High Holy Days, which begin with Rosh Hashanah. For 25 hours, observant of the faith, fast, pray, and as...
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Sunited Kingdomkot (Sukkot), the Feast of the Tabernacles, is a festive and happy Jewish religious observance following Yom Kippur. It has a dual significance, marking the end of the harvest and commemor...
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Shemini Atzeret is a Jewish holiday celebrated on the 22nd day of the Hebrew month, Tishri. It is a holiday in which work is not permitted. Judaism 101 explains the holiday thus: "Shemini Atzeret means "t...
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Simchat Torah is a Jewish observance marked in the Hebrew calendar on the 22nd day of the month, Tishri. The name translates to "Rejoicing in the Torah" and marks the completion of the annual cycle of con...
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Cheshvan, Marcheshvan, or Bitter Month is the eighth month of the Hebrew calendar and generally occurs between October and November. The month consists of 29-30 days, depending upon the year. This month...
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Yom HaAliyah School Observance is the day when Israeli schoolchildren celebrate the events of the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Nisan, the day in the year 1406 BCE the waters of the Jordan River parted...
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The fall of Jerusalem and the second temple's destruction is a critical date in Jewish and Christian theology that resonates even today. JEWISH: September 7, 70 AD, witnessed the fall of the eternal cit...
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Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year and the Feast of the Trumpets, marking the beginning of the Jewish faith’s High Holy Days. This two-day observance begins on the first day of Tishrei, the first mont...
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ABOUT THE HEBREW CALENDAR The Jewish Year 5786 corresponds to 2025 and 2026 in the Gregorian calendar. The Hebrew calendar marks day one as the seventh day of the creation story from the book of Ge...
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Tishrei is the first civil month and the seventh month in the ecclesiastical year of the Hebrew calendar. Otherwise known as Ethanim, this month is the transition month from summer to autumn. With this...
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Tzom Gedaliah is a Jewish observance celebrated on the second day of Rosh Hashanah in the month of Tisherj of the Hebrew calendar. Tzom Gedaliah acknowledges the killing of the governor of Judea at the...
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Shabbat Shuva means the Return of Sabbath. It is the sole Sabbath between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, considered the Ten Days of Repentance. The Jewish Shabbat begins at sundown on Friday and ends at...