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Jewish Calendar & Holidays

What is Hanukkah?

Hanukkah / Chanukah (the Festival of Lights) This 8-day holiday commemorates the rededication of the 2nd Jewish temple in Jerusalem. In 168, …

What is Sukkot?

Sukkot (the Festival of Tabernacles) 33 The Lord said to Moses, 34 “Say to the Israelites: ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month …

What is Shavout?

Shavuot (Pentecost) 15 “‘From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, count off seven full …

What is Pesach?

Pesach (Passover) 4 “‘These are the Lord’s appointed festivals, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times: 5 The Lord’s Passover …

What is Rosh Hashanah?

  Rosh Hashanah (the Festival of Trumpets) 23 The Lord said to Moses, 24 “Say to the Israelites: ‘On the first day of the …

What is Yom Kippur?

Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) 26 The Lord said to Moses, 27 “The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of …

What is the Year of Jubilee?

In addition to establishing specific holidays (holy days) for His people to observe, God mandated that the Jews observe specific times of …