Biblical Festivals/Holidays
Yom Teruah
Yom Teruah(Rosh Hashanah) Just as the seventh day Shabbat is holy, so the seventh month, Tishri, is set apart by Adonai as sacred. It can be viewed as the most…
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Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur The close of Yom Teruah (Rosh Hashanah) begins the Ten Days of Awe, the ten-day countdown to Yom Kippur. These awesome days emphasize our relationship with Elohim, His…
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Sukkot
Sukkot Immediately after the break-fast for Yom Kippur, preparations are made for Sukkot. Sukkot falls shortly after Yom Teruah (Rosh Hashanah) and Yom Kippur, but is associated more with Pesach…
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Hanukkah
Hanukkah means “dedication,’ referring to the rededication of the Temple after a great Jewish military victory in 164 B.C.E. This feast did not originate with Moses, nor is it mandated…
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Tu B’Shevat
Tu B’Shevat When you come to the land and you plant any tree, you shall treat its fruit as forbidden; for three years it will be forbidden and not eaten.…
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Purim
Purim The Feast of Purim shows Adonai working “behind the scenes.” It is also called the “Feast of Esther (Ester)” and the “Feast of Lots.” The best way to learn…
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Yom Ha Shoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day
Yom Ha Shoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day The plots to destroy the Jews hatched by Pharaoh, Haman, Antiochus, and others in history were almost realized in recent times by Hitler’s…
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Yom Ha Zikaron – Israel’s Memorial Day
Yom Ha Zikaron – Israel’s Memorial Day The fourth of Iyar, the day preceding Israel’s Independence Day, was declared by the Israeli Knesset (Parliament) to be a Memorial Day for…
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Yom Ha’atzmaut
Yom Ha’atzmaut – Israel’s Independence Day Israel’s Independence Day falls on the 5th of Iyar, usually early May. This day has been celebrated since 1948, the date of the founding…
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Tisha B’Av
Tisha B’Av Tisha B’Av, the ninth day in the Hebrew calendar month Av, usually July or August, marks a day of tragedy, sadness, and fasting for the Jewish people. On…