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'''Jewish holidays''', (Hebrew: Yamim Tovim, ימים טובים‎, singular Yom Tov, יום טוב) occur throughout the year. The Halachik status of holidays vary, depending on the origin of the festival.
'''Jewish holidays''', (Hebrew: Yamim Tovim, ימים טובים‎, singular Yom Tov, יום טוב) occur throughout the year. The Halachik status of holidays vary, depending on the origin of the festival.


==List of Jewish Holidays==
== List of Jewish holidays ==
*[[Chodesh Elul]]
*[[Rosh Hashana]]
*[[Aseret Yimei Teshuva]]
*[[Yom Kippur]]
*[[Sukkot]]
*[[Shemini Aseret]]
*[[Simchat Torah]]
*[[Chanukah]]
*[[Tu BiShevat]]
*[[Purim]]
*[[Purim Katan]]
*[[Pesach]]
*[[Yom HaAtzmaut]]
*[[Lag BaOmer]]
*[[Sefirat HaOmer]]
*[[Shavuot]]
*[[Yom Tov]]
*[[Chol HaMoed]]
*[[Rosh Chodesh]]
*[[Three Weeks]]
*[[Nine Days]]
*[[Fast Days]]
*[[Tisha BeAv]]


*[[Chodesh Elul]] is the month of repentance heralding the new year, during which the shofar is blown daily and [[Selichot]] are recited.
=== Jewish holidays by month ===
*[[Rosh Hashana]] is the Jewish new year, on which the Shofar is blown in coronation of Hashem over the world.
*[[Aseret Yimei Teshuva]] are the ten days of repentance between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.
*[[Yom Kippur]] is the day of atonement, when the judgement for the year is sealed.
*[[Sukkot]] is the holiday when Jews sit in a Sukkah and shake the Arba Minim (Lulav, Etrog, Hadasim, and Aravot).
*[[Shemini Aseret]] is the one day holiday that concludes the Tishrei series of Yamim Tovim.
*[[Simchat Torah]] is the day celebrating the concluding of the Torah.
*[[Chanukah]] is the eight day festival of lights.
*[[Tu BiShevat]] is the new year for the trees.
*[[Purim]] is commemorating the hidden miracles that saved the Jewish people from Haman's plot to annihilate the nation.
*[[Purim Katan]] is the 14th of the first Adar of a leap year.
*[[Pesach]] is the holiday when Jews celebrate the exodus from Egypt with the seder, Matzah, Maror, and no Chametz.
*[[Sefirat HaOmer]] is the counting of the Omer from Pesach to Shavuot.
*[[Yom HaAtzmaut]] is Israeli Independence Day.
*[[Lag BaOmer]] is the 33rd day of the Omer, on which Rabbi Akiva's students stopped dying in a plague.
*[[Shavuot]] is the holiday when Jews celebrate the receiving of the Torah with all night Torah study and dairy foods.
*[[Yom Tov]] means holidays on which non-food related Melacha is prohibited.
*[[Chol HaMoed]] are the intermediate days between the first day of Yom Tov and the last day of Yom Tov.
*[[Rosh Chodesh]] is the beginning of the new month.
*[[Three Weeks]] is the three weeks of mourning over the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash, beginning with [[Shiva Asar BeTamuz]] and ending with [[Tisha BeAv]].
*[[Nine Days]] is the nine days of the month of Av, from Rosh Chodesh to Tisha BeAv, during which the mourning practices become more intense.
*[[Fast Days]] are days of mourning for specific tragedies in Jewish history.
*[[Tisha BeAv]], the day of compounded tragedy for the Jewish nation.
*[[Tu BeAv]] (Tu B'Av),  the day of much celebration for the Jewish nation.
 
===Jewish holidays by month===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Month!!Jewish holidays and related events
! Month !! Jewish Holidays
|-
|-
!<div align="left">'''Tishrei'''
! <div align="left">'''Tishrei'''
|[[Rosh Hashana]] - [[Aseret Yimei Teshuva]] - [[Yom Kippur]] - [[Sukkot]] - [[Chol HaMoed|Chol HaMoed Sukkot]] - [[Shemini Aseret]] - [[Simchat Torah]]
| [[Rosh Hashana]] - [[Aseret Yimei Teshuva]] - [[Yom Kippur]] - [[Sukkot]] - [[Chol HaMoed|Chol HaMoed Sukkot]] - [[Shemini Aseret]] - [[Simchat Torah]]
|-
|-
!<div align="left">'''Kislev'''
! <div align="left">'''Kislev'''
|[[Chanukah]]
| [[Chanukah]]
|-
|-
!<div align="left">'''Teves'''
! <div align="left">'''Teves'''
|[[Fast Days#Asara B'Tevet|Asara B'Tevet]]
| [[Fast Days#Asara B'Tevet|Asara B'Tevet]]
|-
|-
!<div align="left">'''Shevat'''
! <div align="left">'''Shevat'''
|[[Tu BiShevat]]
| [[Tu BiShevat]]
|-
|-
!<div align="left">'''Adar'''
! <div align="left">'''Adar'''
|[[Tanit Ester]] - [[Purim]] - [[Purim Katan]]
| [[Tanit Ester]] - [[Purim]] - [[Purim Katan]]
|-
|-
!<div align="left">'''Nissan'''
! <div align="left">'''Nissan'''
|[[Tanit Bechorot]] - [[Pesach]] - [[Chol HaMoed|Chol HaMoed Pesach]] - [[Sefirat HaOmer]]
| [[Tanit Bechorot]] - [[Pesach]] - [[Chol HaMoed|Chol HaMoed Pesach]]
|-
|-
!<div align="left">'''Iyar'''
! <div align="left">'''Iyar'''
|[[Yom HaAtzmaut]] - [[Pesach Sheni]] - [[Lag BaOmer]]
| [[Yom HaAtzmaut]] - [[Lag BaOmer]] - [[Sefirat HaOmer]]
|-
|-
!<div align="left">'''Sivan'''
! <div align="left">'''Sivan'''
|[[Shavuot]]
| [[Shavuot]]
|-
|-
!<div align="left">'''Tammuz'''
! <div align="left">'''Tammuz'''
|[[Fast Days#Shiva Asar BeTamuz|Shiva Asar BeTamuz]] - [[Three Weeks]]
| [[Fast Days#Shiva Asar BeTamuz|Shiva Asar BeTamuz]] - [[Three Weeks]]
|-
|-
!<div align="left">'''Menachem Av'''
! <div align="left">'''Menachem Av'''
|[[Nine Days]] - [[Tisha BeAv]] - [[Tu BeAv]]
| [[Nine Days]] - [[Tisha BeAv]]
|-
|-
!<div align="left">'''Elul'''
! <div align="left">'''Elul'''
|[[Chodesh Elul]]
| [[Chodesh Elul]]
|-
|-
!<div align="left">'''Misc.'''
! <div align="left">'''Misc.'''
|[[Yom Tov]] - [[Second Day of Yom Tov|Yom Tov Sheni]] - [[Rosh Chodesh]] - [[Issru Chag]]
| [[Yom Tov]] - [[Rosh Chodesh]]
|}
|}


==See also==
== See also ==
 
* [[Shabbat]]
*[[Shabbat]]


[[Category:Holidays]]
[[Category:Holidays]]

Revision as of 16:11, 18 July 2020

For laws relating to Jewish holidays, see Yom Tov

Jewish holidays, (Hebrew: Yamim Tovim, ימים טובים‎, singular Yom Tov, יום טוב) occur throughout the year. The Halachik status of holidays vary, depending on the origin of the festival.

List of Jewish holidays

Jewish holidays by month

Month Jewish Holidays
Tishrei
Rosh Hashana - Aseret Yimei Teshuva - Yom Kippur - Sukkot - Chol HaMoed Sukkot - Shemini Aseret - Simchat Torah
Kislev
Chanukah
Teves
Asara B'Tevet
Shevat
Tu BiShevat
Adar
Tanit Ester - Purim - Purim Katan
Nissan
Tanit Bechorot - Pesach - Chol HaMoed Pesach
Iyar
Yom HaAtzmaut - Lag BaOmer - Sefirat HaOmer
Sivan
Shavuot
Tammuz
Shiva Asar BeTamuz - Three Weeks
Menachem Av
Nine Days - Tisha BeAv
Elul
Chodesh Elul
Misc.
Yom Tov - Rosh Chodesh

See also

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