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==List of Jewish Holidays== | ==List of Jewish Holidays== | ||
*[[Chodesh Elul]] | *[[Chodesh Elul]], the month of repentance heralding the new year, during which the shofar is blown daily and [[Selichot]] are recited | ||
*[[Rosh Hashana]] | *[[Rosh Hashana]], the Jewish new year, on which the Shofar is blown in coronation of Hashem over the world. | ||
*[[Aseret Yimei Teshuva]] | *[[Aseret Yimei Teshuva]], the ten days of repentance between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur | ||
*[[Yom Kippur]] | *[[Yom Kippur]], the day of atonement, when the judgement for the year is sealed. | ||
*[[Sukkot]] | *[[Sukkot]], the Feast of Tabernacles, during which Jews sit in a Sukkah and shake the Arba Minim (Lulav, Etrog, Hadasim, and Aravot) | ||
*[[Shemini Aseret]] | *[[Shemini Aseret]], the one day holiday that concludes the Tishrei series of Yamim Tovim | ||
*[[Simchat Torah]] | *[[Simchat Torah]], the day celebrating the concluding of the Torah | ||
*[[Chanukah]] | *[[Chanukah]], the eight day festival of lights | ||
*[[Tu BiShevat]] | *[[Tu BiShevat]], the new year for the trees | ||
*[[Purim]] | *[[Purim]], commemorating the hidden miracles that saved the Jewish people from Haman's plot to annihilate the nation. | ||
*[[Purim Katan]] | *[[Purim Katan]], the 14th of Adar I of a leap year | ||
*[[Pesach]] | *[[Pesach]], celebrating the exodus from Egypt with the seder, Matzah, Maror, and no Chametz | ||
*[[ | *[[Sefirat HaOmer]], the counting of the Omer from Pesach to Shavuot | ||
*[[ | *[[Yom HaAtzmaut]], Israeli Independence Day | ||
*[[ | *[[Lag BaOmer]], the 33rd day of the Omer, on which Rabbi Akiva's students stopped dying in a plague. | ||
*[[Shavuot]] | *[[Shavuot]], celebrating the receiving of the Torah with all night Torah study and dairy foods | ||
*[[Yom Tov]] | *[[Yom Tov]], holidays on which non-food related Melacha is prohibited | ||
*[[Chol HaMoed]] | *[[Chol HaMoed]], intermediate days between the the | ||
*[[Rosh Chodesh]] | *[[Rosh Chodesh]], the beginning of the new month | ||
*[[Three Weeks]] | *[[Three Weeks]], the three weeks of mourning over the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash, beginning with [[Shiva Asar BeTamuz]] and ending with [[Tisha BeAv]] | ||
*[[Nine Days]] | *[[Nine Days]], the nine days of the month of Av, from Rosh Chodesh to Tisha BeAv, during which the mourning practices become more intense. | ||
*[[Fast Days]] | *[[Fast Days]] | ||
*[[Tisha BeAv]] | *[[Tisha BeAv]], the day of compounded tragedy for the Jewish Nation | ||
*[[Tu BeAv]] | *[[Tu BeAv]], the day of much celebration for the Jewish Nation | ||
===Jewish holidays by month=== | ===Jewish holidays by month=== | ||
Revision as of 14:50, 6 August 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
- Chodesh Elul, the month of repentance heralding the new year, during which the shofar is blown daily and Selichot are recited
- Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, on which the Shofar is blown in coronation of Hashem over the world.
- Aseret Yimei Teshuva, the ten days of repentance between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
- Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, when the judgement for the year is sealed.
- Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, during which Jews sit in a Sukkah and shake the Arba Minim (Lulav, Etrog, Hadasim, and Aravot)
- Shemini Aseret, the one day holiday that concludes the Tishrei series of Yamim Tovim
- Simchat Torah, the day celebrating the concluding of the Torah
- Chanukah, the eight day festival of lights
- Tu BiShevat, the new year for the trees
- Purim, commemorating the hidden miracles that saved the Jewish people from Haman's plot to annihilate the nation.
- Purim Katan, the 14th of Adar I of a leap year
- Pesach, celebrating the exodus from Egypt with the seder, Matzah, Maror, and no Chametz
- Sefirat HaOmer, the counting of the Omer from Pesach to Shavuot
- Yom HaAtzmaut, Israeli Independence Day
- Lag BaOmer, the 33rd day of the Omer, on which Rabbi Akiva's students stopped dying in a plague.
- Shavuot, celebrating the receiving of the Torah with all night Torah study and dairy foods
- Yom Tov, holidays on which non-food related Melacha is prohibited
- Chol HaMoed, intermediate days between the the
- Rosh Chodesh, the beginning of the new month
- Three Weeks, the three weeks of mourning over the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash, beginning with Shiva Asar BeTamuz and ending with Tisha BeAv
- Nine Days, the nine days of the month of Av, from Rosh Chodesh to Tisha BeAv, during which the mourning practices become more intense.
- Fast Days
- Tisha BeAv, the day of compounded tragedy for the Jewish Nation
- Tu BeAv, the day of much celebration for the Jewish Nation
Jewish holidays by month
| Month | Jewish holidays and related events |
|---|---|
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 - Sefirat HaOmer |
Iyar
|
Yom HaAtzmaut - Pesach Sheni - Lag BaOmer |
Sivan
|
Shavuot |
Tammuz
|
Shiva Asar BeTamuz - Three Weeks |
Menachem Av
|
Nine Days - Tisha BeAv - Tu BeAv |
Elul
|
Chodesh Elul |
Misc.
|
Yom Tov - Yom Tov Sheni - Rosh Chodesh - Issru Chag |
