Jewish Feasts and Holidays
Purim
13 - 15 Adar
Usually in March
Purim celebrates the salvation of the Jewish people, in the year 3405 from Creation (356 BCE), from Haman's plot "to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews." Purim is observed each year on the 14th of Adar, celebrating the deliverance of the Jewish people from the wicked Haman in the days of Queen Esther of Persia, as described in the book of Esther.
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Passover
15 - 22 Nissan
in Spring
Passover celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. One of the major mitzvos of this holiday is the prohibition against eating any leavened bread or products.
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Counting of the Omer
Between the holidays of Passover and Shavuot
The Omer is counted after nightfall on each evening. The count signifies our preparation for the receiving of the Torah on the holiday of Shavuot.
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Shavuot
6 - 7 Sivan
Usually in May
The Giving of the Torah. Shavuot is the culmination of the counting of the 49 days of the Omer. It marks the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai. The Ten Commandments are read in synagogues on Shavuot just as they were in the desert on Mt. Sinai over 3,300 years ago.
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Rosh Hashanah
in the Fall
The High Holy Days are observed over a 10-day period, beginning with Rosh Hashanah and ending with Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, celebrates the creation of the world and is a time for reflection on the year past.
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Yom Kippur
in the Fall
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the most solemn day of the Jewish year.
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Sukkot
in the Fall
It is a Biblical commandment to eat in the Sukkah on Sukkot. It is customary to prepare the "four kinds" for use on Sukkot.
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Simchat Torah
in the Fall
Shemini Atzeret - Simchat Torah-The congregation dances before the Torah scrolls with joy.
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Chanukah
Kislev 25 - 2 Tevet
in December
Chanukah commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after a group of Jewish warriors called the Hasmoneans defeated the Syrians who had defiled the Holy Temple and attempted to force the Jews to assimilate. It is celebrated for eight days by kindling the menorah each evening.
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Jewish Feasts (2010)
February 25 - Purim
March 30 - 1st day of Passover
May 19 - 1st day of Shavuot
July 20 - Tish'a B'Av
September 9 - 1st day of Rosh Hashanah
September 17- Yom Kippur
September 23 - 1st day of Sukkot
September 30 - Shemini Atzeret
October 1 - Simchat Torah
December 1 - 1st day of Hanukkah
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