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Rosh Hashanah marks the start of the Jewish New Year and the beginning of the 10 days of introspection and repentance called the Days of Awe, a time for introspection on the previous year, which ...
In this week's episode of Holiday Heroes, we're spending some time with Dorot, a New York City-based organization that provides various services for the elderly.
Sukkah City was a public art and architecture competition planned for New York City's Union Square Park. The winning design was chosen as the City Sukkah, to stand, starting on September 22, 2010, for the requisite seven days of the harvest holiday. A committee of art critics and celebrated architects selected the 12 finalists from a field of ...
The Jewish Passover holiday typically draws crowds of Israelis outside to burn heaps of leavened bread, commemorating the Biblical exodus from slavery in Egypt. Israel this week imposed holiday ...
Iranian Jews, end of Passover holiday. 27 Nisan sunset, April 8 – nightfall, April 9, 2021 Yom HaShoah: Public holiday in Israel. Moved to 26 or 28 Nisan when the 27th falls on Friday or Sunday respectively, interfering with Shabbat. Movable April 10, 2021 Shabbat Mevorchim: Shabbat preceding and beginning a week containing a Rosh Chodesh: 1 Iyar
Greeting people; Learning Torah [except for certain parts of the Scriptures and Talmud which deal with mourning or the destruction of the Temples]. For some restrictions, Jewish law makes a distinction between the beginning of the Nine Days and the week in which Tisha B'Av falls. (The new week begins on Saturday night).
Yeshiva Week is the informal term for a vacation period that occurs every year from mid to late January, in which many Jewish day schools and yeshivas afford time off for their students. [1] It is primarily a North American phenomenon. This week is also held to avoid possible halachic issues with the typical American winter vacation held from ...
While technically not a major holiday, it is a celebration of pure joy, fun, and smiling children as we celebrate the military victory of the Jews of Persia (now Iran) over the king's troops in ...