Jewish Holidays, Festivals and Rememberance days
Counting the Omer
April 7 - May 25, 2004 Count 50 days until the Torah was given at Mount Sinai, preparing for the big event with a program of introspection and self-improvement |
Shavuoth
May 26 - May 27, 2004 The Day the Torah was given -- celebrating the monumental encounter between G-d and the Israelites at Mount Sinai, an event which changed mankind forever |
Tisha B'Av and the 3 Weeks
July 6 - July 27, 2004 A Major Fast Day -- remembering the day when the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed, not once but twice |
Rosh HaShana
September 16 - September 17, 2004 A day of sweetness - the culmination of a month-long process of coming back to G-d |
Yom Kippur
September 24 (night) - September 25, 2004 A day of atonement - the culmination of a month-long process of coming back to G-d |
Chanukah
December 8 - December 15, 2004 The Holiday of Lights -- celebrating the miracle of a little oil that lasted eight days, and continues to illuminate our lives to this day |
10th of Teveth
December 22, 2004 A Fast Day -- to remember the day when the Babylonians first laid siege to Jerusalem, beginning a long line of disasters for the Jewish people |
Tu B'Shvath
January 25, 2005 New Year for the Trees -- how to celebrate our connection to the environment and appreciate the fruits of the Land of Israel |
Passover
April 24 - May 1, 2005 The Festival of Freedom -- eat matzah, read the Haggadah, and hearken back to the days when our ancestors were slaves in Egypt |
Israel Memorial Day
AMay 11, 2005 Israel Memorial Day -- giving one's life in defense of the Jewish people is a mitzvah of the highest order |
Israel Independence Day
May 12, 2005 Israel Independence Day -- the historic return of the Jewish people to the Land of Israel is a modern miracle |
Lag BaOmer
May 25, 2005 "33rd day of the Omer" -- great celebration for the Jewish people, since on this day Rabbi Shimon revealed the fundamental Kabbalistic teachings of "The Zohar." |
Yom Yerushalayim
June 4, 2005 On the anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem, we remember the special significance of the Holy City, and why it is the capital of the Jewish nation |
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