Holidays
for 5776 - 5777 (2015)
A Note about Jewish Holidays
All Jewish holidays begin at sunset
of the previous evening. The dates specified on this page are for the
erev – the evening that the holiday observance begins. The holiday
extends from sunset on the noted date until dusk on the next day or final date
noted.
Tu BiSh'vat ~ February 3-4,
2015
Tu
BiSh'vat, (טו בשבט) also known as
Jewish Arbor Day or the New Year of the Trees. The holiday is observed on
15th (tu) of the Hebrew month of Sh'vat.
Originally
an agricultural festival that marked the beginning of spring, in contemporary
times Tu BiSh’vat has become an ecology awareness day celebrated by the
planting of trees to honor the memory of family and friends. Since the 17th
century the celebration also includes a ritual Seder featuring fruits of trees
of the land of Israel.
Purim
~ March 4-5, 2015
Purim
(פּוּרִים) is a late winter/early spring festival that commemorates
the events that took place in the ancient Persian empire which were recorded in
the megillah, the Book of Esther. Jews were saved by Mordecai and his
adopted daughter Esther when the f royal vizier to King Ahasuerus, Haman, plotted to destroy them.
The holiday is observed on the 14th of the Hebrew month Adar
and is a joyful, fun holiday celebrated with masquerades, revelry, Hamantaschen
cookies, and exchanging gifts of food and drink known as Mishloach Manos.
Passsover
~ April 3-10, 2015
Passover or Pesach (פסח) is a
major spring holiday and one of the most important Jewish festivals. The
eight day observance takes place between the 15th and the 22nd
of the Hebrew month of Nissan. The celebration centers around
the festival meal, the Passover Seder, at which the haggadah, the story of the
Jews’ freedom from slavery and exodus from Egypt under the leadership of Moses
3,300 years ago, is read.
The telling of the Passover story
during the Passover meal includes recitation of “the four questions” and eating
symbolic foods that are placed on the ritual Sedar plate including, parsley,
charoset, horseradish, and matzoh. During the week of Pesach, unleaven
bread is prohibited separate dishes, utensils, and cookware are often used.
Yom HaShoah ~ April 15th
– 16th, 2015
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Yom HaZikaron and Yom
HaAtzmaut ~ April 21-23, 2015
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Lag BaOmer ~ May 6-7, 2015
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Shavuot ~ May 23-34, 2015
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Tishah B’av ~ July 25-26, 2015
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Selichot ~ September 5, 2015
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Rosh HaShanah ~ September 13-15, 2015
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Yom Kippur ~ September 22-23, 2015
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Sukkot ~ September 27, 2015 - October 4, 2015
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Simchat Torah ~ October 4-5, 2015
Hannukah ~ December 6-14, 2015
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