Holidays & Fasts
The yearly cycle of Feasts and Festivals, which includes Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Purim, Pesach, and other contemporary observances. Also included are the minor fasts throughout the year.
Chanukah 
Articles relating to the celebration of Chanukah Elul - Spiritually Preparing for the High Holidays 
Elul, the final month of the Jewish year begins a forty-day period of introspection and repentance which includes the High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Over time individuals and communities have adopted customs meant to get them spiritually prepared for the High Holidays. Passover
Articles and resources to help you prepare for, understand and fully embrace Passover. Purim
Articles and resources all about Purim Rosh Chodesh A Holiday for Jewish Women
Rosh Chodesh, the beginning of the Jewish month, is a celebration that has immense significance for women. Learn the history of this observance as well as the why's and how's of observing it yourself! Rosh Hashanah: The Jewish New Year
Customs and traditions related to the holiday of Rosh Hashanah - including recipe and meal ideas, spiritual preparation and how to observe this holiday. Selichot Prayers of Forgiveness
On the Saturday night before Rosh Hashanah, Ashkenazic Jews begin to recite selichot, prayers of forgiveness in preparation for the High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Sephardic Jews customarily begin reciting selichot on the 2nd day of Elul and continue to do so until Yom Kippur. Shavuot
The spiritual redemption of the Jewish people, the receiving of the Torah at Mount Sinai - the holiday of Shavuot. Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah
Information on the holidays following Sukkot. Sukkot
Information on the holiday of Sukkot The Counting of the Omer
Not exactly a holiday, the Counting of the Omer takes place between Passover and Shavuot. It connects us from the physical liberation of Passover to the upcoming spiritual liberation of Shavuot. The Days of Awe
Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are the Days of Awe. They are the Ten Days between when G-d has determined our fate and when G-d will seal our fate for the year to come. The Fast of Gedalia
The Fast of Gedalia is a minor fast that occurs the day after Rosh Hashanah. Its meaning in Jewish history is major. The Tenth of Tevet - A Minor Fast
The Tenth day of the month of Tevet is a minor fast day for the Jewish people. The Tenth of Tevet - A Minor Fast Day
Although Yom Kippur is perhaps the best known and most widely observed Jewish fast day, there are five additional fast days on the Jewish calendar, four of which relate in some fashion to the destruction of the Holy Temples in Jerusalem. One of these is the 10th of Tevet. The Three Weeks
The Three Weeks begin on the 17th of the month of Tammuz, which is a minor fast day and continue through Tisha b’Av, or the ninth of Av, which is a major fast day, on which we mourn the destruction of both the First and Second Temple as well as numerous other tragedies throughout our history. The Three Weeks & Tisha B'Av
On July 20th, the 17th of Tammuz, we begin a period of time known as The Three Weeks. This is a great period of mourning for the Jewish people. Tisha B'Av
Tisha B’Av is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, a day of national mourning. On Tisha b’Av, both Temples were destroyed and many other tragic events have occurred on this date as well. Tisha b'Av is a major fast day, a time for mourning as well as a time for reflection and introspection. Tu B'Av - A Jewish Day of Love
Tu B’Av or the fifteenth of the month of Av is a minor holiday whose main theme is that of love. In Israel today, Tu b’Av has become the equivalent of Valentine’s Day and is known as Chag HaAhava—literally, the festival or the holiday of love. Tu B´Shvat
What is Lag b'Omer
Lag B’Omer, the 33rd day of the Omer is a day marked with barbecues, bonfires, weddings, music and other festivities. The reasons for celebrating Lag b’Omer remain obscure for many.
Yom HaShoah
Articles relating to Holocaust Remembrance Day Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut
In the United States, Memorial Day often comes and goes with little more than a day off of school and work. Yom HaZikaron - Israel’s Memorial Day - arrives right before Yom Ha’Atzmaut - Israel’s Independence Day. There is hardly a person in Israel who does not take pause for contemplation and then celebration during these two days. Yom Kippur - The Day of Atonement
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