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October 2019
Shemini Atzeret ("the Eighth [day] of Assembly") is celebrated on the 22nd day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei (first month of calendar). In the Diaspora, an additional day is celebrated, the second day being separately referred to as Simchat Torah. In Israel and Reform Judaism, the holidays of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah are combined [...]
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Simchat Torah or Simḥath Torah (also Simkhes Toreh, "Rejoicing with/of the Torah,") is a celebration marking the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the beginning of a new cycle. Simchat Torah is a component of the Biblical Jewish holiday of Shemini Atzeret ("Eighth Day of Assembly"), which follows immediately after the festival [...]
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Avi Liberman, Comedian, is performing at the Jewish Federation NEPA UJA 2020 Campaign Event on November 2, 2019.
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Join us on Sunday, November 10, 2019 from 10am to noon at Nivert Metal 2020 Annual Campaign For Jewish Needs Volunteers Needed! Contact Dassy for Details
Find out moreJoin us on Monday, November 11 2019 at 7:30 pm 2020 Annual Campaign For Jewish Needs Volunteers Needed! Contact Dassy for information.
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Hanukkah, Chanukah or Chanuka, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to [...]
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Tu BiShvat or Tu B'Shevat or Tu B'Shvat occurs on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. It is also called "The New Year of the Trees" or (Rosh HaShanah La'Ilanot). Tu BiShvat is one of four "New Years" mentioned in the Mishnah.
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Purim ("lots", from the word pur, related to Akkadian pūru) commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people in the ancient Persian Empire from destruction in the wake of a plot by Haman, a story recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther (Megillat Esther).
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Passover (Pesach) commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. Passover begins on the 15th day of the month of Nisan in the Jewish calendar, which is in spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and is celebrated for seven or eight days. It is one of the most [...]
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Holocaust Remembrance Day "Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day" known colloquially in Israel and abroad as Yom HaShoah (יום השואה) and in English as Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Holocaust Day, is observed as Israel's day of commemoration for the approximately six million Jews and five million others who perished in the Holocaust as a result of the [...]
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