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SUMMARY:Shmini Atzeret / שמיני עצרת
DESCRIPTION: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 into a single day and the names are used interchangeably.
URL:https://jewishnepa.org/event/shmini-atzeret-%d7%a9%d7%9e%d7%99%d7%a0%d7%99-%d7%a2%d7%a6%d7%a8%d7%aa/2025-10-13/
CATEGORIES:Jewish Holidays
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SUMMARY:Simchat Torah / שמחת תורה
DESCRIPTION: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 of Sukkot in the month of Tishrei (mid-September to early October on the Gregorian calendar).
URL:https://jewishnepa.org/event/simchat-torah-%d7%a9%d7%9e%d7%97%d7%aa-%d7%aa%d7%95%d7%a8%d7%94/2025-10-15/
CATEGORIES:Jewish Holidays
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SUMMARY:Shmini Atzeret / שמיני עצרת
DESCRIPTION: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 into a single day and the names are used interchangeably.
URL:https://jewishnepa.org/event/shmini-atzeret-%d7%a9%d7%9e%d7%99%d7%a0%d7%99-%d7%a2%d7%a6%d7%a8%d7%aa/2025-10-29/
CATEGORIES:Jewish Holidays
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251029T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251105T203000
DTSTAMP:20220824T210909Z
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SUMMARY:Sukkot / סוכות
DESCRIPTION:Sukkot (sukkōt\, or sukkos\, Feast of Booths\, Feast of Tabernacles) is a Biblical holiday celebrated on the 15th day of the month of Tishrei (late September to late October). It is one of the three biblically mandated festivals Shalosh regalim on which Jews were commanded to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem.
URL:https://jewishnepa.org/event/sukkot-%d7%a1%d7%95%d7%9b%d7%95%d7%aa/2025-10-29/
CATEGORIES:Jewish Holidays
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251029T203000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251031T203000
DTSTAMP:20230127T010139Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230127T010139Z
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SUMMARY:Shavuot / שבועות
DESCRIPTION:Shavuot is the second of three pilgrimage festivals in Judaism (along with Passover and Sukkot). Known as the Shalosh Regalim in Hebrew\, these festivals each have agricultural and historical significance and were days when\, in ancient times\, Jews would travel to the Temple in Jerusalem.
URL:https://jewishnepa.org/event/shavuot-%d7%a9%d7%91%d7%95%d7%a2%d7%95%d7%aa/2025-10-29/
CATEGORIES:Jewish Holidays
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251214T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251222T170000
DTSTAMP:20250616T231203Z
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SUMMARY:Chanukah / חנוכה
DESCRIPTION: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 the Hebrew calendar\, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar.
URL:https://jewishnepa.org/event/chanukah-%d7%97%d7%a0%d7%95%d7%9b%d7%94/
CATEGORIES:Jewish Holidays
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251217T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251217T183000
DTSTAMP:20251211T164659Z
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SUMMARY:Chanukah Celebration at the JRC of the Poconos!
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, December 17th between 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm for a delightful Chanukah celebration! Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Northeastern Pennsylvania.\nFood\, entertainment and games! Menorah Lighting at 5:00 pm. Live Chanukah music with Azi Steiner.\nSuggested Donation: $15 Adults\, $10 Children (ages 3-11) \nPLEASE: RSVP maggie@poconojrc.org (By Thursday\, December 11)
URL:https://jewishnepa.org/event/chanukah-celebration-at-the-jrc-of-the-poconos/
LOCATION:Jewish Resource Center of the Poconos\, 1210 N. 5th Street\, Stroudsburg\, P\, 18360\, United States
CATEGORIES:Jewish Holidays
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SUMMARY:Tu BiShvat / טו בשבט
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://jewishnepa.org/event/tu-bishvat-%d7%98%d7%95-%d7%91%d7%a9%d7%91%d7%98/2026-02-02/
CATEGORIES:Jewish Holidays
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260302T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260303T170000
DTSTAMP:20250616T231356Z
CREATED:20220824T210240Z
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SUMMARY:Purim / פורים
DESCRIPTION: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).
URL:https://jewishnepa.org/event/purim-%d7%a4%d7%95%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%9d/2026-03-02/
CATEGORIES:Jewish Holidays
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260413T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260414T193000
DTSTAMP:20250616T231602Z
CREATED:20220824T205700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250616T231602Z
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SUMMARY:Yom HaShoah יום השואה
DESCRIPTION:Holocaust Remembrance Day \n“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 actions carried out by Nazi Germany and its accessories\, and for the Jewish resistance in that period. In Israel\, it is a national memorial day and public holiday. It was inaugurated on 1953\, anchored by a law signed by the Prime Minister of Israel David Ben-Gurion and the President of Israel Yitzhak Ben-Zvi. It is held on the 27th of Nisan (April/May)\, unless the 27th would be adjacent to Shabbat\, in which case the date is shifted by a day.
URL:https://jewishnepa.org/event/yom-hashoah-%d7%99%d7%95%d7%9d-%d7%94%d7%a9%d7%95%d7%90%d7%94/
CATEGORIES:Jewish Holidays
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260421T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260422T190000
DTSTAMP:20250616T231649Z
CREATED:20230127T011003Z
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SUMMARY:Yom Hazikaron /  יום הזיכרון
DESCRIPTION:Yom Hazikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day) is a day to remember Israel’s fallen soldiers as well as Israeli victims of terror.
URL:https://jewishnepa.org/event/yom-hazikaron-%d7%99%d7%95%d7%9d-%d7%94%d7%96%d7%99%d7%9b%d7%a8%d7%95%d7%9f/2026-04-21/
CATEGORIES:Jewish Holidays
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260421T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260422T193000
DTSTAMP:20250616T231739Z
CREATED:20230127T035202Z
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SUMMARY:Yom Haatzmaut /  יום העצמאות
DESCRIPTION:Immediately after Yom Hazikaron ends\, Yom Haatzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day) begins. It takes place on the date in the Hebrew calendar that Israel declared independence\, the 5th of Iyar. \n 
URL:https://jewishnepa.org/event/yom-haatzmaut-%d7%99%d7%95%d7%9d-%d7%94%d7%a2%d7%a6%d7%9e%d7%90%d7%95%d7%aa/2026-04-21/
CATEGORIES:Jewish Holidays
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260504T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260505T200000
DTSTAMP:20250616T231908Z
CREATED:20230127T004940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250616T231908Z
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SUMMARY:Lag Baomer  / ל"ג בעומר
DESCRIPTION:Lag BaOmer occurs on the 33rd day of the Omer\, which is the 49-day period between Passover and Shavuot. The word “Lag” represents the number 33 in Hebrew\, and the name “Omer” refers to the Biblical “omer\,” which was a unit of measure. Lag BaOmer is a happy occasion that marks the end of a plague from two thousand years ago.
URL:https://jewishnepa.org/event/lag-baomer-%d7%9c%d7%92-%d7%91%d7%a2%d7%95%d7%9e%d7%a8/2026-05-04/
CATEGORIES:Jewish Holidays
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260505T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260506T200000
DTSTAMP:20230127T004940Z
CREATED:20230127T004940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230127T004940Z
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SUMMARY:Lag Baomer  / ל"ג בעומר
DESCRIPTION:Lag BaOmer occurs on the 33rd day of the Omer\, which is the 49-day period between Passover and Shavuot. The word “Lag” represents the number 33 in Hebrew\, and the name “Omer” refers to the Biblical “omer\,” which was a unit of measure. Lag BaOmer is a happy occasion that marks the end of a plague from two thousand years ago.
URL:https://jewishnepa.org/event/lag-baomer-%d7%9c%d7%92-%d7%91%d7%a2%d7%95%d7%9e%d7%a8/2026-05-05/
CATEGORIES:Jewish Holidays
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