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7 wrz 2024 · Jewish festivals, holidays commonly observed by the Jewish community. Below is a summary of the major Jewish holidays, which traditionally begin at sunset on the previous evening. For fuller treatment of the Jewish calendar and its cycle of Jewish religious observance, see Jewish religious year.
- Passover
Passover, in Judaism, holiday commemorating the Hebrews’...
- Passover
Rosh Hashanah [1st and 2nd Tishrei] is the first day of the Jewish Year. Literally translated it means the head [Rosh] of the year [Hashanah] i.e. just as the head controls the body, so too one is judged by G‑d on Rosh Hashanah and decisions are made in the Heavenly Court above for the whole year.
7 mar 2023 · Purim is a festival when Jews remember Esther, who was the Queen of Persia more than 2,000 years ago. She was Jewish but her husband, the King, didn't know this. The...
Jewish Holidays. Observances, study, FAQs, videos, and music for all minor and major Jewish holidays, festivals and fast days.
There are essentially three major categories of Jewish holidays, celebrations, and commemorations found in the Jewish calendar. These are biblical holidays, rabbinic holidays, and post-rabbinic celebrations.
5 dni temu · Passover, in Judaism, holiday commemorating the Hebrews’ liberation from slavery in Egypt and the “passing over” of the forces of destruction, or the sparing of the firstborn of the Israelites, when the Lord “smote the land of Egypt” on the eve of the Exodus.
16 paź 2024 · Sukkot is a weeklong Jewish holiday that comes five days after Yom Kippur. Sukkot celebrates the gathering of the harvest and commemorates the miraculous protection G‑d provided for the children of Israel when they left Egypt.
