Guide your congregation through a process of communal study
Guide your congregation through a process of communal study about, reflection on and experimentation with Shabbat observance.
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Preparing for the Yamim Noraim
As fall approaches, Jews throughout the world prepare for a unique ten-day period of prayer, self-examination, fasting, and repentance. It is time for the Yamim Noraim, the Days of Awe, the High Holy Days: Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. These holidays are preceded by a month of reflection: the Hebrew month of Elul. During this time, morning worship includes special penitential prayers and concludes with the blowing of the shofar as a reminder of the approaching season of atonement. In some communities, this is also a time to visit the graves of loved ones.
Each holiday begins and ends at sundown on the days listed.
| NOTE: Each holiday begins and ends at sundown on the days listed. | ||
| JEWISH YEAR | 5774 | 5775 |
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SECULAR YEAR |
Sept 2013–
Sept 2014
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Sept 2014–
Sept 2015
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| S’LICHOT SERVICE | Sat AUG 31 |
Sat SEP 20 |
| ROSH HASHANAH | Wed-Fri SEP 4-6 |
Wed–Fri SEP 24-26 |
| YOM KIPPUR | Fri-Sat SEP 13-14 |
Fri–Sat OCT 3-4 |
| SUKKOT | Wed-Wed SEP 18-25 |
Wed–Wed OCT 8-15 |
| ATZERET – SIMCHAT TORAH |
Wed-Thurs SEP 25-26 |
Wed–Thurs O |
Chanukah, meaning dedication in Hebrew
Chanukah, meaning “dedication” in Hebrew, refers to the joyous eight-day celebration during which Jews commemorate the victory of the Macabees over the armies of Syria in 165 B.C.E. and the subsequent liberation and “re-dedication” of the Temple in Jerusalem. The modern home celebration of Chanukah centers around the lighting of the chanukiah, a…
Shavuot is a Hebrew word meaning weeks
Shavuot is a Hebrew word meaning “weeks” and refers to the Jewish festival marking the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Shavuot, like so many other Jewish holidays began as an ancient agricultural festival, marking the end of the spring barley harvest and the beginning of the summer wheat harvest. Shavuot was distinguished in ancient times by…