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SUMMARY:Shavuot
DESCRIPTION:Jewish communities recall the date Moses received the Ten Commandments and celebrate a time of harvest on Shavuot. \nIs Shavuot a Public Holiday?\nWhile this is not a public holiday in the United States\, some Jewish-run organizations are closed on this date. \nWhen Is Shavuot?\nShavuot is celebrated on the 6th day of the month of Sivan in the Hebrew calendar\, which usually falls in May in the Gregorian calendar. \nA Sacred Pact in the Desert\nShavuot represents both the end of a holy period of seven weeks after Passover and the start of the covenant\, or sacred pact\, between God and the Jewish people. \nThe biblical story holds that while the Israelites were encamped at the foot of Mount Sinai\, Moses climbed to the summit and received the Ten Commandments on the 50th day after their flight from slavery in Egypt. On that day\, it is said the mountain bloomed into greenery. \nToday\, Shavuot is used to focus on spiritual cleansing meant to purify worshippers for a new year\, and to celebrate the first harvest of crops. \nIn more religious communities\, students may stay up all night to study the Torah on the eve of Shavuot. This tradition is thought to be an act of repentance for the Israelites\, who were said to have overslept on the day that Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the commandments. \nFirst Fruits and Cheesecake\nFor many Jews\, Shavuot is primarily a harvest celebration. In ancient times\, a gold basket bearing the first “fruits” or harvest of crops was brought to the Temple in Jerusalem on this date. Among the offerings were barley\, dates\, figs\, grapes\, olives\, pomegranates\, and wheat. Today\, symbolic baskets are often created for the holiday and may include other crops grown in Jewish communities. \nAnother modern tradition is eating dairy foods. The biblical reason for this is that Shavuot is connected to the nation´s exodus from Egypt into the Promised Land\, where\, according to the Book of Exodus\, the Jews went “From the misery of Egypt to a country flowing with milk and honey…” (Exodus 3:8-17). \nIn the Ashkenazi\, or European Jewish community\, foods made with dairy products like cheesecake and blintzes are served to echo that scripture passage. Sephardic or North African Jewish communities prefer cheese kelsonnes (a kind of ravioli) and a seven–layer cake known as Siete Cielos (Seven Heavens) to celebrate the day. \nSome other religious traditions have holidays that echo the timing of Shavuot. The Christian festival of Pentecost\, for example\, is observed seven weeks\, or 49 days\, after Easter Sunday\, and celebrates a similar idea of the passing of divine wisdom or spirit to a group of followers. \nJewish Holidays Last Longer outside of Israel\nIn the Jewish diaspora—Jewish communities outside of Israel—an extra day is usually added to religious observances\, with the exception of Yom Kippur\, which lasts only one day worldwide\, and Rosh Hashana\, which is celebrated over two days in both Israel and the diaspora. \nThis custom has its roots in ancient times when the beginning of the months in the Jewish calendar still relied on the sighting of the crescent Moon following a New Moon. \nThe beginning of a new month was determined by the Sanhedrin\, the supreme court of ancient Israel in Jerusalem. Once the date was published\, messengers were dispatched to spread the news among Jews living abroad. Since this process took some time\, it was decreed Jews outside of ancient Israel were to observe every holiday for two days to make sure that the rules and customs
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SUMMARY:Lag BaOmer
DESCRIPTION:Celebrated on the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer holy period\, Lag B´Omer (or Lag BaOmer) recalls great sages and ancient miracles. \nIs Lag B´Omer a Public Holiday?\nWhile this is not a public holiday in the United States\, some Jewish-run organizations are closed on this date. \nWhen Is Lag B´Omer?\nLag B´Omer is celebrated on the 18th day of the month of Iyar in the Hebrew calendar\, which usually falls in May in the Gregorian calendar. \nCounting of the Sheaves\nThe name of this holiday refers to the 33rd day of the Omer\, which translates from Hebrew as a sheaf of wheat or barley. \nA passage in the Torah´s book of Leviticus says that God commanded people to make an offering of a sheaf of barley on each of the 50 days between Passover and Shavuot. \nThe day numbers of 1-50 are called out in the temple after each evening service\, a tradition that became known as the “Counting of the Omer”. \nWhile the origin of this holiday is not entirely clear\, some historians speculate that the 33rd day of this counting was singled out for celebration because an ancient spring festival was also celebrated on this date. Another popular theory is that this was the day that a plague that ravaged the famed Rabbi Akiva’s students in the second century CE suddenly ended. \nBonfires and Bows\nBonfires often light up the sky to celebrate Lag B´Omer. Some scholars say this is meant to represent the teaching and enlightenment\, or “spiritual light” brought into the world by 2nd-century Judean sage Simeon ben Yochai. \nOther historians think there may be a connection between the traditional celebration of Lag B´Omer and European May Day festivals featuring bonfires. \nIn Israel\, a major Lag B´Omer celebration is held at the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai\, where large crowds celebrate with bonfires\, torches\, song\, dancing\, and feasting. \nArchery bows also play a part in Lag B´Omer celebrations\, particularly among children. The bow is meant to recall the rainbow sent by God in the aftermath of the great flood as a sign of hope. The Hebrew word for both bow and rainbow is keshet\, so children are often encouraged to play games with bows and arrows as a special part of the observance. \nA Ritual Haircut\nAnother Lag B´Omer tradition is upsherin\, a ceremonial hair cutting usually given to three-year-old boys. In more religious and Hasidic communities\, the boys typically have not had their hair trimmed before this age. \nIn fact\, the Talmud forbids the cutting of hair during the entire Counting of the Omer period\, except on the date of Lag B´Omer. In some places\, the boy´s parents give out wine and sweets in celebration to onlookers while their child gets his first haircut. \nJewish Holidays Last Longer Outside of Israel\nIn the Jewish diaspora—Jewish communities outside of Israel—an extra day is usually added to religious observances\, with the exception of Yom Kippur\, which lasts only one day worldwide\, and Rosh Hashana\, which is celebrated over two days in both Israel and the diaspora. \nThis custom has its roots in ancient times when the beginning of the months in the Jewish calendar still relied on the sighting of the crescent Moon following a New Moon. \nThe beginning of a new month was determined by the Sanhedrin\, the supreme court of ancient Israel in Jerusalem. Once the date was published\, messengers were dispatched to spread the news among Jews living abroad. Since this process took some time\, it was decreed that Jews outside of ancient Israel were to observe every holiday for two days to make sure the rules and customs applicable to each holiday were observed on the proper date. This rule is still observed today.
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SUMMARY:Yom HaShoah
DESCRIPTION:Known as “Holocaust Remembrance Day” in English\, Yom HaShoah commemorates the lives of the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust between 1933 and 1945. \nIs Yom HaShoah a Public Holiday?\nWhile this is not a public holiday in the United States\, some Jewish-run organizations are closed on this date. \nWhen Is Yom HaShoah?\nYom HaShoa is celebrated on the 27th day of the month of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar\, which usually falls in April or May in the Gregorian calendar. \nRemembrance and Recounting\nJewish communities often organize solemn services\, prayers and vigils on this date. Schools may show films about the Holocaust\, and invite the few remaining living survivors or their descendants to tell their stories of survival to classes. Other Yom HaShoah ceremonies can include readings of the names of victims\, fasting\, and the planting of trees or flowers. \nIn the temples\, a special prayer called Megillat HaShoah is read for the occasion\, and memorial candles are lit while the Kaddish\, a prayer for those who have passed\, is spoken. \nThe Lessons of Hate\nIn 1980\, an act of Congress created the Holocaust Memorial Council\, which today plays a major part in organizing Yom HaShoah observances in the United States. The Holocaust Week of Remembrance occurs from Sunday to Sunday for the week that includes Yom HaShoah. \nThe events during this memorial are designed to remind people of the deadly consequences of allowing bigotry\, hatred\, and indifference to become normalized. During this time\, lectures are given by Holocaust scholars\, student essay competitions and poetry readings are held\, and music composed during the Holocaust is performed. \nNational Day of Mourning\nIn Israel\, Yom HaShoah is considered a national memorial day\, beginning with an evening ceremony at the Yad Vashem monument. \nAt 10 am on the holiday\, air-raid sirens are sounded throughout the country for a national moment of silence. Places of public entertainment are closed and flags on public buildings are flown at half-mast. \nSome students at Jewish schools travel to a special memorial service at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp near Kraków\, Poland on this date. The memorial ceremony held there has become known as “The March of the Living” or “The March of Remembrance and Hope.” \nJewish Holidays Last Longer Outside of Israel\nIn the Jewish diaspora—Jewish communities outside of Israel—an extra day is usually added to religious observances\, with the exception of Yom Kippur\, which lasts only one day worldwide\, and Rosh Hashana\, which is celebrated over two days in both Israel and the diaspora. \nThis custom has its roots in ancient times when the beginning of the months in the Jewish calendar still relied on the sighting of the crescent Moon following a New Moon. \nThe beginning of a new month was determined by the Sanhedrin\, the supreme court of ancient Israel in Jerusalem. Once the date was published\, messengers were dispatched to spread the news among Jews living abroad. Since this process took some time\, it was decreed that Jews outside of ancient Israel were to observe every holiday for two days to make sure the rules and customs applicable to each holiday were observed on the proper date. This rule is still observed today.
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SUMMARY:Last Day of Passover
DESCRIPTION:Many Jewish communities in the United States mark the last day of Passover as the end of a Jewish holiday that celebrates the deliverance of Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. Passover is also known as Pesah\, Pesach\, or the Feast of Unleavened Bread. \nIs Last Day of Passover a Public Holiday?\nThis is not a public holiday in the United States. Most businesses\, schools\, and offices are open and follow regular hours\, but Jewish-run businesses and organizations might be closed. \nWhat Do People Do?\nPassover lasts for up to eight days (or seven days among Reform Jewish groups). There are many Jewish people who adhere to most of the Sabbath observances during the last day of Passover. Some may take a holiday around this time of the year. It is also a time for Jewish people to recite special blessings or prayers\, as well as visit a synagogue or listen to readings from the Torah and eat a ceremonial meal. \nMany Jewish families in the United States eat a ceremonial meal known as the Seder\, which involves telling the story of the exodus from Egypt as well as eating various symbolic foods\, such as meat of the paschal lamb and bitter herbs (recalling the harsh life of slavery). \nPublic Life\nNone of the Passover days are federal holidays in the United States. However\, many Jewish businesses and organizations are closed for some of the days or have restricted opening hours on others. \nBackground and symbols\nPassover celebrates Jewish people’s deliverance from slavery in Egypt. It is one of the three pilgrim festivals.  Passover is related to the Christian observances of Good Friday and Easter Sunday and the Islamic Day of Ashura. Read about other Jewish observances\, such as Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day)\, Purim\, Yom HaShoah\, Lag B’Omer\, Shavuot\, Tisha B’Av and Rosh Hashana. \nJewish Holidays Last Longer Outside of Israel\nIn the Jewish diaspora—Jewish communities outside of Israel—an extra day is usually added to religious observances\, with the exception of Yom Kippur\, which lasts only one day worldwide\, and Rosh Hashana\, which is celebrated over two days in both Israel and the diaspora. \nThis custom has its roots in ancient times when the beginning of the months in the Jewish calendar still relied on the sighting of the crescent Moon following a New Moon. \nThe beginning of a new month was determined by the Sanhedrin\, the supreme court of ancient Israel in Jerusalem. Once the date was published\, messengers were dispatched to spread the news among Jews living abroad. Since this process took some time\, it was decreed that Jews outside of ancient Israel were to observe every holiday for 2 days to make sure that the rules and customs applicable to each holiday were observed on the proper date. This rule is still observed today.
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SUMMARY:Passover (first day)
DESCRIPTION:Note: Jewish holidays begin at sundown the day before the date specified for the holiday. \nThis is not a public holiday in the United States. Most businesses\, schools\, and offices are open and follow regular hours\, but Jewish-run businesses and organizations might be closed. \nFor more info on Passover\, click here.
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SUMMARY:Passover Eve
DESCRIPTION:Note: Jewish holidays begin at sundown the day before the date specified for the holiday. \nThis is not a public holiday in the United States. Most businesses\, schools\, and offices are open and follow regular hours\, but Jewish-run businesses and organizations might be closed. \nFor more info on Passover\, click here.
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SUMMARY:Purim
DESCRIPTION:Purim\, or the Festival of Lots\, is a joyous holiday that celebrates the Biblical story of the rescue of the Jews in ancient Persia. \nIs Purim a Public Holiday?\nPurim is not a public holiday in the United States. Some Jewish-run organizations are closed. \nWhen Is Purim?\nThe holiday of Purim is observed on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar (or Adar II in Leap Years) in the Hebrew calendar.Purim falls in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. \nDivine Intervention\nAccording to the Megillah (the Book of Esther)\, Purim celebrates the miraculous rescue of the Jewish people from a plot to destroy their community in a single day during the fifth century BCE. \nThe narrative says that the villain of the story\, the Prime Minister of the Persian Empire\, known as Haman\, had thrown lots (a practice of casting pebbles or drawing straws to determine divine will) to choose the day to carry out his murderous plan against the Jews. The Hebrew word Purim translates as “lots” in ancient Persian. \nPurim recalls the divinely-assisted intervention of Esther\, the Jewish wife of Persian King Ahasuerus\, on behalf of her people. According to the Torah\, thanks to her actions\, the ruler was swayed to revoke the order to kill the Jews. Haman was then executed and\, for a while\, the Jews of the area enjoyed the protection of the crown. \nCarnival for the Kids\nAfter the reading of the story of Purim in the synagogue\, it’s common for the temple to host a carnival with prizes and games for children. \nKids (and some adults) wear colorful costumes\, often dressed as biblical characters like Mordechai (or Mordecai)\, a Jewish advisor to the King of Persia\, and the heroic Queen Esther. \nA children’s Purim spiel (play) is often part of the fun. These shows can include song parodies that take a satiric look at modern life\, and weave elements of the Purim story into the plot. Every time Haman´s name is spoken during these plays\, children crank special noisemakers to boo the villain. \nGift Giving and Hamantashen\nTwo important Purim traditions are for friends to exchange gifts of food\, and to make donations to the poor. \nOn the Purim table\, triangle-shaped dishes are traditionally served at holiday parties to remind the worshippers of the legendary shape of Haman’s hat. \nOne favorite on the holiday menu is a three-cornered pastry called hamantaschen\, filled with apricot jam\, prunes\, or poppy seeds. Another popular dish is kreplach\, which are triangular dumplings served in chicken soup. \nWalled Cities Have Their Own Date\nJews around the globe celebrate Purim on the 14th of Adar\, with a fascinating exception. People who live in walled cities such as Jerusalem celebrate a day later. \nThis is to honor the Jews of the ancient walled city of Shushan\, who were in battle on that first Purim day\, and so had delay the celebration by 24 hours. Today\, only Jerusalem celebrates Purim on the 15th of Adar. \nJewish Holidays Last Longer Outside of Israel\nIn the Jewish diaspora—Jewish communities outside of Israel—an extra day is usually added to religious observances\, with the exception of Yom Kippur\, which lasts only one day worldwide\, and Rosh Hashana\, which is celebrated over two days in both Israel and the diaspora. \nThis custom has its roots in ancient times when the beginning of the months in the Jewish calendar still relied on the sighting of the crescent Moon following a New Moon. \nThe beginning of a new month was determined by the Sanhedrin\, the supreme court of ancient Israel in Jerusalem. Once the date was published\, messengers were dispatched to spread the news among Jews living abroad. Since this process took some time\, it was decreed that Jews outside of ancient Israel were to observe every holiday for two days to make sure that the rules and customs applicable to each holiday were observed on the proper date. This rule is still observed today.
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SUMMARY:Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat
DESCRIPTION:Tu B’Shevat (or Tu Bishvat) marks the “birthday of the fruit trees” under Jewish law\, and is often celebrated by a symbolic meal and tree planting activities. \nIs Tu B´Shevat a Public Holiday?\nWhile this is not a public holiday in the United States\, some Jewish-run organizations are closed on this date. \nWhen Is Tu B´Shevat?\nTu B´Shevat is celebrated on the 15th day of the month of Shevat in the Hebrew calendar\, which usually falls in January in the Gregorian calendar. \nFruit\, Nuts and Planting\nSome Jewish people gather with family and friends to celebrate Tu B´Shevat by serving a seder (holiday meal) of dried fruit and nuts\, red wine and grape juice. Pickled etog\, a type of citrus\, is often a featured dish at these festivities. \nOther Jewish people celebrate by planting trees or joining in on efforts to raise environmental awareness. To many\, it is considered the Jewish equivalent of Arbor Day. \nGreen Day\nIn recent years\,Tu B’Shevat has come to be primarily an environmental holiday. Many Jews use this day as an opportunity to remind themselves of their scriptural duty to care to be good stewards for God’s creation\, or the natural world. \nMany Jews honor the day by taking part in a tree-planting ceremony\, or collecting and sending money to Israel for tree planting efforts there. \nOthers celebrate by picking fruits and vegetables at farms\, starting herb gardens\, building birdhouses\, or organizing beach and park clean-up activities. \nJewish Holidays Last Longer Outside of Israel\nIn the Jewish diaspora—Jewish communities outside of Israel—an extra day is usually added to religious observances\, with the exception of Yom Kippur\, which lasts only one day worldwide\, and Rosh Hashana\, which is celebrated over two days in both Israel and the diaspora. \nThis custom has its roots in ancient times when the beginning of the months in the Jewish calendar still relied on the sighting of the crescent Moon following a New Moon. \nThe beginning of a new month was determined by the Sanhedrin\, the supreme court of ancient Israel in Jerusalem. Once the date was published\, messengers were dispatched to spread the news among Jews living abroad. Since this process took some time\, it was decreed that Jews outside of ancient Israel were to observe every holiday for 2 days to make sure that the rules and customs applicable to each holiday were observed on the proper date. This rule is still observed today.
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SUMMARY:Passover (first day)
DESCRIPTION:Note: Jewish holidays begin at sundown the day before the date specified for the holiday. \nThis is not a public holiday in the United States. Most businesses\, schools\, and offices are open and follow regular hours\, but Jewish-run businesses and organizations might be closed. \nFor more info on Passover\, click here.
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SUMMARY:Passover Eve
DESCRIPTION:Note: Jewish holidays begin at sundown the day before the date specified for the holiday. \nThis is not a public holiday in the United States. Most businesses\, schools\, and offices are open and follow regular hours\, but Jewish-run businesses and organizations might be closed. \nFor more info on Passover\, click here.
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