Throughout the year there are numerous holidays that we celebrate. Each holiday relates to a special time or event in Jewish history that we want to commemorate and celebrate. There are special prayers, Torah readings and pizmonim that we use on each holiday. Please note that holiday schedules are slightly different in Israel and outside of Israel. On this website, I will be mainly focusing on the reading that we use outside of Israel.
|
HOLIDAYS חגים |
YAMIM NORA'IIM
ימים נוראים |
The Yamim Nora'iim begin on Rosh Hashanah
which starts the new year and ends on Yom Kippur, also known as
the Day of Atonement. |
SUCCOT
סוכות |
Succot is a joyous holiday that begins a few
days after Yom Kippur. The term Succot is derived from the word
Succah which is the temporary home that we build and reside in
during the holiday. |
PESACH
פסח |
Pesach, also known as Passover, is the
holiday commemorating the redemption of the Jewish nation from
Egypt. The Matzah (unleavened bread) is traditionally eaten on
this holiday. |
SHAVUOT
שבועות |
Shavuot, the third of the Shalosh Regalim,
commemorates the day that God gave the Jewish nation the Torah
on Har Sinai. |
HANNUKAH
חנוכה |
Hannukah is a holiday when we light candles
for eight days. This holiday is celebrated to remember the
rededication of the second Beit Hamikdash during the times of
the Hashmonaim. |
PURIM
פורים |
Purim is the holiday that we celebrate in
the month of Adar to remember the deliverance of the
Jewish nation during the Persian Empire from Haman's destructive
plot. |
ROSH HODESH
ראש חודש |
The beginning of every month is termed Rosh
Hodesh. It is a special day (sometimes it's two days) when we
sing the Hallel and read special Torah portions. |
TAANIT
תענית |
There are certain days in the year when we
fast to commemorate certain tragic and significant events in
Jewish history. Special prayers and Torah reading are said
during those days. |
Lag Ba'Omer
ל''ג בעומר |
Starting on the second night of Pesach till the
holiday of Shavout, we count the Omer everyday for a total of seven
weeks. The thirty third day of the counting is also known as Lag Ba'Omer. |