Feasts and Celebrations
The Hebrew Feasts and Celebrations carry a meaning and a depth that come from God, the Hebrew and/or the Jewish values. Some are rooted on traditions, some were ordained by Hashem and some are just for fun.
By no means this is a comprehensive list. In fact, this is probably the shortest list on the Web. The purpose here is not to add traditions for the sake of celebrating and promoting them for their own sake.
Holy Days
These holidays are in fact, holy days. Days set-apart for an specific purpose. To stop, observe, commemorate, celebrate and remember the God of Abraham and His deliverance.
Some of these observances begin at sunset in one day and end on nightfall a following day.
- Chanukah – Hanukkah (The Festival of Lights & Rededication of the Second Temple of Jerusalem)
- Purim (The Celebration of Jewish Deliverance)
- Rosh Chodesh (The First Day of the Month)
- Pesach (Passover)
- Shavuot (Feast of Weeks)
- Tisha B’Av (The Day of Fasting)
- Rosh Hashanah – Yom Teruah (Jewish New Year)
- Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement)
- Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)
- Shemini Atzeret – Simchat Torah (Rejoicing with/of Torah)