Jewish holidays, mostly festivals (haggim), celebrate revelation by commemorating different events in the passage of the Children of Israel out of slavery in Egypt to their return to the Land of Israel. They are also timed to coincide with important agricultural seasons. Jewish holidays: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur,Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah, Hanukkah, Tu Bishvat, Purim, Pesach, Yom Ha’Shoah, Yom Ha’atzmaut, Lag Ba’omer, Shavuot, Tisha B’Av.
Understanding Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah …On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the Festival of Sukkot, seven days for HaShem… on the eighth day, there shall be a holy convocation for you. -Leviticus 23:34 Tishri 22, the day after the seventh day of Sukkot, is the holiday Shemini Atzeret. In Israel, Shemini Atzeret is also the holiday of Simchat Torah. Outside of Israel, where extra days of holidays are held, only the second day of Shemini Atzeret is Simchat Torah: Shemini Atzeret is Tishri 22 and 23, while Simchat Torah is Tishri 23. These two holidays are commonly thought of as part of Sukkot, but that is technically incorrect; Shemini Atzeret is a holiday in its own right and does not involve some of the special observances of Sukkot. We do not take up the lulav and etrog on these days, and our dwelling in [...]
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I’ll be sharing a cornucopia of plentiful Sukkot delights over the next 8 days or so. I do hope you keep the Feast in love with family and friends. If you are Jewish and have not discovered the joys of this most merry aspect of your heritage, I hope to be an encouragement. If you are a Christian and wish to join with Israel in some aspects of ...
In Vayikrah / Leviticus 23:2 it is written, "the feasts of HaShem, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations …." The Hebrew term translated as convocation in Vayikra 23:2,4 is mikra, which means "a rehearsal." From this we can see that God gave the festivals to be yearly "rehearsals" of the future eve ...
On the first day, you will take for yourselves a fruit of a beautiful tree, palm branches, twigs of a braided tree and brook willows, and you will rejoice before HaShem your God for seven days. -Leviticus 23:40 One observance during Sukkot involves what are known as the Four Species (arba minim in Hebrew) or the lulav and etrog. We are commanded to ...
This Rosh Chodesh, New Moon, marks the start of the month of Elul. Elul 1 is 30 days from the Feast of Trumpets and 40 days before the Day of Atonement. "Elul" has been interpreted as an acronym, with its Hebrew letters "Aleph," "Lamed," "Vav," "Lamed" representing the words "Ani L& ...
El Talmud en el tratado de Taanit nos relata: – No hubo festividades mayores para el pueblo de Israel que el 15 de Av y Iom Kipur-. Y luego nos sigue mostrando una seria de acontencimientos de gran regocijo que ocrurieron en una fecha igual a esta, 15 de Av. Primeramente, se terminó la muerte de aquellas personas que fueron enjuiciadas ...
The command to observe the Shabbat is almost always prefaced by the statement, “you shall do your work for six days etc.” Why the need for this prologue related to the regular week? Why doesn’t the Torah just tell us about the actual day of Shabbat? One possible reason is that the Torah is making clear that it is an obligation to ...
The start of the ‘three weeks’ comes about on the 17th day in the Jewish month of Tammuz, Jews all over the world fast and lament to commemorate the many calamities that befell the Jews on this ominous day. The Seventeenth of Tammuz (Hebrew: שבעה עשר בתמוז, Shi ...
Shavuot/Pentecost (Sivan 6) begins at sunset Tuesday, May 18, 2010 and concludes at sunset Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Jews around the world will celebrate Shavuot. In the Jewish calendar, a holiday begins on the sunset of the previous day, so observing Jews will celebrate Shavuot on sunset of Tuesday, the 18th of May. Shavuot is the second of the thr ...
Ingredients: Desert, Water and Fire Thought, Speech, and Action Instructions: Mix well. Blend till no lumps and smooth consistency. Whip incorporating air for lightness. This week’s parsha is Bamidbar (Numbers) 1:1- 4:20 which is always read before Shavout. The giving of the Torah occurred in the desert, Bamidbar 1:1. Water is an image of Tor ...
Over 3000 years ago this day, the entire People of Israel stood at the foot of Mount Sinai and received the Torah. The Jewish People were the only ones to accept it willingly, declaring "We will do and then we shall listen". Date in Hebrew calendar: 6th-7th of Sivan (May-June). Scriptural references: Lev 23:16; Exodus 23:15-21; Acts Chapt ...
We are entering the Hebrew month of Sivan – ראש חדש סיון. Since the last month had 29 days it is celebrated only one day this month which has 30 days. Sivan is the third month of the year as Torah describes it. The first day of Sivan the people encamped at Mt. Sinai preparing to rece ...
Literalmente, Shavuot significa fiesta de las semanas. Shavuot es una de las tres fiestas de peregrinaje del Judaísmo (Shalosh Regalim – שלוש רגלים). Es la fiesta que celebra el encuentro, en el Sinaí entre el Eterno, la Torá y el pueblo de Israel, o dicho de otro modo ...
Weekly Sidra: Vayikra (and He called) Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 1:1-5:26 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 43:21-44:23 The book of Leviticus is called Vayikra ("and He called") in the Torah, and is also known as the Book of Sacrifices. It is sometimes called Torat Kohanim – the Law of the Priests – since it ...
Yom Kippur Summary Date: Tenth of Tishri. | Duration: One day. | Names: Together with Rosh Hashanah, it is known as Yamim Noraim (Days of Awe); Shabbat Shabbaton (Sabbath of Sabbaths). Source: "On the tenth day of this seventh month is a day of atonement. It shall be for you a [day of] holy assembly and you shall ...
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