Rosh Hashana begins at sundown
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, takes place at the beginning of the month of Tishrei, which is actually the seventh month of the Jewish year (counting from Nisan in […]
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Yom Kippur begins at sundown
Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish year, when we are closest to the Lord and to the essence of our souls. Yom Kippur means “Day of Atonement,” […]
Sukkot begins at sundown
A celebration of the fall harvest that begins five days after Yom Kippur, Sukkot is named after the booths or huts ('sukkot' in Hebrew) in which Jews are asked to […]
Simchat Torah begins at sundown
Simchat Torah is a joyful feast that marks the end of the old Torah reading cycle and the beginning of a new cycle. All the synagogue's Torah scrolls are removed […]