Holidays
JEWISH YEAR |
5784 |
SECULAR CALENDAR YEAR (1st Day) | September 2023-September 2024 |
SELICHOT (Selichot, a Hebrew word meaning "forgiveness," refers to the special penitential prayers recited by Jews throughout the High Holy Days.) |
September 9, 2023 |
ROSH HASHANAH (Literally, "Head of the Year" refers to the celebration of the Jewish New Year.) |
September 16, 2023 |
YOM KIPPUR (Day of Atonement and refers to the annual Jewish observance of fasting, prayer, and repentance.) |
September 25, 2023 |
SUKKOT (A Hebrew word meaning "booths" or "huts," refers to the Jewish festival of giving thanks for the fall harvest, as well as the commemoration of the 40 years of Jewish wandering in the desert after Sinai.) |
September 30, 2023 |
SIMCHAT TORAH (Hebrew for "rejoicing in the Law", celebrates the completion of the annual reading of the Torah. Simchat Torah is a joyous festival, in which we affirm our view of the Torah as a tree of life and demonstrate a living example of never-ending, lifelong study.) |
October 8, 2023 |
HANUKKAH (Dedication in Hebrew, refers to the joyous eight-day celebration during which Jews commemorate the victory of the Macabees over the armies of Syria in 165 B.C.E. and the subsequent liberation and "rededication" of the Temple in Jerusalem.) |
December 8-December 15, 2023 |
TU B'SHEVAT ("New Year of the Trees" is Jewish Arbor Day.) |
January 25, 2024 |
PURIM (A celebration by the reading of the Scroll of Esther is known in Hebrew as the Megilat Esther, which relates the basic story of Purim.) |
March 24, 2024 |
PESACH (Known as Passover in English, this is a major Jewish spring festival, commemorating the Exodus from Egypt over 3,000 years ago.) |
April 23, 2024 |
YOM HASHOAH (Also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day occurs on the 27th of Nissan. Shoah, which means catastrophe or utter destruction in Hebrew, refers to the atrocities that were committed against the Jewish people during World War II.) |
May 6, 2024 |
YOM HAATZMAUT (Israeli Independence Day, marks the establishment of the modern state of Israel in 1948. It is observed on the 5th of Iyar in the Hebrew calendar.) |
May 14, 2024 |
SHAVUOT (A Hebrew word meaning "weeks" and refers to the Jewish festival marking the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.) |
June 12, 2024 |
Fri, June 9 2023
20 Sivan 5783
Upcoming Events
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Monday ,
JunJune 12 , 2023
Monday, Jun 12th 10:30a to 11:30a
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Tuesday ,
JunJune 13 , 2023
Tuesday, Jun 13th 10:00a to 11:00a
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Tuesday ,
JunJune 13 , 2023
Tuesday, Jun 13th 10:00a to 11:30a
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Tuesday ,
JunJune 13 , 2023
Tuesday, Jun 13th 10:30a to 11:15a
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Wednesday ,
JunJune 14 , 2023
Wednesday, Jun 14th 9:30a to 10:15a