Jewish Holidays
5767 (2006/2007)
All Jewish holidays begin at sundown
on the evening before the date shown.
Chanukah
December 16 - December 23, 2006
The Holiday of Lights -- celebrating the miracle of a little oil that
lasted eight days, and continues to illuminate our lives to this day
10th of Tevet
December 31, 2006
A Fast Day -- to remember the day when the Babylonians first laid siege
to Jerusalem, beginning a long line of disasters for the Jewish people
Tu B'Shvat
February 3, 2007
New Year for the Trees -- how to celebrate our connection to the environment
and appreciate the fruits of the Land of Israel
Purim
March 4 - March 5, 2007
The Holiday of Joy -- dress up, drink and be merry while remembering
how the Jews of Persia narrowly escaped annihilation thanks to the bravery
of Queen Esther
Passover
April 3 - April 10, 2007
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Counting the Omer
April 4 - May 22, 2007
Count 50 days until the Torah was given at Mount Sinai, preparing for
the big event with a program of introspection and self-improvement
Holocaust Remembrance Day
April 15, 2007
Holocaust Remembrance Day -- Israel honors the memory of the Six Million
by learning about their heroism in the face of inhumanity, and exploring
the roots of anti-Semitism
Israel Memorial Day
April 22, 2007
Israel Memorial Day -- giving one's life in defense of the Jewish people
is a mitzvah of the highest order
Israel Independence Day
April 23, 2007
Israel Independence Day -- the historic return of the Jewish people to
the Land of Israel is a modern miracle
Yom Yerushalayim
May 16, 2007
On the anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem, we remember the
special significance of the Holy City, and why it is the capital of the
Jewish nation
Shavuot
May 23 - May 24, 2007
The Day the Torah was given -- celebrating the monumental encounter between
God and the Israelites at Mount Sinai, an event which changed mankind
forever
Tisha B'Av and the 3 Weeks
July 3 - July 24, 2007
A Major Fast Day -- remembering the day when the Temple in Jerusalem
was destroyed, not once but twice
The High Holidays
September 13 - September 22, 2007
Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur -- a day of sweetness and a day of atonement
are the culmination of a month-long process of coming back to God