Tu B’Shevat, the 15th of Shevat on the
Jewish calendar, is the day that marks
the beginning of a “New Year for Trees.”
Falls on Shabbat.
Purim celebrates the deliverance o
the Jewish people from the
wicked Haman inthe days of
Queen Esther of Persia.
Work should be avoided.
Consult a Rabbi if this is not possible.
Passover (Pesach) celebrates the
deliverance of the Jewish people from
slavery in Egypt. Our Passover megasite
has tools, guides, insights, stories,
inspiration—and just about everything
you need to celebrate Passover
(but bring your own wine).
No work permitted on March 26 - 27 and
April 1 - 2. Work is permitted only on
March 28 - 29 and March 31 with certain
restrictions.
Thirty days ago we cleaned our homes
and souls of leaven, and matzahed our
way through the week-long festival of
Passover. And now, Pesach Sheni—a
Second Passover!
Work permitted
The birthday of Jewish mysticism
. . . The spiritual significance of the
bow and arrow . . . Can love be true,
and can truth be loving? . . . What is
Kabbalah?
Work permitted
Shavuot marks the giving of the Torah
on Mt. Sinai. The Ten Commandments
are read in synagogues, just as they
were in the desert on Mt. Sinai over
3,300 years ago.
No work is permitted
The “Three Weeks” and Tisha B’Av are
designated as a time of mourning ove
the destruction of the Holy Temple and
the galut (exile).
Work permitted
The “Three Weeks” and Tisha B’Av are
designated as a time of mourning over the
destruction of the Holy Temple and the
galut (exile).
Work should be avoided. Consult a
Rabbi if this is not possible.
Our sages proclaimed the 15th of Av as
one of the two greatest festivals of the
year, yet they ordained no special
observances or celebrations for it . . .
Work permitted
Virtually everything you need to know
about Rosh Hashanah: How-To Guides,
Essays and Insights, Holiday Stories,
Traditional Recipes, Multimedia, and
much more!
No work is permitted.
Virtually everything you need to know
about Yom Kippur, the holiest day on
the Jewish calendar: How-To Guides,
Essays and Insights, Prayer Service
Overviews, Stories, Multimedia, and
much more!
Falls on Shabbat.
Virtually everything you need to know
about the holiday of Sukkot: How-To
Guides, Sukkah and “Four Kinds” Wizards,
Essays and Insights, Recipes, Stories,
Multimedia, and much more!
No work permitted on September 19 - 20.
Work is permitted on September 22 - 25
with certain restrictions..
Virtually everything you need to know
about the holidays of Shemini Atzeret
and Simchat Torah: How-To Guides,
Essays and Insights, Recipes, Stories,
Multimedia, and much more!
No work permitted
Chanukah commemorates the rededication
of the Temple in Jerusalem after a group
of Jewish warriors defeated the
occupying mighty Greek armies.
Work permitted, except Shabbat
What happened on 10 Tevet? . . . Why do
we need the Holy Temple? . . . The
positive aspects of a “siege mentality”
. . . The Rebbe on the Holocaust . . .
Work permitted
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