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What Is Passover?

April 8, 2020April 7, 2020 Dana Bender 1471 Views 0 Comments family, holidays, jewish holidays, passover

Tonight, Jewish people around the world will begin their annual Passover celebrations. As is the case in many years, the

What Is Hanukkah?

December 19, 2019December 11, 2019 Dana Bender 757 Views 0 Comments hanukkah, holidays, jewish holidays, judaism

The Jewish religion has two major eight-day holidays, Passover in the spring and Hanukkah in the winter. Even though the

What Is Simchat Torah?

October 22, 2019October 17, 2019 Dana Bender 615 Views 0 Comments holidays, jewish holidays, rosh hashanah, shemini atzeret, simchat torah, sukkot, yom kippur

September and October are often crucial times in the Jewish religion. This year, as September transitioned into October, observant Jews

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What Is Yom Kippur?

October 9, 2019October 7, 2019 Dana Bender 620 Views 0 Comments holidays, jewish high holidays, jewish holidays, judaism, religion, rosh hashanah, yom kippur

Recently, Jews celebrated the Jewish high holiday of Rosh Hashanah. This was just the first of the high holidays –

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What Is Rosh Hashanah?

September 29, 2019September 27, 2019 Dana Bender 639 Views 0 Comments high holidays, holidays, jewish high holidays, jewish holidays, judaism, religion, rosh hashanah

Every year, on the first two days of the Jewish new year, Jewish people celebrate Rosh Hashanah. The holiday is