Passover, also called Pesach, is the festival celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery in the 1200s BC. The story is chronicled in the Old Testament book of Exodus. In Exodus, the Israelites marked their doorposts with lamb’s blood to protect their families from the tenth plague. With the protective mark, the destruction would “pass over” the house.

22 APR 2024

Yom Kippur, or Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year. This holiday is one of the High Holy Days and marks the last day of the 10 days of Awe. Leading up to this day, you would have spent earnest time in repentance. It is said on Yom Kippur the Book of Life is sealed for the upcoming year. This holiday is usually observed with a 25 hour food and water fast.

Evening of 11 OCT - 12 OCT 2024

Yom Teruah, or Day of Blasting, starts off the 10 days of Awe, a period of penitence. This holiday we are called to make a great noise. Usually, a Shofar blast is meant to awaken the people of the coming judgement and begin their time of repentance. Tashlikh is also practiced, where one throws stones into a flowing stream, which represents throwing away Sin.

02 OCT 2024

Shavuot, or the Feast of Weeks, is one of the three pilgrimage Festivals, where one would travel to the Temple to bring a sacrifice to G-d. You might already be aware of this holiday under the name Pentecost. One is meant to count 49 days after the start of Passover to Shavuot. This counting process is called counting the Omer, which is a measurement of grain. This counting process is meant to prepare one for receiving the Torah. It is traditionally understood that the revelation of the Torah was given to Moses on this date.

11 JUN - 13 JUN 2024

One of the three pilgrimage festivals, this holiday is sometimes known as The Festival of Booths. During this festival one builds a temporary dwelling outside their home called a Sukkah. Some eat their meals in this dwelling and others even sleep in their Sukkah. For seven days people try their best to spend as much time as possible in their Sukkah. Traditionally, the religious significance of this holiday is to remind the Jews of their time in the wilderness, where they only had temporary dwellings. Now it reminds us of our dependence on G-d.

16 OCT - 23 OCT 2024

The Sabbath is one of the very first thing that is discussed in the Torah. On the Seventh day G-d finished His work that He had done, and He ceased on it from all His work that He had done. From the beginning G-d has prepared a Sabbath day, which we are remember and keep Holy. G-d keeps His own Sabbath and made it for mankind to reset from the flesh of the world and look toward the Heavens, if only for one day a week. Regardless of how you keep the Sabbath it is meant to be a separate day from all other days.

Every Friday to Saturday evening