ראש השנה
1–2 Tishrei
Rosh Hashanah
The Day of Judgment and the Day of Remembrance. Shofar, the simanim, tashlich and the Ten Days of Repentance — from the Tur, Shulchan Aruch, Mishnah Berurah and Derech Hashem.
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The Jewish Year
Chagim & Festivals
The festivals of the Jewish year — their laws, their customs and their meaning, taken from the classical sources, with the Hebrew of every text quoted in full.
יום כיפור
10 Tishrei
Yom Kippur
The five afflictions, the order of the day, teshuvah and vidui, and Neilah.
In preparationסוכות
15–21 Tishrei
Sukkot
The sukkah, the four species, and the joy of the festival.
In preparationשמחת תורה
22–23 Tishrei
Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah
The eighth day, the prayer for rain, and the completion of the Torah cycle.
In preparationחנוכה
25 Kislev – 2 Tevet
Chanukah
Lighting the menorah, the order of the lights, Al HaNissim and Hallel.
In preparationט״ו בשבט
15 Shevat
Tu BiShvat
The new year for trees, the fruits of the Land, and the laws that depend on it.
In preparationפורים
14–15 Adar
Purim
Megillah, mishloach manot, matanot la’evyonim and the festive meal.
In preparationפסח
15–22 Nisan
Pesach
Chametz and its removal, the seder, matzah and the four cups.
In preparationספירת העומר
16 Nisan – 5 Sivan
Sefirat HaOmer & Lag BaOmer
Counting the omer, the customs of mourning, and the thirty-third day.
In preparationשבועות
6–7 Sivan
Shavuot
The giving of the Torah, the night of learning, and the customs of the day.
In preparationתשעה באב
9 Av and the public fasts
Tisha B’Av & the Fasts
The three weeks, the nine days, Eichah and the laws of the fast.
In preparationשבת
Every week
Shabbat
Candles, kiddush, the thirty-nine melachos and the third meal.
In preparationMore festivals are added through the year. MitzvosNow