Jewish Holiday

Jewish Holidays are observed in commemoration of biblical events in the Torah, most often with prayer services, festivals, or feasts.

• Shabbat is the Jewish day of rest, observed from sundown on Friday night to sundown on Saturday night.

• Chabad.org: Shabbat

• Aish.com: Guide to the Laws of Shabbat

• The Orthodox Union: Candle Lighting Times for Shabbat

• The Jewish Outreach Institute: Shabbat - The Sabbath

• Tot Shabbat: Shalom Shabbat Shalom Song

• Siddur Audio: Shabbat Services Audio

• Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year and the beginning of the "High Holidays", also known as the "Days of Awe", when Jews reflect upon the previous year.

• See Mahalo's Guide to Rosh Hashanah

• About.com: The Jewish New Year

• Judaism 101: Rosh Hashanah

• All Recipes: Rosh Hashanah Recipe Collection

• Yom Kippur is known as the "Day of Atonement". Jews the world over will fast for 24 hours as an act of repentance.

• Wikipedia: Yom Kippur

• MavenSearch: Yom Kippur Guide

• American Jewish Committee: Yom Kippur Audio

• Slate Magazine: Improving on Yom Kippur

• Bible Gateway: Leviticus 16 - The Day of Atonement

• Chanukah is the "Festival of Lights", an eight-day holiday commemorating the burning of oil seven days longer than expected, as described in the Talmud.

• Chabad.org: Virtual Chanukah

• Midrash: Hanukkah

• Hebrew Songs: Chanukah Song Lyrics in English and Hebrew

• All Recipes: Hanukkah Recipe Collection

• Judaism 101: Virtual Dreidel Game

• Seeqpod: Adam Sandler's "The Chanukah Song"

• Purim is a celebratory holiday marking the thwarting of Haman's plan to commit genocide against all Jews. This story is read allowed twice from the Book of Esther.

• Aish.com: Purim Basics and Activities

• The Orthodox Union: The Mitzvot of Purim

• National Jewish Outreach Program: Purim Night Megillah Reading

• Gratz College: Purim History

• Lag Ba'omer is celebrated on the 33rd day after Pesach to celebrate the ending of a plague described in the Talmud.

• The Orthodox Union: Celebration of Lag Ba'Omer | The Mystery of Lag Ba'Omer

• National Jewish Outreach Program: Lag Ba'Omer

• Haaretz.com: The Fires of Lag Ba'omer (Iyyar 22, 5767)

• Tu B'Shvat is the Jewish New Year for Trees. This is a day of nature appreciation; trees are frequently planted and fruits eaten.

• Aish.com: Tu B'Shvat

• iSolomon Holiday Central: Tu B'Shvat

• Torah.org: Tu B'Shvat - The New Year For Trees

• Tisha B'Av takes place in midsummer (on the 9th day of Av, in the Hebrew Calendar), and is a national day of mourning in rememberence of the destruction of Jerusalem's first and second temples. These events took place on the same day over six centuries apart.

• Wikipedia: Tisha B'Av

• The Orthodox Union: The Ninth of Av | A Chronology of Destruction

• Judaism 101: Tisha B'Av

• Hillel: Tisha B'Av

• About.com: About Tisha B'Av

• Chabad.org: Tisha B'Av and the Three Weeks

• Rosh Chodesh is Hebrew for "Head of the Month", and is observed at the appearance of a new moon, which is the beginning of a new Hebrew month.

• Jewish Virtual Library: Rosh Chodesh

• Chabad.org: The Laws of Rosh Chodesh

• MyJewishLearning.com: Rosh Chodesh - The New Moon

• Hebrew for Christians: Rosh Chodesh - The Gift of the New Moon

• Ritualwell.org: Rosh Chodesh Prayers and Poems