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The Three Weeks and Tisha B'Av
Destruction and Renewal

The "Three Weeks" are designated as a time of mourning over the destruction of the Holy Temple and the galut (exile).


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July 20 - August 10, 2008 • Tammuz 17-Av 9
  

A Note About Jewish Holidays

All Jewish holidays begin the evening before the date specified. This is because a Jewish "day" begins and ends at sunset, rather than at midnight.

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15th of Av
The 15th of Av
Love and Rebirth
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...
August 16, 2008
High Holidays
The High Holidays, Sukkot & Simchat Torah
The Day of Awe and the joyous holidays of Sukkot and Simchat Torah: a holiday-crammed month!
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Sept. 29-Oct. 1; Oct. 8-9; Oct. 13-22, 2008
Chanukah
Chanukah - Hanukkah
Light Over Darkness
Chanukah commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after a group of Jewish warriors defeated the occupying mighty Greek armies.
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Dec. 21-29, 2008
Tevet 10
Tevet 10
Jerusalem Under Siege
What happened on Tevet 10th? ... Why do we need the Holy Temple?...The positive aspects of a "siege mentality"... The Rebbe on the Holocaust...
January 6, 2009
Tu B'Shevat
Tu B'Shevat
The New Year for Trees
Tu B'Shevat, the 15th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar is the day that marks the beginning of a "New Year for Trees."
February 9, 2009
Purim
Purim
Festival of Joy
Purim celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from the wicked Haman in the days of Queen Esther of Persia.
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March 20-23, 2008
Passover
Passover
Festival of Liberation
Passover celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt.
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April 19-27, 2008
Chassidic Calendar
Special Dates on the Chassidic Calendar
An overview of holidays and special dates on the Chassidiic calendar
Pesach Sheni
Pesach Sheni
The Second Passover
30 days ago we cleaned our homes and souls of leaven and matzahed our way through the week-long festival. And now -- a Second Passover!
May 19, 2008
Lag BaOmer
Lag BaOmer
The Soul of Torah
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?
May 23, 2008
Sefirat HaOmer
Sefirat HaOmer
Counting of the Omer
Between the holidays of Passover and Shavuot, the Omer is counted each evening, signifying our preparation for the receiving of the Torah on the holiday of Shavuot.
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April 20-June 8, 2008
Shavuot
Shavuot
The Giving of the Torah
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.
June 8-10, 2008
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