2010 Calendars: Religions: Jewish 5770-5771
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Jewish Holidays 2010 / 5770
Tu B'Shvat (*begins at sundown)
January 29, 2010
The Jewish holiday is known as the New Year for the Trees. Celebrated on the 15th day of the Jewish month of Shvat, Tu B'Shvat is a time to show respect for plants, trees and all of nature. Traditional foods include dried fruits and nuts.
Ta'Anit Ester (*begins at sundown)
February 24, 2010
The Fast of Esther marks the three-day fast observed according to the Book of Esther by the Jewish people in Persia. Observed on the 13th day of the Hebrew month of Adar, Ta'anit Esther concludes with the commencement of the festive Jewish holiday of Purim.
Purim (*begins at sundown)
February 27, 2010
The most festive of Jewish holidays which commemorates a major victory over oppression and is recounted in the Megillah, the scroll of the story of Esther. (more info:
Purim on the Net)
Passover (*begins at sundown)
March 29, 2010
The eight-day Jewish holiday of Passover, celebrating the delivery of Jews from slavery in Egypt. (more info:
Passover on the Net)
Lag B'Omer (*begins at sundown)
May 01, 2010
This Jewish holiday, which begins tonight at sundown, dates back to the Talmudic period and is celebrated on the 33rd day after Passover. The holiday commemorates a temporary victory by the Jewish forces over the Romans.
Shavuot (*begins at sundown)
May 18, 2010
Today is the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, commemorating the anniversary of G-d giving the Torah to the Jewish people at Mount Sinai. The holiday also marks the harvest of the first summer fruits.
(more info:
Shavuot on the Net)
Jewish American Heritage Month
May 01, 2010
First declared by Presidential proclamation in 2006, this month-long celebration of the history and heritage of Jews in America is marked at synagogues, schools and community centers.
Feast of Tammuz (Jewish)
June 29, 2010
Tisha B'Av (Jewish - begins at sundown)
July 19, 2010
This Jewish holiday mourns the destruction of the First and Second Holy Temples in Jerusalem in 586 BCE and 70 CE. Many commemorate the day by fasting and by reciting a mournful liturgy.
Tisha B'Av (Fast of Ab - *begins at sundown)
July 19, 2010
This Jewish holiday mourns the destruction of the First and Second Holy Temples in Jerusalem in 586 BCE and 70 CE. Many commemorate the day by fasting and by reciting a mournful liturgy.
Jewish Holidays 2010 / 5771
Rosh Hashanah (*begins at sundown - Jewish New Year)
September 08, 2010
The start of the Jewish New Year, which will be celebrated over two consecutive days. Rosh Hashana begins a ten-day period of repentance and spiritual renewal. (more info:
Rosh Hashanah on the Net)
Feast of Gedalya (Jewish)
September 12, 2010
Yom Kippur (*begins at sundown)
September 17, 2010
Tonight begins the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. On Yom Kippur, known as the Day of Atonement, Jews spend the day fasting and praying to atone for their sins. The holiday ends tomorrow night. ((more info:
Yom Kippur on the Net)
Sukkot (*begins at sundown)
September 22, 2010
This weeklong Jewish holiday, also known as the Feast of the Tabernacles, begins tonight. On Sukkot, Jewish people build temporary booths in which they eat and even sleep. (more info:
Sukkot on the Net)
Shemini Atzeret (begins at sundown - Jewish)
September 29, 2010
This Jewish holiday commemorates the end of Sukkot. In ancient Israel, this holiday marked the start of the rainy season.
Simchat Torah (begins at sundown - Jewish)
September 30, 2010
The final day of the holiday of Sukkot, Simchat Torah is a Jewish holiday, which translates literally to the Joy of the Torah. The holiday marks the end of the annual cycle of reading the Jewish Bible and the beginning of the new cycle. In Israel, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah are celebrated simultaneously.
Chanukah (*begins at sundown)
December 01, 2010
The start of the Jewish holiday of Chanukah, which commemorates religious freedom, national pride and the 2nd century BCE victory of the Maccabees over the Greeks. Jewish people mark this eight-day holiday by lighting the menorah, an eight-branched candelabra, and eating foods fried in oil such as potato latkes and jelly donuts. (more info:
Chanukah on the Net)
Asarah B'Tevet (Jewish - begins at sundown)
December 16, 2010
The 10th day of the Hebrew month of Tevet is a minor Jewish fast day commemorating the siege of Jerusalem led by the Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar, in 588 BCE. Three years later, the Babylonian broke through the city walls and, three weeks later, destroyed the Holy Temple. Those who observe the fast refrain from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset.
*Because the Jewish day begins and ends at sundown,
most holidays begin at sundown.
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