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All Jewish holidays begin at sunset on the evening before the date shown. Note also that the date given for Simchat Torah is for outside of Israel. [1] On holidays marked "*", Jews are not permitted to work. Because the Hebrew calendar no longer relies on observation but is now governed by precise mathematical rules, it is possible to provide ...
December 5, 2020 19 Kislev: Chabad sect only 23 Kislev December 9, 2020 Teacher's Day in Israel: Movable December 11, 2020 Shabbat Mevorchim: Shabbat preceding and beginning a week containing a Rosh Chodesh: 25 Kislev— 2 Tevet: December 11–17, 2020 Hanukkah: Public holiday in Israel. Ends 3 Tevet if Kislev is short. 1 Tevet: December 16, 2020
The Hebrew calendar (Hebrew: הַלּוּחַ הָעִבְרִי ), also called the Jewish calendar, is a lunisolar calendar used today for Jewish religious observance and as an official calendar of Israel. It determines the dates of Jewish holidays and other rituals, such as yahrzeits and the schedule of public Torah readings.
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January 1: Novy God Day (Russian-Jewish community) March 6: European Day of the Righteous; April 25–28: Ziyarat al-Nabi Shu'ayb (public holiday in Israel, Druze minority) May 9: Victory Day (9 May) (Public holiday in Israel) June 30: Navy Day (Israel) July 17: International Firgun Day
28 Adar (1524) – the Jews of Cairo were saved from the plot of Ahmad Pasha, who sought revenge against the Jewish minister Abraham de Castro who had informed Selim II of Ahmad's plan to cede from the Ottoman Empire. To this day, Adar 28th is considered the Purim of Cairo, with festivities including a special Megilah reading.
WrestleMania XXIV takes place from the Citrus Bowl with an all-time attendance record for the stadium at over 70,000 people. Aloha Airlines, a Hawaii based airline which operates inter-island and trans-Pacific flights, has suspended all passenger services effective March 31, 2008, due to bankruptcy. (Honolulu Advertiser)
From this holiday, comes a powerful message for us all. Rabbi Ronald Gerson On Simchat Torah night in the Synagogue, after a procession with the Torahs, two Torahs are placed on the lectern.