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16-21 Tishrei (1-day communities) / 17-21 Tishrei (2-day communities) October 4–9, 2020/ October 5–9, 2020 Chol HaMoed Sukkot: Public holiday in Israel. Seharane is celebrated by Kurdish Jews during this time, but only in the State of Israel. Outside of Israel Seharane is celebrated after Passover. 21 Tishrei October 9, 2020 Hoshanah Rabbah ...
Passover (Pesach in Hebrew) is the most observed Jewish holiday. Known as the Festival of Freedom, it commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt in the time of the Pharaohs.
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Jewish people around the world began celebrating Passover this week. Here's what to know about the holiday.
Jewish holidays are defined by the Hebrew calendar.Christian holidays are defined by the Gregorian calendar for Catholics and the Julian calendar for Orthodox. Druze holidays are also defined by the Gregorian calendar, with the sole exception of Eid al-Adha which is also celebrated by Muslims (and therefore defined by the Lunar Hijri calendar).
The first two days and the final two days of Passover are no-work-allowed holiday days. Between these days is the four-day intermediate period known as Chol Hamoed, where work is allowed with some ...
Thus, the counting of the Omer begins on the second day of Passover and continues for the next 49 days, or seven complete weeks, ending on the day before Shavuot. According to this calculation, Shavuot will fall on the day of the week after that of the first day of Passover (e.g., if Passover starts on a Thursday, Shavuot will begin on a Friday).
Like Easter, Passover is determined by the Jewish calendar, which is lunar. Because the Jewish calendar isn’t the same length as the solar year on the Gregorian calendar (the calendar most ...