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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 Rosh Chodesh of Tevet: 5 Tevet 5 Tevet: Chabad sect only 10 Tevet December 25, 2020 Tenth of Tevet ...
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 ...
Movable in November: Mitzvah Day International 2020 date: November 15 [1] November 30: Day to Mark the Departure and Expulsion of Jews from the Arab Countries and Iran ; December 4: Eid il-Burbara (Israel/Palestinian territories, not an official holiday) December 24: Nittel Nacht; December 31: Novy God Eve (Russian-Jewish community)
It is the first of seven haftarot of consolation leading up to the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. It occurs on the Shabbat following Tisha B'Av. Shabbat Nachamu is traditionally celebrated with singing, dancing, eating, and musical performances that extend into the early hours of the following morning.
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.
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.
24 Tevet (3rd century BC) – Jewish elders procure the translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek for Ptolemy II Philadelphus. [1] 24 Tevet (1812) - Death of the Alter Rebbe founder of the Chabad philosophy and author of the Tanya and Shulchan Aruch HaRav. 25 Tevet (1559) – Chovot HaLevavot published [citation needed]
In modern times, with somewhat less tense Jewish relations with Christianity, Nittel Nacht is less observed, although certain Hasidic communities still observe it. The majority of these communities observes Nittel Nacht based on the Julian calendar, though some follow the Gregorian calendar, and few observe both nights.