Jewish Holidays

Temple Israel celebrates the major Jewish holidays:

• Selichot- repent and prepare for High Holidays

• Rosh Hashanah - Jewish New Year

• Yom Kippur - Day of Atonement

• Sukkot - Festival of the fall harvest

• Simcha Torah - read end and beginning of the Torah

• Hannukah - Festival of Lights

• Tu BiSh'vat - Jewish Arbor Day

• Purim - Commemorate Jews being saved from Haman

• Passover - Retell the story of our Exodus from Egypt

• Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day

• Yom HaZikaron - Israel Memorial Day

• Yom HaAtzmaut - Israel Independence Day

• Lag BaOmer - 33rd day of the Omer

• Shavuot - Commemorate receiving the Torah at Mt. Sinai

• Tishah B'Av - Mourning the destruction of both ancient Temples in Jerusalem