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Jewish Holidays


Celebrate and observe the Jewish holidays: Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, Hanukkah, Tu Beshevat and more.

 Esther and Mordechai writing the second letter of Purim, painted by Arent de Gelder.

Purim's unacceptable mask: The powerful themes of revenge, evil, and free will

 Illustrated Esther scroll (Ferrara, Italy, 1616)

How beautiful are illuminated ‘Megillot Esther’

By DAVID GEFFEN
 Jewish Soldiers Leave the Battlefield to Celebrate Purim in Kyiv

From the Frontlines to the Megillah: Jewish soldiers celebrate Purim in Kyiv

The feast of Esther

Purim's eternal message: Protecting humanity's moral fiber and maintaining hope

 ‘Esther and Mordechai Writing the First Purim Letter’ by Aert de Gelder, c. 1685

Purim: Asking without logic

 Israelis are seen in costume for the holiday of Purim, in Jerusalem.

Triple Purim: How Jerusalemites celebrate this year’s three-day extravaganza

 An illustration of a cardboard box with 'this end up' and two arrows pointing downwards.

When the world turns upside down, rabbis can help us keep our heads on straight

By RABBI SHIRA KOCH EPSTEIN/JTA
 Cochin Jews at the 450th year celebration of the Paradesi synagogue, December 2017.

Role reversal, effigy burning, and cultural syncretism: Purim in Cochin

 An egg shortage due to avian flu could put a crimp on Passover in 2025.

Passover requires tons of eggs, so what's a Jew to do amid the avian flu?

By RACHEL RINGLER/JTA
 ‘MISHNEH TORAH’ from 1470 contains a copy of a drawing by the Rambam of a menorah with straight branches.

Hanukkah: The history of the menorah and hanukkiah seen in ancient manuscripts

By DAVID GEFFEN
 An illustrative image of flowers on an idyllic beach meant to invoke thoughts of paradise.

Hanukkah: ‘The fragrance of paradise’

 YORAM RAANAN, ‘Menorah Spreading Light,’ acrylic on canvas, 90 x 70 cm, 2012.

Hanukkah: Expanding light

By MEIRA RAANAN , ESTHER CAMERON
 The World's Largest Menorah is set up by Chabad-Lubavitch in New York City ahead of Hanukkah, on December 15, 2022.

Lighting up NYC: World's largest menorah erected ahead of Hanukkah

Menorah in the window on the eighth night

Hanukkah 2024: Your guide to the Jewish Festival of Lights

Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

 A Jewish man reads the first letters in the torah scroll during Simchat Torah celebrations at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City, October 10, 2020.

How should we observe Simchat Torah this year?

 EDEN GOLAN after singing ‘Hurricane’ at a rally calling for the release of the hostages at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, in May.

'Who’s the fool who told you boys don’t cry?' Approaching Simchat Torah with sorrow

 A hand is seen reaching towards the heavens in this illustrative image.

Simchat Torah: Grasping the divine strands of joy

By RABBI SUSAN SILVERMAN
 An illustrative image of Jews celebrating with Torah scrolls on Simchat Torah.

Come together: The importance of unity on Simchat Torah

 Jews are seen celebrating Simchat Torah at the Western Wall.

How will the Jewish people celebrate Simchat Torah this year?

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