Purim — פורים Starts at sunset on March 22, 2027 and ends at Sunset March 28, 2026. Summary Purim is a joyful Jewish holiday that celebrates the rescue of the Jewish people from a plan to destroy them while they were living in the Persian Empire. The story is told in Megillat Esther, the…
Tu BiShvat — ט״ו בשבט Starts at sunset Jan 22, 2027 and ends at sunset Jan 2027 Summary Tu BiShvat is the Jewish New Year for Trees. It takes place on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. The name Tu BiShvat comes from the Hebrew letters ט and ו, which have…
Asarah B’Tevet — עשרה בטבת Starts at dawn December 20, 2026 and ends just after sunset the same day. Summary Asarah B’Tevet, the Tenth of Tevet, is a Jewish fast day that remembers the beginning of the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem. The siege eventually led to the destruction of the First Beit HaMikdash and…
Chanukah — חנוכה Starts at sundown on December 5, 2026 and ends at Sundown on December 12, 2026 Summary Chanukah is an eight-day Jewish holiday that begins on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev. It celebrates the victory of the Jewish people over religious persecution, the restoration of Jewish worship in…
Shemini Atzeret — שמיני עצרת Starts at sundown on October 2, 2026 | Shemini Torah starts at sundown October 3, 2026 Summary Shemini Atzeret is a separate Jewish holiday that begins immediately after the seven days of Sukkot. It falls on the 22nd day of Tishrei. Although it comes directly after Sukkot, the Torah…
Sukkot — סוכות Starts at sundown on Sept 25 and ends at sundown on Oct 2 Summary The Jewish holiday immediately following Yom Kippur is Sukkot, which begins on the 15th day of Tishrei, five days after Yom Kippur. Sukkot is one of the three pilgrimage festivals of the Torah, together with Pesach and…
Yom Kippur — יום כיפור Starts at sundown on September 20 and end at sundown on the 21st. Summary Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the Jewish year. It takes place on the 10th day of Tishrei and completes the Ten Days of Repentance that begin with Rosh Hashanah.…
Rosh Hashanah — ראש השנה Starts Friday evening at sundown on September 11th and ends at sundown on the 13th. Summary Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year and begins on the first day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei. It is observed for two days and begins the period known as the Aseret…
Parashat Ki Teitzei — כי תצא Devarim (Deuteronomy) 21:10–25:19Shabbat, August 22, 2026 | 9 Elul 5786Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1–10 The Torah portion for Shabbat, August 22, 2026 was Ki Teitzei. It contains 74 of the Torah’s 613 mitzvot, making it the parashah with more individual commandments than any other weekly portion. Summary Ki Teitzei means…
Parashat Nitzavim–Vayelech – נצבים־וילך Devarim (Deuteronomy) 29:9–31:30 Summary Nitzavim–Vayelech takes place near the end of Moshe’s life as Bnei Yisrael prepares to enter Eretz Yisrael. In Nitzavim, Moshe gathers the entire nation before HaShem and renews the covenant with them. Every Jew is included, from the leaders to the ordinary worker, and the covenant…