“Tell the people of Isra’el, ‘In the seventh month, the first of the month is to be for you a day of complete rest for remembering, a holy convocation announced with blasts on the shofar.”
Vayikra (Leviticus) 23:24 CJB
Rosh Hashanah/Yom Teruah
begins at sunset on the eve of Tishrei 1, Wednesday, October 2, 2024 and ends after nightfall on Tishrei 2, October 4, 2024
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is one of Judaism’s holiest days. Meaning “head of the year”, the festival begins on the first day of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar, which falls in October this year. Rosh Hashanah commemorates the creation of the world and marks the beginning of the Days of Awe, a 10-day period of introspection and repentance that culminates in the Yom Kippur holiday,
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“The tenth day of this seventh month is Yom-Kippur; you are to have a holy convocation, you are to deny yourselves, and you are to bring an offering made by fire to Adonai.”
Vayikra (Leviticus) 23:27 CJB
Yom Kippur
begins at sunset on the eve of Tishrei 10, Friday, October 9, 2024 and ends after nightfall on Shabbat, October 10, 2024
Yom Kippur—the Day of Atonement—is considered the most important holiday in the Jewish faith. Falling in the month of Tishrei (October this year), it marks the culmination of the 10 Days of Awe, a period of introspection and repentance that follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. During this 10days, Jews are encouraged to make amends and ask forgiveness for sins committed during the past year. The holiday is observed with a 25-hour fast and a special religious service.
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“Tell the people of Isra’el, ‘On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the feast of Sukkot for seven days to Adonai.'”
Vayikra (Leviticus) 23:34 CJB
Sukkot
begins at sunset on Wednesday, October 14, 2024 through sundown, Wednesday, October 23 with Hoshanah Rabah
Sukkot is a weeklong Jewish holiday that comes five days after Yom Kippur and celebrates the gathering of the harvest and commemorates the miraculous protection G‑d provided for the children of Israel when they left Egypt. Sukkot is celebrated by dwelling in a foliage-covered booth (known as a sukkah) and by taking the “Four Kinds”, four special species of vegetation generally called the “Lulav and Etrog”.
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