Learn about the various wonderful Jewish holidays:

• Rosh Hashanah - The atmosphere of the Rosh Hashanah holiday is slightly contradictory- on one hand, it is a holiday, complete with a festive dinner and special foods, while on the other hand it marks the solemn start of the ten Days of Awe, wherein Jews have the opportunity to redeem themselves before their fates are sealed on Yom Kippur. Read more.
• Hanukkah - Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights, is one of the most beloved of Jewish holidays. Occurring during the Winter Solstice period, it is an eight-day celebratory holiday complete with crispy golden potato pancakes, luscious jelly doughnuts, and most importantly, presents galore! Read more.
• Passover
• Lag Ba'Omer - The holiday of Lag Ba’Omer falls on day 33 of the Omer Count (the seven week period between the end of Passover and the beginning of Shavuot), and is welcome break from the general mournful period of the Omer.  As these restrictions are lifted on Lag Ba’Omer, the day is often action packed with weddings, parties, and general revelry of all sorts. Read more.
• Sukkot - Sukkot is one of three biblically mandated holidays known as the Shalosh Regalim (Three Pilgrimages), during which ancient Jews visited the Jerusalem Temple.  It is known by several different names, including its biblical term “The Feast of Ingathering”, “Feast of Booths” and “Feast of Tabernacles”. Read more.
• Shavout - Every year on the two day holiday of Shavuot (which means “weeks”), Jews renew and celebrate their acceptance of God’s ultimate gift to the Jewish people- the Torah. To symbolize the renewal of this spiritual covenant, people often attend synagogue on the first day of the holiday to hear a public recitation of the Ten Commandments. Read more.
• Yom Kippur - Considered to be the most sacred holiday, the Day of Atonement is marked by general mournfulness and abstinence from pleasurable activities.  Coming at the end of the Ten Days of Awe (starting with Rosh Hashanah and finishing with Yom Kippur), it is on this solemn day that every person’s fate is sealed for the coming year. Read more.
• Simchat Torah - The festival of Sukkot leads right into another major Jewish holiday called Simchat Torah (literally ‘The Joy of Torah).  This celebration marks the end of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, as the very last Torah portion is read on this day. Read more.