Jewish holidays and observances
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Shavuot
On May 21, 2026, at sunset, the Jewish people will begin celebrating the holiday of Shavuot.
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Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
The holidays of Rosh Hashanah (literally, "Head of the Year") and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) make up what is known as the Yamim Noraim (High Holy Days).
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Sukkot and Simchat Torah
Sukkot—the Feast of Tabernacles—is one of the three festivals during which, in the days of the Temple in Jerusalem, Jews would make a pilgrimage there to offer their sacrifices to God.
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Hanukkah
A festival that symbolizes the fight against intolerance, against the violent imposition of ideas, and against restrictions on freedom of worship and thought.
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Purim
On the evening of March 22, 2027 (the 14th of Adar in the year 5787), the holiday of Purim, popularly known as the Jewish Carnival, begins.
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Passover
The festival of Passover commemorates the liberation of the Hebrew people from slavery in the Egypt of the pharaohs and their emergence as a nation.
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Holocaust Remembrance Day and the Heroism of the Jewish People
On May 4, 2027, the Jewish people around the world will commemorate their six million brothers and sisters who perished as a result of the ideological madness of Nazism.
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Israel Independence Day
On May 12, 2027, the State of Israel will celebrate its 79th anniversary according to the Jewish calendar.