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Jewish Holidays

YGK These Jewish Holidays

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Month and days Rosh HaShanah is celebrated First and second days of Tishrei
The beginning of the Jewish civil year Rosh HaShanah
The beginning of the Jewish ecclesiastic year Pesach (Passover)
The instrument made from a ram’s horn blown on Rosh HaShanah Shofar
The ceremony of throwing bread crumbs into water to symbolize cleansing of sins Tashlich
The Jewish Day of Atonement Yom Kippur
The ten days between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur Ten Days of Repentance
The biblical book read during the afternoon of Yom Kippur Book of Jonah
The prayer that begins Yom Kippur and releases Jews from vows to God Kol Nidre
The final service of Yom Kippur meaning "closing" N’ila
The booths Israelites lived in after the Exodus, commemorated during Sukkot Sukkots
The four symbolic species waved during Sukkot Palm, etrog, myrtle, and willow
The Greek king the Maccabees fought against during the Hanukkah story Antiochus
The "helper candle" used to light others on a Hanukkah menorah Shamash
The specific name for a nine-branched Hanukkah menorah Chanukiah
Fried potato pancakes popular during Hanukkah in the U.S. Latkes
Fried jelly donuts popular during Hanukkah in Israel Sufganiyot
The spinning top played with during Hanukkah Dreidel
The Jewish heroine who led the victory against Haman Esther
The villain who tried to destroy the Jews in the Purim story Haman
The triangular pastries eaten on Purim Hamentaschen
The scroll from which the story of Purim is read Megillah
The festival commemorating the Exodus from Egypt Passover (Pesach)
The ritual dinner held on the first nights of Passover Seder
The book used to retell the Exodus story during the Seder Haggadah
The flat unleavened bread eaten during Passover Matzah
The seven-week period of semi-mourning between Passover and Shavuot The Omer
The event commemorated by Shavuot Giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai
The biblical book read in synagogue on Shavuot Book of Ruth
The three "pilgrimage" festivals Sukkot, Passover, and Shavuot
The day of mourning for the destruction of the First and Second Temples Tisha b’Av
The biblical book read on Tisha b’Av Book of Lamentations
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