Jewish Holidays and Memorable Dates

Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Tu B'Shvat, Purim, Simchat Torah, Pesach, Shavuot ...

Every year the holidays burst into our lives with additional output, the bustle of shopping, going to visit, sales and other secular "signs" holiday.
But what really do we know about these holidays?

The book tells about the holidays, commanded by the Torah and the festivals associated with the historical and cultural traditions.

For each holiday, and describes the meaning of philosophy, history and traditions of the holiday, and read prayers.

And what a holiday without treats? Recipes of traditional festive dishes are also given in this book.

In addition to the Jewish holidays in the book in detail told about memorable days and significant dates, such as: Independence Day of Israel, Jerusalem Day, Memorial Day and Holocaust Memorial Day in Israel's wars.

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Content


The Jewish calendar
Holidays
Holidays, commanded by the Torah
Holidays related to historical and cultural tradition
Modern holidays and anniversaries
Features of the Jewish holidays
Eve (Erev Chag)
Works that are prohibited and permitted the feast
The second day of the festival

Rosh Hashanah
Meaning and Philosophy Festival
Celebration and customs of Rosh Hashanah
The first evening of Rosh Hashanah and traditional
Prayers of Rosh Hashanah
The commandment to blow the shofar
Other customs of Rosh Hashanah
Holiday songs
Fast of Gedaliah
Yom Kippur
Ten Days of Repentance
Anuni Yom Kippur
Kaparot
Food on the eve of Yom Kippur
The last meal before fasting
(Seuda mafseket)
Light Candles
White on Yom Kippur
Bath in the "mikveh"
Laws and prayers of Yom Kippur
Post
Special prayers on Yom Kippur
At the end of the holiday
Sukkot, Simchat Torah and Shemini Atzeret
From Yom Kippur to Sukkot
The laws and customs of Sukkot
Holiday huts (sukkot)
Building a sukkah
Stay in the sukkah. Feast
Heavenly guests - "ushpizin"
Four Species
Fun in the Sukkot
Khol gamoed
Prayers Sukkot
Gosh Slave-
Shemini Atzeret. Simchat Torah
Hanukkah
The history of the holiday
What preceded the events with which the celebration of Hanukkah?
Who are the Maccabees? Why was the name of the holiday of Hanukkah?
How many days to celebrate Hanukkah?
The laws and customs of Hanukkah
What are the rules of spark plugs?
What blessings should be recited by lighting the candles?
What other customs associated with the holiday Hanukkah
Festive cooking
Holiday songs
The holiday of Tu B'Shvat
The history of the holiday
The laws and customs of the holiday
Purim
What is it about the book of Esther
The laws and customs of the holiday
Reading the Megillah
Feast
Sending dishes - Mishloach Manot
Gifts to the poor
Torah Reading on the Saturday before Purim
Fast of Esther
Purim "half-shekel"
Children's Songs on Purim
Shushan Purim
Passover
Exodus from Egypt - from slavery to freedom
The laws and customs of Passover
The prohibition of leavened
Matzo
Preparing for the holiday
Shabbat ha-gadol ("great Sabbath")
Post the first-born
Ignition holiday candles
Passover "Seder"
Prayers Passover
Lag B'Omer
Between Pesach and Shavuot ...
The history and customs of the Feast
Shavuot
Sinai revelation
Feast of First Fruits
The laws and customs of the holiday
Tikkun layl Shavuot
Eid prayers
Festive cooking
Days of mourning and public office
The tenth day of the month of Tevet
("Blah-Tevet Asara")
Seventeenth day of the month of Tammuz ("Yud-Zain BE-Tammuz")
Ninth of Av ("Tisha B'Av")
Commemorative days and important dates
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Gachot).
Memorial Day in Israel (Yom gazikaron)
Israel Independence Day (Yom gaatsmaut)
Jerusalem Day (Yom Yerushalayim)
Concise Dictionary of concepts and terms