The Jewish Calendar
(Hi-) storical | theological / practice | Seasonal | |
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Pesah
(Passover: March / April) |
Angels of Death "pass over" Israelites | removal of leaven
reliving of Exodus |
spring:
reawakening |
Shavu'ot
(Pentecost: 7 weeks later, May/June) |
giving of Torah at Mt. Sinai | study of Torah | first-fruit of harvest |
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Rosh
Hashanah
(September/ Oktober) |
New Year | blowing of shofar to stir consciousness | |
10 days of Awe | |||
Yom Kippur | holiest, most somber day in Jewish calendar | complete day of fasting
confession of sins pronouncing ineffable name of God (YHWH) |
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5 days later | |||
Sukkot | God gave protection in desert | 7 days of rejoicing,
praises to G-d
dwelling in Booths |
harvest festival |
Simchat Torah | rejoicing in Torah | reading cycle of lectionaries of Torah starts over again. |