Learn About Judaism ✡️
Whether you're just curious or deeply connected to your heritage, here are some resources and holidays to explore!
🕍 Jewish Resources
- My Jewish Learning – Great beginner friendly articles on Jewish holidays, rituals, and beliefs
- Chabad – Learn Torah, holidays, customs, and more.
- Torah Portion – Weekly Torah portion
- Holidays – Simple explanations of Jewish holidays and traditions
- Calendar – Jewish holidays calendar
🎉 Major Jewish Holidays
- Rosh Hashanah – Jewish New Year celebrated with apples and honey for a sweet new year!
- Yom Kippur – Day of Atonement, fast all day to apologize for wrongdoings and reflect
- Hanukkah – Celebration of defeating the Greeks and reclaiming Jerusalem and the holy temple, when we eat sufganiot and light the hannukiah 🕎
- Purim – Costumes and celebration of Jewish bravery and perserverence in the story of Esther
- Passover – Celebrating the escape of the Jews from slavery in Egypt
- Shavuot – Commemorating the giving of the Torah and tradition of eating lots of dairy meals