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Yamim Nora'im (Days of Awe) or High Holy Days
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, form the High Holidays, also known as the Days of Awe. They are celebrated in the early fall and mark the start of the Jewish Year.
Unity & Joy
A spectacular celebration of Jewish unity, faith in G‑d, and the completion of the annual Torah reading cycle.
Jerusalem Under Siege
On Asarah B'Tevet, the 10th day of the Jewish month of Tevet, in the year 3336 from Creation (425 BCE), the armies of the Babylonian emperor Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to Jerusalem. Asarah B'Tevet is observed as a day of fasting, mourning and repentance.
The New Year for Trees (Tu Bishvat)
The 15th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar is the day that marks the beginning of a “new year” for trees.
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