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Yamim Nora'im (Days of Awe) or High Holy Days
The Day of Awe: Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.
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 (this year, January 7, 2020) is observed as a day of fasting, mourning and repentance.
The New Year for Trees (known as 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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