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🕎7️⃣ Chanukah: 7 Candles

Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2025?uc=ical-diaspora-2025

🕎8️⃣ Chanukah: 8 Candles

Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) Torah: Numbers 28:1-15, 7:48-53 […]

🌒 Rosh Chodesh Tevet

Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar. Tevet (טֵבֵת) is the 4th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 10th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It […]

🕎 Chanukah: 8th Day

Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) Torah: Numbers 7:54-8:4 https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2025?uc=ical-diaspora-2025

✡️ Asara B’Tevet

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem Torah: Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10 https://hebcal.com/h/asara-btevet-20251230?uc=ical-diaspora-2025

🌒 Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat

Start of month of Sh'vat on the Hebrew calendar. שְׁבָט (transliterated Sh'vat or Shevat) is the 5th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 11th month of the biblical […]

🕍 Shabbat Shirah

Shabbat of Song. Shabbat that includes Parashat Beshalach https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-shirah-2026?uc=ical-diaspora-2026

🌳 Tu BiShvat

New Year for Trees. Tu BiShvat is one of four “New Years” mentioned in the Mishnah https://hebcal.com/h/tu-bishvat-2026?uc=ical-diaspora-2026

🕍 Shabbat Shekalim

Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar. Read in preparation for Purim Haftarah: II Kings 12:1-17 Haftarah for Sephardim: II Kings 11:17-12:17 https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-shekalim-2026?uc=ical-diaspora-2026

🌒 Rosh Chodesh Adar

Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar. Adar (אַדָר) is the 6th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 12th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to February or March on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday […]

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