Religious Studies

Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt Torah: Numbers 9:1-14, 28:19-25 […]

Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination Torah: Esther 1:1-10:3 https://hebcal.com/h/purim-2026?uc=ical-diaspora-2026

Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities https://hebcal.com/h/shushan-purim-2026?uc=ical-diaspora-2026

Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination Torah: Exodus 17:8-16; Esther 1:1-10:3 https://hebcal.com/h/purim-2026?uc=ical-diaspora-2026

Shabbat of Remembrance. Shabbat before Purim Haftarah: I Samuel 15:2-34 Haftarah for Sephardim: I Samuel 15:1-34 https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-zachor-2026?uc=ical-diaspora-2026

Fast of Esther Torah: Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10 https://hebcal.com/h/taanit-esther-2026?uc=ical-diaspora-2026

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

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

North African Chanukah festival of daughters. Called Eid al-Banat in Arabic, the holiday was most preserved in Tunisia https://hebcal.com/h/chag-habanot-2025?uc=ical-diaspora-2025

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