Posts Tagged ‘Shavuot’

The Festival Of Sukkot - October

As the Jewish festival of Harvest, Sukkot could be compared to the American ‘Thanksgiving holiday. At this time, it’s traditional to take a harvest offering to the temple for God. Sukkot forms one of the three Pilgrimmage holdiays – the other two being Passover and Shavuot.
The holiday lasts nine days, it is widely regarded as [...]

All About the Jewish Calendar

It was Hillel II who created a standarised Jewish calendar and leap year. It meant that holidays could be celebrated on the same date every year for Jews.
A Jewish calendar has months that have 29 or 30 days and the years can either be composed of 12 or 13 months. Beacuse it actually takes 12.4 [...]

Sukkot- October 3-9

As the Jewish festival of Harvest, Sukkot could be compared to the American ‘Thanksgiving holiday. At this time, it’s traditional to take a harvest offering to the temple for God. Sukkot forms one of the three Pilgrimmage holdiays – the other two being Passover and Shavuot.
Regarded as one of the most important holiday dates in [...]