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April 5, 2025

Passover, also called Pesach, is a major Jewish holiday. The dates of the Jewish holiday of Passover are based on a lunar calendar and change every year. This year, Passover begins before sundown on Saturday, April 12, and ends after nightfall on April 20 (Chabad). The first Passover happened thousands of years ago when the Israelists...

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Celebrating Rosh Hashanah and the Jewish High Holidays | Resources

by Janice Fineman

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October 2, 2024

Shanah tovah – or happy new year! Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year and this year the festival begins on the evening of Wednesday, October 2, and ends at sundown on Friday, October 4. The holiday denotes the start of the Days of Repentance, which are the 10 days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom...

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