MODERN HOLIDAYS: Celebrating Recent History

Contemporary Jews observe holidays that commemorate events in recent Jewish history such as the Holocaust and the creation of the State of Israel. These fairly recent additions to the Jewish calendar bring with them new rituals that are already deeply rooted in Jewish communities around the world.

LATEST ARTICLES: HOLIDAYS

  • Grilled Pineapple

    For Lag Ba'Omer.

  • Lag Ba'Omer in Meron

    The final resting place of Shimon bar Yohai is a source of blessings for many.

  • Medieval

    Historical events and the development of mysticism leave their mark on this festival.

  • Tashlikh

    A Rosh Hashanah ritual for "casting sins upon the waters."

  • The Akedah

    God wants us to give of ourselves.

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