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Major themes of Sabbath
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Reminder of creation, redemption and covenant
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How and when the sabbath is observed
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weekly from friday sundown to saturday sundown
Refrain from work, rest, family gatherings, study, celebration |
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What is the origin of the sabbath
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torah
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what are the sabbath rituals
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candles, wine and challah to welcome: worship services; havdallah-wine, spices and braided candle to bid farewell
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What is rosh hashanah
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the New Year
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When is Rosh Hashanah observed
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Fall, 1 tishre
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What are the major themes of rosh hashanah
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god's power to judge, remember and act; our personal responsibility for actions
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What is the Origin of rosh hashana? (scripture)
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the Torah
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What are the features of Rosh Hashana?
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Holiday meal and sending cards
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what are the rituals of Rosh Hashanah
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Worship services, blowing of the shofar, reading the story of the binding of issac
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What is Yamin Noraim also known as?
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Days of Awe
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How is Yamin Noraim observed?
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it is the ten day beriod from rosh hashanah to yom kippur
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What are the major themes of yamin noraim
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it is a time for repentance
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what are the rituals of yamin noraim
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special prayers, shabbat shuvah and sabbath of return
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what is yom kippur also known as?
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the day of atonement
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When is yom kippur observed?
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Fall, 10 tishre
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what is the major theme of yom kippur
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god forgives
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what is the scripture of origin of yom kippur
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Torah
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What are the features of Yom Kippur?
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a day of fasting and the blowing of the shofar at the end of the day
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what are the rituals of yom kippur?
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Kol Nidre
Yikzor Neilah Viduii |
All day worship- Kol Nidre in the evening and Yizkor- a memorial service in the afternoon. Neilah, the concluding service, and viduii the confessional prayer reading from the book of Jonah
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When is Sukkot (Tabernacles) Observed?
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Fall, 15 Tishre-21Tishre
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What are major themes of Sukkot
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thanksgiving, remembering our wandering in the wilderness (pilgrimage)
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what is the origin of sukkot
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Torah
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what are the features of Sukkot
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building a sukkah in your home; rejoicing; hospitality
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what are the rituals of sukkot
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worship services; waving the Etrog (citron) and Lulav(palm, willow and myrtle); Reading the book of ecclesiastes
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Shmini atseret/ Simchat torah is
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the eighth day of assembly and rejoicing of the torah
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simchat torah is observed
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fall, 22 tishre
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what are the major themes of simchat torah?
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the joy of torah
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what is the origin of simchat torah?
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the torah and rabbinic writings
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what are the features of simchat torah?
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special little flags and chopped fruit like apples
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what are the rituals of Simchat torah?
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worship services; complete the reading of the torah in DEUTERONOMY and begin with GENESIS; consecration of five year olds; Yikzor Memorial service
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What is chanukah?
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the feast of dedication, the holiday of lights
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when is chanukah observed?
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winter, 25 kislev for eight days
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what are the major themes of chanukah?
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religious freedom, resisting assimilation, remembering victory by maccabees over syria
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what is the origin of chanukah?
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the talmud
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what are features of Chanukah?
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special foods- latkes, and sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts), playing dreidel and exchanging gifts
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what are the rituals of Chanukah?
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home worship by nightly lighting Chanukiyah an eight branched menorah with a ninth candle in the middle
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What is Tu Bishevat?
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the 15th of Shevat
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When is Tu Bishevat observed?
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winter, 15 shevat
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What are the major themes of tu bishevat?
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new year of trees
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what are the features of tu bishevat?
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buying trees for isreal, eating israeli produce, (the jewish national fund buys trees for israel)
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what is the origin of tu bishevat
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the talmud
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what are the rituals of tu bishevat
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special prayers and seder service
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when is Purim: Lots observed?
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winter, 14 Adar
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what are the major themes of purim
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the mandate for jewish survival; vigilance against anti-semitism
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what is the origin of purim?
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the bible
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what are the features of purim?
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eating hamentaschen (filled three cornered cookies to look like haman's hat), exchanging gifts, purim pageants, Adoloyadah (carnivals)
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what are the rituals of purim?
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reading the Megillat Esther (book of esther), blotting out the name of haman with the groggers (noisemakers)
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what is the other name for Pesach?
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Passover
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when is passover observed?
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spring, 15 nisan- 21 nisan
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what are the major themes of passover
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redemption from egypt, human freedom, ultimate redemption, the exodus of the jews from egypt
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what is the origin of passover?
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torah
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what are the features of passover?
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not eating any leavened products from wheat, barley, rye, oats or spelt, rice, millet, corn or legumes; removing such objects from your home; providing for the needy
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what are the rituals of passover?
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worship services on the first and last days; reading shir hashirim (song of songs); conducting a home seder service, reading from the haggadah; Yizkor on the last day
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What is Yom Hashoah
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day of the holocaust
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when is yom hashoah observed?
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spring, 27 nisan
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What are the major themes of yom hashoah?
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remember the holocaust
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what is the origin of yom hashoah?
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State of Israel 1951
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what are the features of yom hashoah
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lighting memorial candles
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what are the rituals of yom hashoah?
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special worship services and programs
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what is Yom Haatsmaut?
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the day of independence
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when is yom haatsmaut observed?
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spring, 5 Iyar
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what is the major theme of yom haatsmaut?
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support for the state of israel
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What is the origin of yom Haatsmaut?
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May 14, 1948, state of israel
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what is a feature of yom haatsmaut?
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programs on israel
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what are the rituals of yom haatsmaut?
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service including hallel psalms
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what is shavuot
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feast of weeks, revelation of the torah to moses
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when is shavuot observed?
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Spring, 6 sivan, 50 days after passover
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what are the major themes of shavuot?
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revelation of torah on sinai, the harvest
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what is the origin of shavuot
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the torah
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what are the features of shavuot
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eating of dairy dishes, all night study
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what are the rituals of shavuot?
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worship services, reading of 10 commandments, reading of megillat rut (book of ruth), confirmation ceremony for 10th grae students, flower offering, yizkor
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What is tishah b'av?
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ninth of av
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when is tishah b'av observed?
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summer, 9AV
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what are the major themes of tishah b'av?
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remember destruction of jerusalem temple
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What is the origin of tishah b'av?
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the talmud
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what are the features of tishah b'av?
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fasting and mourning
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what are the rituals of tishah b'av?
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worship services, reading from book of lamentations
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