Jewish Holidays
Dedicated by The Jacobs and Chill Families in Memory of Harold and Pearl Jacobs

Yearning for Redemption While Counting the Omer
Sefirat HaOmer
Yearning for Redemption While Counting the Omer
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein April 7, 2026
Sefiras HaOmer Counting Chart 5786
Sefirat HaOmer
Sefiras HaOmer Counting Chart 5786
By OU Kosher April 7, 2026
Lag B’Omer: Can You Shave and Take Haircuts Tonight?
Lag BaOmer
Lag B’Omer: Can You Shave and Take Haircuts Tonight?
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein May 15, 2025
Counting for What?
Sefirat HaOmer
Counting for What?
By Rabbi Shai Finkelstein May 15, 2025
The Text of Sefirat HaOmer
Lag BaOmer
The Text of Sefirat HaOmer
By Rabbi Yossi Goldin May 15, 2025
Lag B’omer: Rashbi as Shimon Ben Yaakov to Rectify Mechiras Yosef
Lag BaOmer
Lag B’omer: Rashbi as Shimon Ben Yaakov to Rectify Mechiras Yosef
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein May 15, 2025
Lag B’omer: Shooting the Bow and Arrow on the Day the Mabul Began?
Lag BaOmer
Lag B’omer: Shooting the Bow and Arrow on the Day the Mabul Began?
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein May 15, 2025
En Fuego: Lag Ba’Omer
Lag BaOmer
En Fuego: Lag Ba’Omer
By Harry Rothenberg May 15, 2025

Upcoming Holidays

Yom HaShoah

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Holocaust Kinot
Yom HaShoah
Holocaust Kinot
By Rabbi Dr. Aaron Adler April 30, 2025
Yom Hashoah: A Day of Unity
Yom HaShoah
Yom Hashoah: A Day of Unity
By Rabbi Yisroel Juskowitz April 24, 2025
Faith After the Holocaust
Yom HaShoah
Faith After the Holocaust
By Britain's Former Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks May 6, 2024
Halacha at the Time of the Shoah
Yom HaShoah
Halacha at the Time of the Shoah
By Rabbi Shai Finkelstein May 1, 2022

Upcoming Holidays

  • Yom HaShoah
    Begins in the evening of Apr 13, 2026
    Ends in the evening of Apr 14, 2026
  • Yom Hazikaron
    Begins in the evening of Apr 20, 2026
    Ends in the evening of Apr 21, 2026
  • Yom HaAtzmaut
    Begins in the evening of Apr 21, 2026
    Ends in the evening of Apr 22, 2026
  • Lag BaOmer
    Begins in the evening of May 4, 2026
    Ends in the evening of May 5, 2026
  • Yom Yerushalayim
    Begins in the evening of May 14, 2026
    Ends in the evening of May 15, 2026
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Yom Hazikaron

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The Mitzvah of Hallel (Part 2)
Chanukah
The Mitzvah of Hallel (Part 2)
By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz April 27, 2023
Inspired by the People
Yom HaAtzmaut
Inspired by the People
By Rabbi Aaron Goldscheider and Jeremy Goldscheider May 4, 2016
His Name was Nachshon Wachsman
Yom Hazikaron
His Name was Nachshon Wachsman
By Esther Wachsman May 28, 2014
And God Said, “I Am Sorry”
Yom HaAtzmaut
And God Said, “I Am Sorry”
By Rabbi Ari Kahn April 29, 2014

Yom HaAtzmaut

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The Prayer for the State of Israel
Yom HaAtzmaut
The Prayer for the State of Israel
By Rabbi Anthony Manning May 15, 2025
Saying Hallel on Yom Ha’atzmaut and Yom Yerushalayim with or without Bracha
Yom HaAtzmaut
Saying Hallel on Yom Ha’atzmaut and Yom Yerushalayim with or without Bracha
By Rabbi Hershel Billet May 23, 2024
Israel: Home of Hope
Yom HaAtzmaut
Israel: Home of Hope
By Britain's Former Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks May 13, 2024
Eretz Yisrael: The Gift that God Keeps Giving
Yom HaAtzmaut
Eretz Yisrael: The Gift that God Keeps Giving
By Rabbi Avi Herzog April 25, 2023

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