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

Rav Kook’s Yerushalayim
Yom Yerushalayim
Rav Kook’s Yerushalayim
By Rabbi Aaron Goldscheider May 22, 2025
Yerushalayim: The City of Connection
Yom Yerushalayim
Yerushalayim: The City of Connection
By Rabbi Yossi Goldin June 6, 2024
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
Earthshattering Insights Into the Avodah of Yom HaKippurim
Yom Yerushalayim
Earthshattering Insights Into the Avodah of Yom HaKippurim
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein September 26, 2023
Sanctity Spreads from the Holy Mount (Eretz Chefetz 4:3)
Yom Yerushalayim
Sanctity Spreads from the Holy Mount (Eretz Chefetz 4:3)
By Rabbi Aaron Goldscheider May 16, 2023
Reflections on Yom Yerushalayim
Yom Yerushalayim
Reflections on Yom Yerushalayim
By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz May 29, 2022
WATCH: Rabbi Moshe Hauer on Yom Yerushalayim 5782
Yom Yerushalayim
WATCH: Rabbi Moshe Hauer on Yom Yerushalayim 5782
By Rabbi Moshe Hauer May 26, 2022
Yerushalayim: The Jewish Home
Yom Yerushalayim
Yerushalayim: The Jewish Home
By Rabbi Yisrael Cohn April 13, 2021

Upcoming Holidays

Shavuot

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The Connection Between Matan Torah and Shavuot
Shavuot
The Connection Between Matan Torah and Shavuot
By Rabbi Shai Finkelstein May 12, 2026
Shavuos: Top Ten Secrets of the Chida of Why Na’aseh Is Before Nishma (Plus Two More From the Malbim for Good Measure!)
Shavuot
Shavuos: Top Ten Secrets of the Chida of Why Na’aseh Is Before Nishma (Plus Two More From the Malbim for Good Measure!)
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein May 11, 2026
Rebbi Meir and the Principle That Awarded Us the Torah
Shavuot
Rebbi Meir and the Principle That Awarded Us the Torah
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein May 11, 2026
First a Mensch, Then Kabbalas HaTorah – 49 Days to Become
Sefirat HaOmer
First a Mensch, Then Kabbalas HaTorah – 49 Days to Become
By Rabbi Yonah Sklare May 7, 2026

Upcoming Holidays

  • Yom Yerushalayim
    Begins in the evening of May 14, 2026
    Ends in the evening of May 15, 2026
  • Shavuot
    Begins in the evening of May 21, 2026
    Ends in the evening of May 23, 2026
  • Fast of Shiva Asar B'Tammuz

    Begins in the morning of Jul 2, 2026

    Ends in the evening of Jul 2, 2026
  • Fast of Tisha B'Av
    Begins in the evening of Jul 22, 2026
    Ends in the evening of Jul 23, 2026
  • Tu B'Av
    Begins in the evening of Jul 28, 2026
    Ends in the evening of Jul 29, 2026
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Sefirat HaOmer

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The Significance of Lag B’Omer
Lag BaOmer
The Significance of Lag B’Omer
By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz May 11, 2026
First a Mensch, Then Kabbalas HaTorah – 49 Days to Become
Sefirat HaOmer
First a Mensch, Then Kabbalas HaTorah – 49 Days to Become
By Rabbi Yonah Sklare May 7, 2026
The 14 Epic Kavanos to Have When You Take a Haircut
Lag BaOmer
The 14 Epic Kavanos to Have When You Take a Haircut
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein May 4, 2026
Lag Ba’Omer: Rema and Rashbi – The Embrace of Halacha & Kabbala
Lag BaOmer
Lag Ba’Omer: Rema and Rashbi – The Embrace of Halacha & Kabbala
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein May 4, 2026

Shabbat

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The Magic Fusion of Shabbos Rosh Chodesh – Part 2
Months
The Magic Fusion of Shabbos Rosh Chodesh – Part 2
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein April 17, 2026
How Shabbos Empowers the Jewish People to Sanctify Rosh Chodesh
Months
How Shabbos Empowers the Jewish People to Sanctify Rosh Chodesh
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein April 17, 2026
Still Boiling – The Raging Debate Over the Mussaf for Shabbos Rosh Chodesh
Months
Still Boiling – The Raging Debate Over the Mussaf for Shabbos Rosh Chodesh
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein April 17, 2026
The Magic Fusion of Shabbos Rosh Chodesh
Months
The Magic Fusion of Shabbos Rosh Chodesh
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein April 15, 2026

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