Jewish Holidays:
-Rosh Hashana(start of the Jewish New Year)It is the birthday of the world(accoring to what Jews believe).It is customary to eat apples and honey to represent a happy, healthy, and sweet new year. It is also customary to go to temple and celebrate with family and friends.
-Yom Kippur(Day of Repentence)If you are over the age of Bar/Bat Mitzvah(when you become an adult according to Jewish law) it is customary to fast for 25 hours. This is to really just take time and reflect without any distractions. A lot of people are in temple most of the day praying.
-Sukkot(feast of tabernacles)Some people build their own Sukkah. This is to remind that the Jews were in the desert for fourty years and this was their form of shelter. Feel free to go check out my Sukkah Blog Posts because my class and I built our own Sukkah from scratch.
-Simchat Torah(Celebration of finishing another full year of reading the book of Jewish scriptures) This is a joyous holiday full of dancing and singing. It is customary to go to temple and celebrate with family and friends.
-Hannukah(The festival of lights) This holiday celebrates the Jews rededication of the second temple in Jerusalem. This happened after the Jews won the war against the Greeks. To celebrate, we light a menorah(sacred candelabrum) for eight days, just like the menorah in the second temple.
-Passover(celebration of the Jews being freed from slavery in Egypt). It is customary to have a seder(Jewish ritual service/dinner). It is also customary to eat Matzah(bread without flour). There is no flower to represent when the Jews had to leave Egypt and there was no time for their bread to rise.
This is Matzah(unfloured bread typically eaten during the holiday of Passover)
This is a menorah(sacred candelabrum used during the holiday of Hannukah)
This is a picture of part of a Torah(book of Jewish scriptures) being rolled out.
(There are more Jewish Holidays, but these are the ones that my family celebrates and some of the traditions that we do). Feel free to check out google or other sites for more information on each of these holidays and/or to learn about other Jewish holidays.