Upcoming Jewish Holiday 2025
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Pesach Sheni is observed on May 12 (14 Iyar). Pesach Sheni means "Second Passover [Sacrifice]." It marks the day when someone who was unable to participate in the Passover offering in the proper time would observe the mitzvah exactly one month later. It is customary to mark this day by eating matzah—shmurah matzah, if possible—and by omitting Tachanun from the prayer services . . . Read more about Pesach Sheni |
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Lag B'Omer Begins Sunset of Thursday, May 15, 2025 Ends nightfall of Friday, May 16 Lag B'Omer is a festive day on the Jewish calendar, celebrating the anniversary of the passing of the great sage Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and the end of a plague that raged amongst the disciples of the great sage Rabbi Akiva. |
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Shavuout Begins sunset of Sunday, June 1, 2025 No work is permitted. Yizkor is recited on Shavuot, Tuesday, June 3 Dates listed are for outside Israel. Shavuot marks the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai. The Ten Commandments are read in synagogues, just as they were in the desert on Mt. Sinai over 3,300 years ago.
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