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2 hours ago · The Month of Elul - September 4 - October 2, 2024. Fast of Gedaliah - October 6, 2024. Rosh Hashanah, first of the High Holidays, is the Jewish New Year. It is the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, and a day of judgment and coronation of G‑d as king. Yom Kippur Site.
- Jewish Calendar
Today is Sat. May 25, 2024 | Iyar 17, 5784 Omer: Friday...
- Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is the birthday of the universe, the day G‑d...
- Sukkot
Sukkot: October 16-23, 2024. The seven days of...
- The Month of Elul
Elul is the 12th and final month in the Jewish calendar (the...
- Hebrew Calendar
Tomorrow is the third day of the Omer Count. Since, on the...
- Shavuot
Shavuot 2024 (a two-day holiday, celebrated from sunset on...
- Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur 2024 (the Day of Atonement): October 11–12. Yom...
- Purim
Purim 2025 begin Thursday night, March 13 and continues...
- Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah
Simchat Torah: October 23-25, 2024. Following the seven...
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- Holidays and Milestones
- Jewish Political Expression
- Keeping Kosher
- Ownership of Jewish Items
- Participation in Chabad
- Synagogue Attendance and Membership
- Among Those Who Rarely Or Never Attend Synagogue, What Keeps Them away?
- Among Regular Synagogue Attenders, What Motivates Them to Attend?
Six-in-ten U.S. Jews say they held or participated in a Seder in the year prior to the survey, and a similar share say they attended a ritual to mark a lifecycle passage or milestone, such as a bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah. Somewhat fewer (46%) say they fasted all or part of Yom Kippur. Respondents who are Jewish by religion are far more inclined tha...
Three-in-ten Jews say they often or sometimes engage in political activism as an expression of their Jewishness. This is especially common among those who identify with Conservative Judaism (45%). Engaging in political activism as an expression of Jewishness is about equally as common among Jews who identify with or lean toward the Republican Party...
Fewer than one-in-five U.S. Jews (17%) say they keep kosher in their home, including 14% who say they separate meat and dairy and 3% who say they are vegetarian or vegan. Keeping kosher is nearly ubiquitous in Orthodox homes: Fully 95% of Orthodox Jews in the survey say they keep kosher. About one-quarter of Conservative Jews (24%) say they keep ko...
Eight-in-ten U.S. Jews say they own a menorah, a candelabra used to mark the eight days of Hanukkah. Nearly two-thirds own a mezuzah, which is a parchment containing scripture passages typically affixed to the doorposts in Jewish homes. Six-in-ten U.S. Jews say they own a Hebrew-language siddur (Jewish prayer book), and 56% say they have a Seder pl...
Overall, 16% of U.S. Jewish adults say they often or sometimes participate in activities or services with Chabad, an Orthodox Jewish movement and organization that offers programs and services to Jews throughout the U.S. and the world. This includes 5% who say they “often” do this and 12% who “sometimes” participate in Chabad activities. One-in-fiv...
One-in-five U.S. Jews say they attend services at a synagogue, temple, minyan or havurah at least once or twice a month, including 12% who go weekly or more often. One-quarter (27%) say they attend a few times a year, such as for High Holidays. And half of U.S. Jews (including roughly nine-in-ten Jews of no religion) say they seldom or never attend...
The survey asked Jews who attend religious services a few times a year or less (including those who never attend) whether each of a number of possible factors is a reason why they do not go more often. Respondents could select multiple reasons, indicating all that apply to them. The most common answer was “I’m not religious,” which two-thirds (incl...
The survey also asked the 20% of U.S. Jews who doattend religious services at least once or twice a month about their reasons for doing so. Within this group, fully 92% say they do so because they find it spiritually meaningful, while 87% point to the sense of belonging they derive and 83% cite a connection to their ancestry and history. Smaller ma...
1 day ago · May 25, 2024 - May 26, 2024. Shavuot. June 11, 2024 - June 12, 2024. Tishah B'Av. August 12, 2024 - August 13, 2024. Selichot Services. September 28, 2024. Jewish holidays begin at sunset. Dates specified are for evenings, so the holiday extends from sunset on the noted date until dusk on the last day of the holiday.
Yom Yerushalayim–Jerusalem Day–is the most modern of Jewish holidays. It celebrates the reunification of Jerusalem under Israeli rule following the Six Day Warof June 1967. Although it is joyously celebrated in Israel, Yom Yerushalayim has yet to attain widespread popularity in the Diaspora. It is celebrated on the 28th of Iyar, in May or ...
Tu Bishvat. My Jewish Learning is a not-for-profit and relies on your help. Donate. There are essentially three major categoriesof Jewish holidays, celebrations, and commemorations found in the Jewish calendar. These are biblical holidays, rabbinic holidays, and post-rabbinic celebrations. These categories indicate the historical period during ...
1 day ago · Explore Jewish Life and Judaism at My Jewish Learning, your go-to source for Jewish holidays, rituals, celebrations, recipes, Torah, history, and more.
Do Jews celebrate secular holidays? Yes, Jews have always observed civic and secular holidays. Some synagogues have a national flag on display and many synagogues participate in interfaith observances of holidays such as Thanksgiving and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Learn more. Learn how to celebrate these holidays Jewishly with prayers ...
