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Immigration never takes a holiday

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The holidays are always a time for introspection. Not only are we approaching the end of the year, we are also approaching the end of the decade. It has been a decade that started with the events of 9/11 to the election of our first African-American president in 2008, Barack Obama, to the miraculous rescue of the Chilean miners.
Unfortunately, the decade also culminated with the rise in anti-immigration sentiment. This line of thinking has been validated by people in leadership roles, either in support of it, or worse, by saying nothing. Arizona passed the controversial immigration law, SB-1070. And many other states, like Colorado and Kentucky, are thinking of passing similar laws.

But the majority of americans do not think this way. Most of us know that we are a nation built upon the sweat and vision of immigrants. We are all the sons and daughters of those that came before – those that came to this country to escape persecution, to seek a better life, to live the American dream. The real America can be seen in every day acts of kindness, especially when times are tough. We not only look out after our families, but we are also are willing to give a helping hand to neighbors or even strangers in need. That's the real America and not the loud fanatics that thrive on instigating hatred.
Abraham Lincoln stated it best:

"We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature."
More beautiful words cannot be stated and a more wonderful sentiment cannot be felt. This is the real America and while the loud minority currently holds the microphone, the "better angels of our nature" will rise.

Immigration will never take a holiday because it cannot. And as we come to the end of the year, and of this decade, we should greet the New Year with tolerance and new ideas that will make this nation whole.
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"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." – John. F. Kennedy
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Father's Day - What's the Origin about It?

In 1909, after the Mrs. Dodd, Sonora Louise Smart Dodd who was living in Spokane of Washington attended a Mother's Day worship which was organized by a church, she had a deep feeling that "why is there no holiday for memory fathers?"

Mrs. Dodd's mother died when she was thirteen years old and left six children. Therefore, her father Mr. William Smart who worked in a farm
in the east of Washington raised the six children alone. Mr. William Smart ever made more contribution during he joined the North and South War of American, but he decided to take care of his six children after his wife died and out from the army.

Mrs. Dodd was the second child and the only daughter among the six. So, she was easy to realize his father's pain for hard working in day time and taking care of the children's life after go home. But it was pity that he was died when his children were grow up and had the ability to give a good life for him in 1909.

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Rasmus and she hoped to have a special day to show great honor to Mr. William Smart and to commemorate all the fathers of the world.

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Rosh Hashanah The Jewish New Year

Main article: Rosh Hashanah

According to the Talmud and oral tradition, Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish new year, day of memorial and the day of judgment, in which God judges each person individually according to their deeds, and makes a decree for the following year. The holiday is characterized by the special mitzvah of blowing the shofar. According to the Torah, however, this is the first day of the seventh month of the calendar year that marks the beginning of a ten day count to Yom Kippur.

For a variable number of days before Rosh Hashanah among Ashkenazim, and the entire month of Elul among Sephardim, special additional morning prayers are added known as Selichot.

Erev Rosh Hashanah (evening of the first day) 29 Elul

Rosh Hashanah ( )2 1 - Tishrei)

Rosh Hashanah is set aside by the Mishna as the new year for calculating calendar years, shmita and jubilee years, vegetable tithes, and tree-planting (determining the age of a tree).

According to an opinion in Jewish oral tradition, the creation of the world was completed on Rosh Hashanah. The recitation of Tashlikh occurs during the afternoon of the first day. Officially North American Reform Judaism celebrates two days of Rosh Hashanah, but a significant number of Reform congregations and members celebrate only one day; the non-Reform branches of Judaism celebrate it as a two-day holiday, both inside and outside the boundaries of Israel. The two days are considered together to be a yoma arichta, a single "long day".

Aseret Yemei Teshuva Ten Days of Repentance

Main article: Ten Days of Repentance

The first ten days of seventh month of the Jewish year (from the beginning of Rosh Hashana until the end of Yom Kippur) are known as the Aseret Yemei Teshuva. During this time it is "exceedingly appropriate" for Jews to practice "Teshuvah," which is examining one's deeds and repenting for sins committed against both God and one's fellow man in anticipation of Yom Kippur. This repentance can take the form of additional supplications, confessing one's deeds before God, fasting, and self-reflection. On the third day, the Fast of Gedalia is celebrated.

Yom Kippur Day of Atonement

Main article: Yom Kippur

Erev Yom Kippur 9 Tishrei

Yom Kippur ( ) 10 Tishrei

Yom Kippur is considered by Jews to be the holiest and most solemn day of the year. Its central theme is atonement and reconciliation. Eating, drinking, bathing, anointing with oil, and marital relations are prohibited. Fasting begins at sundown, and ends after nightfall the following day. Yom Kippur services begin with the prayer known as "Kol Nidrei", which must be recited before sunset. (Kol Nidrei, Aramaic for "all vows," is a public annulment of religious vows made by Jews during the preceding year. It only concerns unfilled vows made between a person and God, and does not cancel or nullify any vows made between people.)

A Tallit (four-cornered prayer shawl) is donned for evening prayers; the only evening service of the year in which this is done. The Ne'ilah service is a special service held only on the day of Yom Kippur, and deals with the closing of the holiday. Yom Kippur comes to an end with the blowing of the shofar, which marks the conclusion of the fast. It is always observed as a one-day holiday, both inside and outside the boundaries of the land of Israel.

Yom Kippur is considered, along with 15th of Av, as the Happiest days of the year (Talmud Bavli - Tractate Ta'anit).

Sukkot Feast of Booths (or Tabernacles)

Main article: Sukkot

Sukkot ( or sukkt) or Succoth is a 7-day festival, also known as the Feast of Booths, the Feast of Tabernacles, or just Tabernacles. It is one of the three pilgrimage festivals mentioned in the Bible. The word sukkot is the plural of the Hebrew word sukkah, meaning booth. Jews are commanded to "dwell" in booths during the holiday. This generally means taking meals, but some sleep in the sukkah as well. There are specific rules for constructing a sukkah. The seventh day of the holiday is called Hoshanah Rabbah.

Erev Sukkot 14 Tishrei

Sukkot ( ) 1521 Tishrei (22 outside Israel)

Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah

Main article: Simchat Torah

Simchat Torah ( ) means "rejoicing with the Torah". It actually refers to a special ceremony which takes place on the holiday of Shemini Atzeret. This holiday immediately follows the conclusion of the holiday of Sukkot. In Israel, Shemini Atzeret is one day long and includes the celebration of Simchat Torah. Outside Israel, Shemini Atzeret is two days long and Simchat Torah is observed on the second day, which is often referred to by the name of the ceremony.

The last portion of the Torah is read, completing the annual cycle, followed by the first chapter of Genesis. Services are especially joyous, and all attendees, young and old, are involved.

Hanukkah Festival of Lights

Main article: Hanukkah

Erev Hanukkah 24 Kislev

Hanukkah () 25 Kislev 2 or 3 Tevet

The story of Hanukkah is preserved in the books of the First and Second Maccabees. These books are not part of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), they are apocryphal books instead. The miracle of the one-day supply of oil miraculously lasting eight days is first described in the Talmud.

Hanukkah marks the defeat of Seleucid Empire forces that had tried to prevent the people of Israel from practicing Judaism. Judah Maccabee and his brothers destroyed overwhelming forces, and rededicated the Temple in Jerusalem. The eight-day festival is marked by the kindling of lights one on the first night, two on the second, and so on using a special candle holder called a Chanukkiyah, or a Hanukkah menorah.

There is a custom to give children money,also known as "gelt" on Hanukkah to commemorate the learning of Torah in guise of Jews gathering in what was perceived as gambling at that time since Torah was forbidden. Because of this, there is also the custom to play with the dreidel (called a sevivon in Hebrew).

Tenth of Tevet

Main article: Tenth of Tevet

This minor fast day marks the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem as outlined in 2 Kings 25:1

And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it round about.

As a minor fast day, fasting from dawn to dusk is required, but other laws of mourning are not observed. A Torah reading and Haftorah reading, and a special prayer in the Amidah, are added at both Shacharit and Mincha services.

Tu Bishvat New Year of the Trees

Main article: Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat ( - " ) 15 Shevat

Tu Bishvat is the new year for trees. According to the Mishnah, it marks the day from which fruit tithes are counted each year, and marks the timepoint from which the Biblical prohibition on eating the first three years of fruit and the requirement to bring the fourth year fruit to the Temple in Jerusalem were counted. In modern times, it is celebrated by eating various fruits and nuts associated with the Land of Israel. During the 1600s, Rabbi Yitzchak Luria of Safed and his disciples created a short seder, called Hemdat haamim, reminiscent of the seder that Jews observe on Passover, that explores the holiday's Kabbalistic themes.

Traditionally, trees are planted on this day. Many children collect funds leading up to this day to plant trees in Israel. Trees are usually planted locally as well.

Purim Festival of Lots

Main article: Purim

Erev Purim and Fast of Esther known as "Ta'anit Ester" 13 Adar

Purim () 14 Adar

Shushan Purim 15 Adar

In leap years on the Hebrew calendar, Purim is observed in the Second Adar (Adar Sheni).

Purim commemorates the events that took place in the Book of Esther. It is celebrated by reading or acting out the story of Esther, and by making disparaging noises at every mention of Haman's name. In Purim it is a tradition to masquerade around in costumes and to give Mishloakh Manot (care packages, I.e. gifts of food and drink) to the poor and the needy. In Israel it is also a tradition to arrange festive parades, known as Ad-D'lo-Yada, in the town's main street. Sometimes the children dress up and act out the story of Esther for their parents.

New Year for Kings

New Year for Kings 1 Nisan.

Although Rosh Hashanah marks the change of the Jewish calendar year, Nisan is considered the first month of the Hebrew calendar. The Mishnah indicates that the year of the reign of Jewish kings was counted from Nisan in Biblical times. Nisan is also considered the beginning of the calendar year in terms of the order of the holidays.

In addition to this New Year, the Mishnah sets up three other legal New Years:

1st of Elul, New Year for animal tithes,

1st of Tishrei (Rosh Hashanah), the New Year for the calendar year and for vegetable tithes

15th of Shevat (Tu B'Shevat), the New Year for Trees/fruit tithes

Pesach Passover

Main article: Passover

Erev Pesach and Fast of the Firstborn known as "Ta'anit Bechorim" 14 Nisan

Passover (Hebrew: Pesach, ) (first two days) 15 and 16 Nisan

The "Last days of Passover", known as Acharon shel Pesach, are also a holiday commemorating K'riat Yam Suf, the Passage of the Red Sea. 21 and 22 Nisan

The semi-holiday days between the "first days" and the "last days" of Passover are known as Chol Hamo'ed, referred to as the "Intermediate days".

Passover commemorates the liberation of the Israelite slaves from Egypt. No leavened food is eaten during the week of Pesach, in commemoration of the fact that the Jews left Egypt so quickly that their bread did not have enough time to rise.

The first seder begins at sundown on the 15th of Nisan, and the second seder is held on the night of the 16th of Nisan. On the second night, Jews start counting the omer. The counting of the omer is a count of the days from the time they left Egypt until the time they arrived at Mount Sinai.

Sefirah Counting of the Omer

Main article: Counting of the Omer

Sefirah ( , Sefirat Ha'Omer) Counting the Omer

Sefirah is the 49 day ("seven weeks") period between Pesach and Shavuot; it is defined by the Torah as the period during which special offerings are to be brought to the Temple in Jerusalem. Judaism teaches that this makes physical the spiritual connection between Pesach and Shavuot.

Lag Ba'omer

Main article: Lag Ba'omer

Lag Ba'omer (" ) is the 33rd day in the Omer count (" is the number 33 in Hebrew). The mourning restrictions on joyous activities during the Omer period are lifted on Lag Ba'Omer and there are often celebrations with picnics, bonfires and bow and arrow play by children. In Israel, youth can be seen gathering materials for bonfires.

Shavuot Feast of Weeks Yom HaBikurim

Main article: Shavuot

Erev Shavuot 5 Sivan

Shavuot () 6, 7 Sivan

Shavuot, The Feast of Weeks is one of the three pilgrim festivals (Shalosh regalim) ordained in the Torah, Shavuot marks the end of the counting of the Omer, the period between Passover and Shavuot. According to Rabbinic tradition, the Ten Commandments were given on this day. During this holiday the Torah portion containing the Ten Commandments is read in the synagogue, and the biblical Book of Ruth is read as well. It is traditional to eat dairy meals during Shavuot.

Seventeenth of Tammuz

Main article: Seventeenth of Tammuz

The 17th of Tammuz traditionally marks the first breach in the walls of the Second Temple during the Roman occupation.

As a minor fast day, fasting from dawn to dusk is required, but other laws of mourning are not observed. A Torah reading and Haftorah reading, and a special prayer in the Amidah, are added at both Shacharit and Mincha services.

The Three Weeks and the Nine Days

Main article: The Three Weeks

The Three Weeks: Seventeenth of Tammuz, 17 Tammuz 9 Av (Tisha B'Av)

The Nine Days: 19 Av

(See also Tenth of Tevet)

The days between the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av are days of mourning, on account of the collapse of Jerusalem during the Roman occupation which occurred during this time framework. Weddings and other joyful occasions are traditionally not held during this period. A further element is added within the three weeks, during the nine days between the 1st and 9th day of Av the pious refrain from eating meat and drinking wine, except on Shabbat or at a Seudat Mitzvah (a Mitzvah meal, such as a Pidyon Haben the recognition of a firstborn male child or the study completion of a religious text.) In addition, one's hair is not cut during this period.

In Conservative Judaism, the Rabbinical Assembly's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards has issued several responsa (legal rulings) which hold that the prohibitions against weddings in this timeframe are deeply held traditions, but should not be construed as binding law. Thus, Conservative Jewish practice would allow weddings during this time, except on the 9th of Av itself. Reform Judaism and Reconstructionist Judaism hold that halakha (Jewish law) is no longer binding, and rabbis in those movements follow their individual consciences on such matters; some uphold the traditional prohibitions and some permit weddings on these days. Orthodox Judaism maintains the traditional prohibitions.

Tisha B'av Ninth of Av

Main article: Tisha B'Av

Tisha B'Av ( ) 9 Av

Tisha B'Av is a fast day that commemorates two of the saddest[citation needed] events in Jewish history that both occurred on the ninth of Av the destruction in 586 BCE of the First Temple, originally built by King Solomon, and destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE. Other calamities throughout Jewish history are said to have taken place on Tisha B'Av, including King Edward I's edict compelling the Jews to leave England (1290) and the Jewish expulsion from Spain in 1492.

Tithe of animals

New Year for Animal Tithes (Taxes) 1 Elul

This commemoration is no longer observed. This day was set up by the Mishna as the New Year for animal tithes, which is somewhat equivalent to a new year for taxes. (This notion is similar to the tax deadline in the United States of America on April 15.)

Rosh Chodesh the New Month

Main article: Rosh Chodesh

The first day of each month and the thirtieth day of the preceding month, if it has thirty days, is (in modern times) a minor holiday known as Rosh Chodesh (head of the month). The one exception is the month of Tishrei, whose beginning is a major holiday, Rosh Hashanah. There are also special prayers said upon observing the new Moon for the first time each month.

Shabbat The Sabbath

Main article: Shabbat

Jewish law accords Shabbat the status of a holiday, a day of rest celebrated on the seventh day of each week. Jewish law defines a day as ending at nightfall, which is when the next day then begins. Thus, Shabbat begins at sundown Friday night, and ends at nightfall Saturday night.

In many ways halakha (Jewish law) gives Shabbat the status of being the most important holy day in the Jewish calendar.

It is the first holiday mentioned in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), and God was the first one to observe it.

The liturgy treats Shabbat as a bride and queen.

The Torah reading on Shabbat has more sections of parshiot (Torah readings) than on Yom Kippur, the most of any Jewish holiday.

There is a tradition that the Messiah will come if every Jew observes Shabbat perfectly twice in a row.

Acharei hachagim "after the holidays"

Acharei hachagim (modern Hebrew: ) Literally: after the holidays. Used in modern Hebrew vernacular to suggest a delay. Many tasks get postponed until acharei hachagim, regardless of the proximity of the coming holiday. Acharei hachagim is considered a legitimate target date for the task in question.

Variances in observances

The denominations of Reconstructionist Judaism and Reform Judaism generally regard Jewish laws (halakha) relating to all these holidays as important, but no longer binding. Orthodox Judaism and Conservative Judaism hold that the halakha relating to these days are still normative (i.e. to be accepted as binding).

There are a number of differences in religious practices between Orthodox and Conservative Jews, because these denominations have distinct ways of understanding the process of how halakha has historically developed, and thus how it can still develop. Nonetheless, both of these groups have similar teachings about how to observe these holidays.

Reform Jews do not observe the 2nd day of Jewish holidays in the Diaspora.

New Israeli/Jewish national holidays

Since the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, the Chief Rabbinate of Israel has established four new Jewish holidays.

Yom Yerushalayim Jerusalem day

Yom HaShoah Holocaust Remembrance day

Yom Hazikaron Memorial Day

Yom Ha'atzmaut Israel Independence Day

These four days are national holidays in the State of Israel, and in general have been accepted as religious holidays by the following groups: The Union of Orthodox Congregations and Rabbinical Council of America; The United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth (United Kingdom); The Chief Rabbinate of the State of Israel; All of Reform Judaism and Conservative Judaism; The Union for Traditional Judaism and the Reconstructionist movement.

These four new days are not accepted as religious holidays by Haredi Judaism, which includes Hasidic Judaism. These groups view these new days as secular innovations, and they do not celebrate these holidays.

Yom HaShoah Holocaust Remembrance day

Main article: Yom HaShoah

Yom HaShoah ( ) 27 Nisan

Yom HaShoah is also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day, and takes place on the 27th day of Nisan. If this date falls on a Friday, the observance is moved to the previous Thursday. If it falls on a Sunday, observance is moved to the following Monday.

Yom Hazikaron Memorial Day

Main article: Yom Hazikaron

Yom Hazikaron ( ) 4 Iyar

Yom Hazikaron is the day of remembrance in honor of Israeli veterans and fallen soldiers of the Wars of Israel. The Memorial Day also commemorates fallen civilians, slain by acts of hostile terrorism.

Yom Ha'atzmaut Israel Independence Day

Main article: Yom Ha'atzmaut

Yom Ha'atzmaut ( ) 5 Iyar

Yom Ha'atzmaut is Israel's Independence Day. An official ceremony is held annually on the eve of Yom Ha'atzmaut at Mount Herzl. The ceremony includes speeches by senior Israeli officials, an artistic presentation, a ritual march of flag-carrying soldiers forming elaborate structures (such as a Menorah, a Magen David and the number which represents the age of the State of Israel) and the lighting of twelve beacons (one for each of the Tribes of Israel). Dozens of Israeli citizens, who contributed significantly to the state, are selected to light these beacons.

Yom Yerushalaim - Jerusalem Day

Main article: Yom Yerushalayim

Yom Yerushalayim ( ) 28 Iyar

Jerusalem Day marks the 1967 reunification of Jerusalem and The Temple Mount under Jewish rule during the Six-Day War almost 1900 years after the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.

See also

Holidays portal

Jewish holidays 2000-2050

Public holidays in Israel

Ta'anit

Religious festival

Torah readings of Yom Tov

Hebrew calendar

Rosh Hashanah

Notes

^ "Yom Tov" is also a Jewish given name.

^ Jewish Holidays, Union for Reform Judaism, accessed October 2, 2008

^ Nachum Mohl. "The Fifteenth Av of Yom Kippur". http://www.jewishmag.co.il/136mag/tu_bav_yom_kippur/tu_bav_yom_kippur.htm. 

References

Greenberg, Irving. The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays. New York: Touchstone, 1988.

Renberg, Dalia H. The Complete Family Guide to Jewish Holidays. New York: Adama, 1985.

Strassfeld, Michael. The Jewish Holidays: A Guide and Commentary. New York: Harper & Row, 1985.

External links

Hebcal Interactive Jewish calendar with candelighting times and Torah readings.

A more detailed list of Jewish holidays

A calculator that figures out the dates of Jewish holidays in any year

Patheos - Jewish Holidays: A Primer

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Ritual washing  Prayers and blessings  Prayer services  Grace after Meals  Honorifics

Marriage

Marriageable age  Jewish wedding  Bashert  Matchmaking  Role of women  Niddah  Mikvah  Tzniut  Divorce

Religious practice

613 commandments  Customs  Torah study (Weekly portion  Daf Yomi)  Holidays  Tzedakah

Religious items

Sefer Torah  Tzitzit  Tallit  Tefillin  Mezuzah  Kippah  Menorah  Shofar  Four Species

Death

Chevra Kadisha  Shiva  Kaddish  Tehillim  Yahrzeit  Yahrzeit candle  Yizkor  Honorifics

Other

Significance of numbers of Judaism

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Jews and Judaism

Denominations

Schisms  Intra-Jewish relations  Orthodox (Hardal  Haredi  Hasidic  Modern Orthodox)  Conservative (Conservadox)  Reform  Reconstructionist  Jewish Renewal  Rabbinic  Karaite  Samaritan  Humanistic

Philosophy

Principles of faith  Chosen people  Eschatology  Ethics  Halakha  Holocaust theology  Kabbalah  Kashrut  Messianism  Minyan  Mussar Movement  Names of God  Seven Laws of Noah  Tzedakah  Tzniut

Religious texts

Tanakh (Torah  Nevi'im  Ketuvim)  Arba'ah Turim  Chumash  Kuzari  Midrash  Mishnah Berurah  Mishneh Torah  Piyyut  Rabbinic works  Shulchan Aruch  Siddur  Talmud  Tosefta  Zohar

Jewish leadership

Abraham  Isaac  Jacob  Sarah  Rebecca  Rachel  Leah  Moses  Deborah  Ruth  David  Solomon  Elijah  Hillel  Shammai  Judah haNasi  Saadia Gaon  Rashi  Isaac Alfasi  Abraham ibn Ezra  Tosafists  Rambam  Nahmanides  Asher ben Jehiel  Gersonides  Joseph Albo  Yosef Karo  Baal Shem Tov  Shneur Zalman of Liadi  Vilna Gaon  Leopold Zunz  Israel Jacobson  Abraham Geiger  Ben Ish Chai  Avrohom Mordechai Alter  Ovadia Yosef  Moshe Feinstein  Elazar Shach  Menachem Schneerson

Life and culture

Who is a Jew?  Bar and Bat Mitzvah  Bereavement  Brit milah  Etymology of the word Jew  Marriage  Wedding  Niddah  Pidyon haben  Jewish cuisine  Secular Jewish culture  Hiloni  Shidduch  Zeved habat

Roles and places

Four Holy Cities (Jerusalem  Safed  Hebron  Tiberias)  Beth din  Gabbai  Hazzan  Kohen  Maggid  Mashgiach  Mikvah  Mohel  Rabbi  Rebbe  Rosh yeshiva  Synagogue  Temple  Tabernacle  Western Wall

Religious articles

Aleinu  Amidah  Four Species  Gartel  Hallel  Havdalah  Kaddish  Kittel  Kol Nidre  Ma Tovu  Menorah (Hanukiah)  Mezuzah  Prayer  Sefer Torah  Services  Shema Yisrael  Shofar  Tallit  Tefillin  Tzitzit  Yad  Kippah/Yarmulke

Interactions with

other religions

Jewish views of religious pluralism  Abrahamic religions  Christianity (Catholicism  Christian-Jewish reconciliation  Judeo-Christian  Mormonism   Messianic Judaism)  Islam  Jewish Buddhist  Judeo-Paganism  Black Hebrew Israelites  Kabbalah Centre   Others

Languages

Hebrew  Judeo-Arabic  Judeo-Aramaic  Judeo-Persian  Ladino  Yiddish

History

Ancient  Temple in Jerusalem  Babylonian captivity  Jerusalem (Significance  Timeline)  Hasmonean  Herod  Sanhedrin  Pharisees  Saducees  Essenes  First Jewish-Roman War  Bar Kokhba revolt  Diaspora  Middle Ages  Muslim rule  Sabbateans  Haskalah  Emancipation  The Holocaust  Aliyah  Israel (History)  Arab-Israeli / Israeli-Palestinian conflicts  Land of Israel  Baal teshuva movement  Judaism by country

Politics

Zionism (General  Labor  Religious  Revisionist)  Political movements (Jewish left  Jewish right  Jewish anarchism)  Bundism  World Agudath Israel  Feminism  Politics of Israel

Antisemitism

History  Persecution  New  Racial  Religious  Secondary

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Time in religion and mythology

Major subjects

Time Cosmology  Religion  Mythology Eternity  Arguments for eternity  Immortality

Ritual  Religious festival  New moon Destiny and fate  Predestination  Prophecy  Oracle  Divination  Eschatology  Millennialism

Time Portal

Time and fate deities

of antiquity

Egyptian Hemsut  Huh

Ancient Near East Ashima  Ishtar  Mamitu  Mammetun  Manah  Manu the Great  Meni

Greek The Fates: Moirae Atropos  Clotho  Lachesis

Ananke  Geras  Horae  Kairos  Khronos  Tyche

Roman The Fates: Parcae Decima  Morta  Nona

Camenae: Antevorte/Porrima  Carmenta  Egeria  Postverta

Aeternitas  Anna Perenna  Caerus  Chronos  Fortuna  Vertumnus

Etruscan Nortia  Tinia

Norse Norns (Urr  Verandi  Skuld)

Day: (Dagr  Skinfaxi)  Night: (Ntt  Hrmfaxi)  Seasons: (Sumarr and Vetr)  Old age: Elli

Baltic Dalia  Laima  Lauma

Polish Sudz

Romanian Fates: Ursitoare

Other European Matres and Matrones  Father Time  Beten

Philippine Kan-Laon

Hinduism

Kalpa  Manvantara  Yuga  Kla (time)  Hindu calendar  Hindu units of measurement   Kali

Buddhism

Wheel of time  Kalachakra  Maitreya  Uposatha

Judaism

Ancient of Days  Ein Sof  Hebrew calendar  Missing years  Jewish holidays  Passover  Shabbat  Shabbaton  Shmita

Christianity

Byzantine calendar  Gregorian calendar  Liturgical year  Sabbath in Christianity  Sabbath in seventh-day churches  Easter  Computus  Moveable feast  Easter controversy  Quartodecimanism  Reform of the date of Easter  Day of the Vow

Islam

Islamic calendar  Jumu'ah  Muslim holidays  Predestination in Islam

Other traditions

Babylonian calendar  Pentecontad calendar  Dreamtime / The Dreaming  Oracle bone  Maya calendar

Related topics

Week-day names

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