Purim (banks are closed)
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Tuesday March 7, 2023
Jewish : Celebrates defeat of plot to destroy the Jews of Persia. In Shushan, the capital of Persia, King Ahasuerus married Esther, and made her his queen. He was not aware that she was Jewish. When Esther's cousin, Mordecai, bothered the king's prime minister, Haman, the prime minister became enraged and finally convinced the king that the Jews should all be put to death. After a three-day fast, Esther revealed to the king her identity as a Jew, and indulged him to save her people. The king spared the Jews, hung Haman, and made Mordecai his new sovereign. In israel, other businesses remain open
First Day of Pessah/Passover
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Thursday April 6, 2023
Jewish :
Optional holiday
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Thursday April 6, 2023
Jewish : Jewish Easter for the Jewish community only
Pessah/Passover
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Wednesday April 12, 2023
Jewish : Passover; deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt. The Seder service on the first two evenings recounts the story of the Exodus
Shavuot
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Friday May 26, 2023
Jewish : Celebration of Moses' descent from Mt Sinai with the ten commandments. Plants and flowers are used in decorations.
Tisha B'Av
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Thursday July 27, 2023
Jewish : Commemorates the Wall's profanation
Optional holiday
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Saturday September 16, 2023
Jewish : Jewish new year for the Jewish community only
Rosh Hashanah/Jewish New Year
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Saturday September 16, 2023
Jewish :
Rosh Hashanah/Jewish New Year
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Sunday September 17, 2023
Jewish :
Optional holiday
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Sunday September 24, 2023
Jewish : Yom Kippur observed by the Jewish community
Optional holiday
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Monday September 25, 2023
Jewish : Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur
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Monday September 25, 2023
Jewish : Day of Atonement. This holiest day of the Jewish year is observed with strict fasting and ceremonial repentance.
Sukkot
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Saturday September 30, 2023
Jewish : As for Passover and Shavu'ot, Sukkot has a dual meaning: agricultural and historical. Celebraion of the 40 years spent by the children of Israel in huts in the desert.
This explains the tradition of dwelling in huts during that period.