Pesach
Festival of the Exodus from Egypt. Remembering God's salvation and the sacrifice of the Lamb.
Feasts and Temple Service
Moadim — Appointed Times of the Lord
Spring Feasts
Feasts of the First Coming of the Messiah
Shavuot
Festival of Weeks (Pentecost). The day the Torah was given at Sinai and the descent of the Holy Spirit.
Autumn Feasts
Feasts of the Second Coming of the Messiah
Yom Teruah / Rosh Hashanah
Feast of Trumpets. Jewish New Year and the beginning of the Days of Awe.
Yom Kippur
Day of Atonement. The holiest day of the year, a day of fasting and prayer.
Sukkot
Feast of Tabernacles. A time of joy and remembering God's provision in the wilderness.
Hoshana Rabbah
Seventh day of Sukkot, the day of the 'Great Salvation'.
Torah:
Num. 29:32-34
Brit Chadashah:
John 7:37-39
Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah
The Eighth day, the concluding holiday of Sukkot and the joy of receiving the Torah.
Historical Feasts and Fasts
Remembering God's Miracles and Salvation
Hanukkah
Festival of Dedication. Remembering the miracle of the oil and the victory of the Maccabees.
Purim
Holiday commemorating the salvation of the Jewish people from Haman in the days of Queen Esther.
Ta'anit Esther
Fast before the holiday of Purim in memory of the salvation of the Jews in Persia.
Torah:
Ex. 32:11-14
Tisha B'Av
Major fast commemorating the destruction of the First and Second Temples.
National Days of Israel
Modern Remembrance Days and Holidays
Yom HaShoah
Holocaust Remembrance Day and heroism of European Jewry.
Yom HaZikaron
Memorial Day for the fallen soldiers of Israel and victims of terror.
Yom HaAtzmaut
Israel Independence Day.
Yom Yerushalayim
Anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem after the Six-Day War.