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Shabbat and some of the less well-known holidays — Sukkot, Shavuot, Tu Bishvat — can be great ways to introduce people to the beauty of Judaism. Learn how to make these other holidays part of your life as an intermarried couple or with your extended interfaith family in InterfaithFamily.com's archive of articles, resources and external links. Visit the Resource Page for Shabbat and Other Holidays, or chose a holiday below!
Here's a hint... The most important Jewish holiday comes every week! Yep, it is Shabbat. One day a week, in imitation of God who rested on the seventh day of creation, we rest from our work from sunset on Friday night until we see three stars in the sky on Saturday night.
Hebrew for "separation" or "distinction," the ceremony marking the end of the Sabbath on Saturday evenings.
The Jewish Sabbath, from sunset on Friday to nightfall on Saturday.
A Summer holiday commemorating the receiving of the Torah on Mount Sinai, it is also known as the Feast of Weeks, as it comes seven weeks after Passover begins.
Hebrew for "Booths," it's a fall holiday marking the harvest, like a Jewish Thanksgiving, complete with opportunities for dining and sleeping under the stars.
Hebrew for "15th of [the month of] Shevat," both a date and the name of a holiday celebrated on that date. A holiday that falls in January or February, it's the New Year for trees.
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