https://padlet.com/spencerwirth/MajorMinorHolidays Major and Minor en-us 2016-09-08 14:58:26 UTC 2024-02-25 17:15:28 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rafaelo.png spencerwirth https://padlet.com/spencerwirth/MajorMinorHolidays/wish/122758163 It is considered the most important Jewish holiday. It is the day where Jewish people reflect on God's completion of creation. It starts on Friday night an hour before sunset and lasts a total of 25 hours.]]> 2016-09-09 14:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/spencerwirth/MajorMinorHolidays/wish/122758163 rebeccagw2000 https://padlet.com/spencerwirth/MajorMinorHolidays/wish/122759880 Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, celebrated in the fall. This holiday includes festive feasts of fruit and honey and a day spent in prayer or quiet meditation. ]]> 2016-09-09 14:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/spencerwirth/MajorMinorHolidays/wish/122759880 spencerwirth https://padlet.com/spencerwirth/MajorMinorHolidays/wish/122760452 It is the Jewish day of atonement and is an entire day focused on self-examination. Many Jewish people spend the day in a synagogue studying and staying away from food or drink.]]> 2016-09-09 14:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/spencerwirth/MajorMinorHolidays/wish/122760452 rebeccagw2000 https://padlet.com/spencerwirth/MajorMinorHolidays/wish/122761050 It lasts seven days and celebrates the fall harvest. It is celebrated by building and dwelling in ceremonial huts called Sukkot, as well as having many food-filled festive gatherings in these huts. ]]> 2016-09-09 14:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/spencerwirth/MajorMinorHolidays/wish/122761050 spencerwirth https://padlet.com/spencerwirth/MajorMinorHolidays/wish/122761986 It means "the 8th day of assembly." It comes after the week long festival of Sukkot. People pray for rain in their synagogue. In liberal communities and in Israel it is sometimes combined with Simchat Torah.]]> 2016-09-09 14:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/spencerwirth/MajorMinorHolidays/wish/122761986 rebeccagw2000 https://padlet.com/spencerwirth/MajorMinorHolidays/wish/122763004 This marks the end and beginning of the annual Torah reading cycle. Every week in Jewish communities around the world, a specific portion of the Torah is read. The cycle begins and ends on Simchat Torah.]]> 2016-09-09 14:49:14 UTC https://padlet.com/spencerwirth/MajorMinorHolidays/wish/122763004 rebeccagw2000 https://padlet.com/spencerwirth/MajorMinorHolidays/wish/122764212 Hanukkah, which means "Dedication" in Hebrew, is a well-known Jewish winter festival that last eight days, celebrating the Jewish belief of a miracle when a small amount of oil burned for eight days, instead of only one. ]]> 2016-09-09 14:51:58 UTC https://padlet.com/spencerwirth/MajorMinorHolidays/wish/122764212 spencerwirth https://padlet.com/spencerwirth/MajorMinorHolidays/wish/122765422 It is the Jewish New Year of Trees. Jewish people plant and buy trees. They eat a meal that includes fruits or nuts and many different colors of wines.]]> 2016-09-09 14:54:48 UTC https://padlet.com/spencerwirth/MajorMinorHolidays/wish/122765422 rebeccagw2000 https://padlet.com/spencerwirth/MajorMinorHolidays/wish/122765591 Purim means "lots," named for the lots that were drawn in Jewish history. It is celebrated by a public reading of the Torah. Other aspects of Purim include giving gifts to those in need, dressing up in costume, and eating a triangle-shaped pastry called "hamantaschen."]]> 2016-09-09 14:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/spencerwirth/MajorMinorHolidays/wish/122765591 spencerwirth https://padlet.com/spencerwirth/MajorMinorHolidays/wish/122767217 This is a festival that lasts about a week long and celebrates the Hebrew Exodus from Egypt. The story is called during "Seder"; the festival's meal.During this holiday it is custom to stay away from all foods containing leaven.]]> 2016-09-09 14:59:13 UTC https://padlet.com/spencerwirth/MajorMinorHolidays/wish/122767217 rebeccagw2000 https://padlet.com/spencerwirth/MajorMinorHolidays/wish/123157776 http://www.pbs.org/video/1767258551/]]> 2016-09-12 14:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/spencerwirth/MajorMinorHolidays/wish/123157776