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SHABBAT- The
Sabbath; every week from Friday evening to Saturday evening.
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ROSH HASHANAH-
The Jewish New Year (Days of penitence)
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YOM KIPPUR- Day
of Atonement
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SUKKOT- Feast of
Tabernacles (Commemorating the dwelling of the Israelites in
booths in the wilderness)
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HANUKKAH- Feast
of Lights (Victory of the Maccabees and re-dedication of the
Temple)
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PURIM- Feast of
Lots (Celebrates defeat of plot to destroy the Jews of Persia)
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PESACH-
Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Deliverance of the
Jewish people from Egypt)
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SHAVUOT- Feast
of Pentecost (Feast of Weeks marking the giving of the Law at
Mt. Sinai)
