1. Jewish Holidays and Traditions
By: Caroline, Sydney, and Colleen

2. Seder meals are eaten during Passover
8 days long 
Takes place during Nissan (Hebrew month)
Celebrates Israelites being emancipated from Egypt
Seder meals are eaten during Passover

3. Shmini Atzeret After the seventh day of sukkot
Means "the assembly of the eighth"
Not part of Sukkot
 Shmini Atzeret and Simchat Torah celebrated together
Everywhere else Simchat Torah is celebrated on the following day
Starts at sunset the evening before
Candles are lit 18 minutes before sunset

4. Rosh Hashanah The birthday of the universe
Candle lighting in the evenings, festive meals, prayer services
Means "Head of the Year"
Rosh Hashanah 2017 starts Wednesday September 20th 
Rosh Hashana ends Friday September 22nd

5. Sukkot Traditional Sukkot Begins October 4, 2017 Ends October 11, 2017
Tradition to build and eat in Sukkot
Celebrates harvesting crops 
Lulav and Etrog
Traditional Sukkot

6. Yom Kippur Occurs 10 days after Rosh Hashanah
A time of continued reflection
A day of fasting
Many themes: self reflection, forgiveness, remembering our past, honoring our ancestors, personal change, teshuva: return to values or ideals, tefilla: personal reflection, tzedaka: charity and putting values into action

7. Hanukkah Means "dedication" in Hebrew
Eight day celebration in honor of the victory of the Maccabees
Ma'Oz Tzur (Rock of Ages): sung after the lighting of the candles
Primarily celebrated at home
Begins Tuesday December 12th 2017
Ends Wednesday December 20th

8. Simchat Torah Second day of Shmini Atzeret
A "fun-filled day" celebrating the annual reading of the Torah
 Torahs are taken and carried or danced around the synagogue seven times
The last part of the fifth book in the Torah is read

9. How to Play Dreidel https://www.youtube.com/embed/w6yTapEcJYQ
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10. Jewish Holidays and Traditions 
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the letter of the tradition/holiday that best fits with its description. 
E            1. Celebration of Israelites being emancipated from Egypt         A. Simchat Torah 
D           2. Known as "birthday of the universe"                                              B. Hanukah 
B            3. Celebration in honor of the victory of the Maccabees             C. Shmini Atzeret 
A           4. "Second day of Shmini Atzeret"                                                     D. Rosh Hashana 
C          5. Means "the assembly of the eighth"                                              E. Passover 
G          days after Rosh Hashanah; a time of reflection                      F. Sukkot 
F           7. Celebrates the harvesting of crops in Israel                                 G. Yom Kippur 

11. Bibliography http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday2.htm