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Purim

Posted on March 24, 2024

March 24, 2024 @ 6:30 pm – Purim (Hebrew: פּוּרִים, Pûrîm “lots”, from the word פור pur, also called the Festival of Lots) is a Jewish holiday which commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman in the ancient Persian Empire, a story recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther (Megillat Esther). This image of a Purim celebration is from the Book of […]

Tu B’Shevat

Posted on January 25, 2024

January 25, 2024 @ All Day – Tu BiShvat or Tu B’Shevat or Tu B’Shvat (Hebrew: ט״ו בשבט‎) is a minor Jewish holiday, occurring on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. It is also called “The New Year of the Trees” or (Hebrew: ראש השנה לאילנות, Rosh HaShanah La’Ilanot‎). Tu BiShvat is one of four “New Years” mentioned in the Mishnah.

Chanukah

Posted on December 7, 2023

December 7, 2023 – December 15, 2023 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm – Hanukkah (Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה, usually spelled חנוכה pronounced [χanuˈka] in Modern Hebrew, also romanized as Chanukah or Chanuka), also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE. Hanukkah is observed for eight […]

Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah

Posted on October 7, 2023

October 7, 2023 – October 8, 2023 @ All Day – “On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the Festival of Sukkot, seven days for the L-RD… on the eighth day, there shall be a holy convocation for you.” — Leviticus 23:34 Tishri 22, the day after the seventh day of Sukkot, is the holiday Shemini Atzeret. At Lake Park Synagogue, Shemini Atzeret morning […]

Sukkot

Posted on September 29, 2023

September 29, 2023 – October 6, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 5:45 pm – The Festival of Sukkot begins onTishrei 15, the fifth day after Yom Kippur. It is commonly referred to in Jewish prayer and literature as Z’man Simchateinu, the Season of our Rejoicing. Morning services at Lake Park Synagogue will begin at 9:15 AM on Saturday, September 30, and Sunday, October 1. Sukkot is the last of […]

Yom Kippur

Posted on September 24, 2023

September 24, 2023 – September 25, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Yom Kippur (Hebrew: יוֹם כִּפּוּר or יום הכיפורים), Also known as Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year for the Jews. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jews traditionally observe this holy day with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue services. Yom Kippur completes […]

Rosh HaShanah 2023/5784

Posted on September 15, 2023

September 15, 2023 – September 17, 2023 @ 6:15 pm – 7:15 pm – Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew: ראש השנה), (literally “head of the year”), is the Jewish New Year. It is the first of the High Holidays or Yamim Noraim (“Days of Awe”), celebrated ten days before Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah is observed on the first two days of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. It is described […]

Tu b’Av

Posted on August 2, 2023

August 2, 2023 @ All Day – Tu B’Av (Hebrew: ט״ו באב, the fifteenth of the month Av) is a minor Jewish holiday. In modern-day Israel, it is celebrated as a holiday of love (Hebrew: חג האהבה‎, Hag HaAhava), similar to Valentine’s Day. It has been said to be a “great day for weddings”. According to the Mishnah, during Temple times, the unmarried girls […]

Tisha B’Av

Posted on July 26, 2023

July 26, 2023 – July 27, 2023 @ All Day – Day of mourning the destructions of Jerusalem and of the two Temples (586 B.C.E. and 70 C.E.), and other calamities in Jewish history. The illustration here is from 19th century French artist Gustav Dore’s series of Bible engravings and shows people mourning the destruction of Jerusalem.

Rabbi Dinin’s Favorite Teachings

Posted on June 27, 2023

June 27, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – https://bit.ly/3iTQ08E