High Holy Days
This holiday marks the Jewish New Year
Rosh Hashanah
This holiday commemorates the Israelites' Exodus from slavery in Egypt
This holiday celebrates the rededication of the 2nd Temple and is observed for 8 nights
Hanukkah
This is the Jewish weekly day of rest, beginning Friday and ending on Saturday
Shabbat
This branch places strong emphasis on traditional Jewish law and rabbinic authority
Orthodox
Yom Kippur
During this holiday, Jewish people may build and spend time in temporary shelters called a sukkah
Sukkot
The joyful holiday that is connected to the story of Esther
Purim
The term describes Jewish dietary laws and practices
Kashrut or Kosher
This branch emphasizes individual autonomy and adaption to modern life
Reform
This term refers to repentance or returning to the right path.
Teshuvah
This holiday celebrates the giving of the Torah and its associated with the harvest
Shavuot
This holiday marks the completion and restarting of the annual Torah reading cycle
Simchat Torah
The jewish law that guides religious practices and everyday life
Halakha
This branch values Halakha while also using historical scholarship and interpretation
Conservative
These two holidays together are known as the Jewish High Holy Days
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
These two pilgrimage holidays are tied together. One occurs 49 days after the other.
Passover and Shavuot (Shavuot happens 49 days after Passover)
Yom HaShoah
Rosh Hashanah begins by the blowing of this object
Shofar
This branch describes Judaism as an evolving religious civilization that includes culture, history, and community
Reconstructionist
This is the month of the High Holy Days
Tishrei (September-October)
In Shavuot they celebrate the receiving of the Torah from this place
Mount Sinai
Yom HaAtzmaut and Tisha B'Av
This ceremonial meal occurs during Passover celebrations
Seder
This is the term for the ultra-orthodox movement
Hasidic