English > Jewish holy day: 1 sense > noun 1, time| Meaning | A religious holiday for Jews. |
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| Narrower | Hanukkah, Hanukah, Hannukah, Chanukah, Chanukkah, Channukah, Channukkah, Festival of Lights, Feast of Lights, Feast of Dedication, Feast of the Dedication | (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC |
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| High Holy Day, High Holiday | Jewish holy days observed with particular solemnity |
| Lag b'Omer | (Judaism) Jewish holy day |
| Purim | (Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman |
| Rosh Hodesh, Rosh Chodesh | (Judaism) the beginning of each month in the Jewish calendar |
| Shavous, Shabuoth, Shavuoth, Shavuot, Pentecost, Feast of Weeks | (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments |
| Shimchath Torah, Simchat Torah, Simhath Torah, Simhat Torah, Simchas Torah, Rejoicing over the Law, Rejoicing of the Law, Rejoicing in the Law | (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of readings / readings of the Torah |
| Succoth, Sukkoth, Succos, Feast of Booths, Feast of Tabernacles, Tabernacles | A major Jewish festival beginning on the eve of the 15th of Tishri and commemorating the shelter of the Israelites during their 40 years in the wilderness |
| Tishah b'Av, Tishah b'Ab, Tisha b'Av, Tisha b'Ab, Ninth of Av, Ninth of Ab, Fast of Av, Fast of Ab | (Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem |
| Broader | religious holiday, holy day | A day specified for religious observance |
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| Spanish | festividad judía |
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