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High holy days

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high holidaynounjewish holy days observed with particular solemnity
jewish holidaysJewish holidays, also known as Jewish festivals or Yamim Tovim (or singular , in transliterated Hebrew
passovernounThe seven-day (Reform Judaism) or eight-day (Orthodox and Conservative Judaism) Jewish festival of Pesach (also called the Feast of Unleavened Bread (מַצּוֹת (matsót)), commemorating the biblical story of the Exodus.
the nine daysThe Nine Days of Av are a time of commemoration and spiritual observance in Judaism during the first nine days of the Jewish month of Av (corresponding to July/August).
shemini atzeretnoun(Judaism) A Jewish holiday (holy day) occurring on the eighth day after the start of Sukkot.
havdalahnoun(Judaism) The Jewish ceremony, involving a candle, wine and spices, that concludes the Sabbath or other holy days.
special shabbatSpecial Shabbatot are Jewish Shabbat (Hebrew, שבת shabbath) days on which special events are commemorated.
sabbathnounSaturday, observed in Judaism as a day of rest and worship.
hebrew calendarnounSynonym of Jewish calendar.
shabbatnounThe Jewish Sabbath, from sundown Friday to nightfall Saturday, commemorating God's rest on the seventh day in the book of Genesis.
avinu malkeinu("Our Father, Our King") a Jewish prayer recited during Jewish services during the Ten Days of Repentance, from Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur inclusive.
simchat torahnoun(Judaism) a Jewish holiday that marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of Torah readings, the celebrations of which include singing and dancing with the Torah scrolls
sukkotnoun(Judaism) An ancient biblical / Israelite / Jewish festival lasting seven days, celebrating the autumn harvest and commemorating the passage through the wilderness: observed from the 15th day to the 21st day of the month of Tishrei (Tishri).
selichotnoun(Judaism) Jewish penitential poems and prayers, especially those said in the period leading up to the High Holidays, and on fast days.
eid prayersEid prayers, also referred to as Salat al-Eid, are holy holiday prayers in the Islamic tradition.
shavuotnoun(Judaism) A ceremony held on that day to commemorate the giving of the Torah (“first five books of the Hebrew scriptures”) to Moses and the Israelites on Mount Sinai.
rosh hashanahnoun(Judaism) The Jewish holiday marking the start of the liturgical year, taking place on the first two days of Tishrei, 163 days after the first day of Passover.
holy weeknounThe week preceding Easter; each of its days is a holy day.
hallelnoun(Judaism) A hymn of praise chanted during the Passover supper, consisting of Psalms cxiii to cxviii.
jewish prayer(plural ; , plural ; Yinglish: davening from Yiddish 'pray') the prayer recitation that forms part of the observance of Rabbinic Judaism.

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