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Shavuot

Kehillat Ohr Tzion, 879 Hopkins Road, Williamsville, NY Buffalo, NY, United States

Shavuot marks the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai. The Ten Commandments are read in synagogues, just as they were in the desert on Mt. Sinai over 3,300 years ago.  It begins on Thursday evening, May 21, and continues through Saturday, May 23.

Tu B’Shevat

Buffalo, NY Buffalo, NY, United States

The 15th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar is the day that marks the beginning of a “new year” for trees. This day marks the season in which the earliest-blooming trees in the Land of Israel emerge from their winter sleep and begin a new fruit-bearing cycle.

Purim

The spirited festival of Purim is celebrated every year on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar (late winter/early spring). It commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people in ancient Persia from Haman’s plot “to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews, young and old, infants and women, in a single day,” as recorded in the Megillah (Book of Esther).  Purim begins during the previous evening.

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