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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 Sunday evening, June 1, and continues through Tuesday, June 3.

Erev Rosh Hashanah

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

Rosh Hashanah celebrates the Jewish New Year. It begins at sundown on the eve of the Hebrew month of Tishrei 1 and ends after nightfall on Tishrei 2.  This is one of the holiest holidays of the year.  Students are generally absent from school to observe the holiday.

Passover

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

The eight-day festival of Passover is celebrated in the early spring, from the 15th through the 22nd of the Hebrew month of Nissan. It commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. It is observed by avoiding leaven and highlighted by the Seder meals that include four cups of wine, eating matzah and bitter herbs, and retelling the story of the Exodus.

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.

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