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==Main Holidays==
 
==Main Holidays==
 
:''Main article: [[Jewish holidays]]''
 
:''Main article: [[Jewish holidays]]''
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*'''[[Rosh Hashanah]]'''--New Years. Marks the creation of the world.
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*'''[[Yom Kippur]]'''--the Day of Atonement.  Observant Jews consume no food or drink  for the entire day.
    
*'''[[Pesach]]'''--celebrating the liberation from Egyptian slavery. Observant Jews hold a special festive meal, called a ''Seder,'' on the eve of Passover and do not eat leavened bread for the duration of the festival.  
 
*'''[[Pesach]]'''--celebrating the liberation from Egyptian slavery. Observant Jews hold a special festive meal, called a ''Seder,'' on the eve of Passover and do not eat leavened bread for the duration of the festival.  
    
*'''Shavuot'''-- Pentecost or Feast of Weeks. Traditionally celebrates God's giving the Ten Commandments at Mt. Sinai.
 
*'''Shavuot'''-- Pentecost or Feast of Weeks. Traditionally celebrates God's giving the Ten Commandments at Mt. Sinai.
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*'''[[Rosh Hashanah]]'''--New Years. Marks the creation of the world.
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*'''[[Yom Kippur]]'''--the Day of Atonement.  Observant Jews consume no food or drink  for the entire day.
      
*'''[[Towafalaa]]''' --The Day of celebration of the global effort of modern Judaism. Celebrated on the 11th day of [[September]] from 9am to noon.
 
*'''[[Towafalaa]]''' --The Day of celebration of the global effort of modern Judaism. Celebrated on the 11th day of [[September]] from 9am to noon.

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