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	\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_B%27Shevat Tu B'Shevat]		\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_B%27Shevat Tu B'Shevat]
	\|align="right"\|15 Shevat		\|align="right"\|15 Shevat
	\|"Rosh HaShanah La'Ilanot"--"New Year of the Trees." One of four "New Years" in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mishnah Mishnah.]		\|"Rosh HaShanah La'Ilanot" — "New Year of the Trees." One of four "New Years" in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mishnah Mishnah.]
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	!colspan="3"\|12. Adar (February-March)		!colspan="3"\|12. Adar (February-March)

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	\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purim Purim]		\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purim Purim]
	\|align="right"\|14 Adar		\|align="right"\|14 Adar
	\|Commemorates rescue of the Jews in Persa from Haman, as told in the [http://usccb.org/bible/scripture.cfm?bk=Esther&ch= book of Esther.] "We are also commanded to eat, drink and be merry. According to the Talmud, a person is required to drink until he cannot tell the difference between "cursed be Haman" and "blessed be Mordecai," though opinions differ as to exactly how drunk that is. A person certainly should not become so drunk that he might violate other commandments or get seriously ill. In addition, recovering alcoholics or others who might suffer serious harm from alcohol are exempt from this obligation."<ref>[http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday9.htm ''Judaism 101'', "Purim."]</ref>		\|Commemorates rescue of the Jews in Persa from Haman, as told in the [http://usccb.org/bible/scripture.cfm?bk=Esther&ch= book of Esther.] "We are also commanded to eat, drink and be merry. According to the Talmud, a person is required to drink until he cannot tell the difference between 'cursed be Haman' and 'blessed be Mordecai,' though opinions differ as to exactly how drunk that is. A person certainly should not become so drunk that he might violate other commandments or get seriously ill. In addition, recovering alcoholics or others who might suffer serious harm from alcohol are exempt from this obligation."<ref>[http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday9.htm ''Judaism 101'', "Purim."]</ref>
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	\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shushan_Purim#Shushan_Purim Shushan Purim]		\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shushan_Purim#Shushan_Purim Shushan Purim]

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	\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shavuot Shavuot]		\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shavuot Shavuot]
	\|align="right"\|6 Sivan		\|align="right"\|6 Sivan
	\|Literally, "Weeks." Seven weeks and one day after Passover (50 days = "Pentecost" in Greek). Festival of the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai.		\|Literally, "Weeks," hence "Feast of Weeks." Seven weeks and one day after Passover (50 days = "Pentecost" in Greek). Festival of the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai.

	; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shavuot ''Wikipedia,'' "Shavuot"]		; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shavuot ''Wikipedia,'' "Shavuot"]

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	\|align="right"\|14 Adar		\|align="right"\|14 Adar
	\|Commemorates rescue of the Jews in Persa from Haman, as told in the [http://usccb.org/bible/scripture.cfm?bk=Esther&ch= book of Esther.] "We are also commanded to eat, drink and be merry. According to the Talmud, a person is required to drink until he cannot tell the difference between "cursed be Haman" and "blessed be Mordecai," though opinions differ as to exactly how drunk that is. A person certainly should not become so drunk that he might violate other commandments or get seriously ill. In addition, recovering alcoholics or others who might suffer serious harm from alcohol are exempt from this obligation."<ref>[http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday9.htm ''~~Jewish FAQ~~'', "Purim."]</ref>		\|Commemorates rescue of the Jews in Persa from Haman, as told in the [http://usccb.org/bible/scripture.cfm?bk=Esther&ch= book of Esther.] "We are also commanded to eat, drink and be merry. According to the Talmud, a person is required to drink until he cannot tell the difference between "cursed be Haman" and "blessed be Mordecai," though opinions differ as to exactly how drunk that is. A person certainly should not become so drunk that he might violate other commandments or get seriously ill. In addition, recovering alcoholics or others who might suffer serious harm from alcohol are exempt from this obligation."<ref>[http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday9.htm ''Judaism 101'', "Purim."]</ref>
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	\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta%27anit_Esther Ta'anit Esther]		\|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta%27anit_Esther Ta'anit Esther]
	\|align="right"\|13 Adar		\|align="right"\|13 Adar
	\|"Fast of Esther." Dawn until dusk on the eve of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purim Purim.] Commemorates three-day fast of the Jews recounted in the book of [http://www.usccb.org/bible/scripture.cfm?bk=Esther&ch= Esther.] "We are also commanded to eat, drink and be merry. According to the Talmud, a person is required to drink until he cannot tell the difference between "cursed be Haman" and "blessed be Mordecai," though opinions differ as to exactly how drunk that is. A person certainly should not become so drunk that he might violate other commandments or get seriously ill. In addition, recovering alcoholics or others who might suffer serious harm from alcohol are exempt from this obligation."<ref>[http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday9.htm ''Jewish FAQ'', "Purim."]</ref>		\|"Fast of Esther." Dawn until dusk on the eve of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purim Purim.] Commemorates three-day fast of the Jews recounted in the book of [http://www.usccb.org/bible/scripture.cfm?bk=Esther&ch= Esther.]
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	\|align="right"\|14 Adar		\|align="right"\|14 Adar
	\|Commemorates rescue of the Jews in Persa from Haman, as told in the [http://usccb.org/bible/scripture.cfm?bk=Esther&ch= book of Esther.]		\|Commemorates rescue of the Jews in Persa from Haman, as told in the [http://usccb.org/bible/scripture.cfm?bk=Esther&ch= book of Esther.] "We are also commanded to eat, drink and be merry. According to the Talmud, a person is required to drink until he cannot tell the difference between "cursed be Haman" and "blessed be Mordecai," though opinions differ as to exactly how drunk that is. A person certainly should not become so drunk that he might violate other commandments or get seriously ill. In addition, recovering alcoholics or others who might suffer serious harm from alcohol are exempt from this obligation."<ref>[http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday9.htm ''Jewish FAQ'', "Purim."]</ref>
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	\|align="right"\|13 Adar		\|align="right"\|13 Adar
	\|"Fast of Esther." Dawn until dusk on the eve of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purim Purim.] Commemorates three-day fast of the Jews recounted in the book of [http://www.usccb.org/bible/scripture.cfm?bk=Esther&ch= Esther.]		\|"Fast of Esther." Dawn until dusk on the eve of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purim Purim.] Commemorates three-day fast of the Jews recounted in the book of [http://www.usccb.org/bible/scripture.cfm?bk=Esther&ch= Esther.] "We are also commanded to eat, drink and be merry. According to the Talmud, a person is required to drink until he cannot tell the difference between "cursed be Haman" and "blessed be Mordecai," though opinions differ as to exactly how drunk that is. A person certainly should not become so drunk that he might violate other commandments or get seriously ill. In addition, recovering alcoholics or others who might suffer serious harm from alcohol are exempt from this obligation."<ref>[http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday9.htm ''Jewish FAQ'', "Purim."]</ref>
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	\|align="right"\|14 Adar		\|align="right"\|14 Adar
	\|Commemorates rescue from Haman, as told in the book of Esther.		\|Commemorates rescue of the Jews in Persa from Haman, as told in the [http://usccb.org/bible/scripture.cfm?bk=Esther&ch= book of Esther.]
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	[[File:Menorah 0307.jpg\|thumb\|300px]]		[[File:Menorah 0307.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|<div align="center">Replica of the Temple menorah, made by The Temple Institute</div>]]

	I have started this outline with "''Rosh Hashanah''," the Jewish feast that celebrates the start of their liturgical New Year. This represents a modern bias created by the arbitrary astronomical tradition of using January 1 as the beginning of the solar New Year. The Hebrew mindset was different, as indicated by the numbering of the months.<ref>[http://www.jewfaq.org/calendar.htm#Months ''Judaism 101,'' "Months of the Year."]</ref> For them, Nissan (March-April) is the ''first'' month and ''Rosh Hashana'' takes place in Tishri (September-October), the ''seventh'' month of the year.		I have started this outline with "''Rosh Hashanah''," the Jewish feast that celebrates the start of their liturgical New Year. This represents a modern bias created by the arbitrary astronomical tradition of using January 1 as the beginning of the solar New Year. The Hebrew mindset was different, as indicated by the numbering of the months.<ref>[http://www.jewfaq.org/calendar.htm#Months ''Judaism 101,'' "Months of the Year."]</ref> For them, Nissan (March-April) is the ''first'' month and ''Rosh Hashana'' takes place in Tishri (September-October), the ''seventh'' month of the year.

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	I have started this outline with "''Rosh Hashanah''," the Jewish feast that celebrates the start of their liturgical New Year. This represents a modern bias created by the arbitrary astronomical tradition of using January 1 as the beginning of the solar New Year. The Hebrew mindset was different, as indicated by the numbering of the months.<ref>[http://www.jewfaq.org/calendar.htm#Months ''Judaism 101,'' "Months of the Year."]</ref> For them, Nissan (March-April) is the ''first'' month and ''Rosh Hashana'' takes place in Tishri (September-October), the ''seventh'' month of the year.		I have started this outline with "''Rosh Hashanah''," the Jewish feast that celebrates the start of their liturgical New Year. This represents a modern bias created by the arbitrary astronomical tradition of using January 1 as the beginning of the solar New Year. The Hebrew mindset was different, as indicated by the numbering of the months.<ref>[http://www.jewfaq.org/calendar.htm#Months ''Judaism 101,'' "Months of the Year."]</ref> For them, Nissan (March-April) is the ''first'' month and ''Rosh Hashana'' takes place in Tishri (September-October), the ''seventh'' month of the year.

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	== Fasts and Feasts ==		== Fasts and Feasts ==
	I have started this outline with "''Rosh Hashanah''," the Jewish feast that celebrates the start of their liturgical New Year. This represents a modern bias created by the arbitrary astronomical tradition of using January 1 as the beginning of the solar New Year. The Hebrew mindset was different, as indicated by the numbering of the months.<ref>[http://www.jewfaq.org/calendar.htm#Months ''Judaism 101,'' "Months of the Year."</ref> For them, Nissan (March-April) is the ''first'' month and ''Rosh Hashana'' takes place in Tishri (September-October), the ''seventh'' month of the year.		I have started this outline with "''Rosh Hashanah''," the Jewish feast that celebrates the start of their liturgical New Year. This represents a modern bias created by the arbitrary astronomical tradition of using January 1 as the beginning of the solar New Year. The Hebrew mindset was different, as indicated by the numbering of the months.<ref>[http://www.jewfaq.org/calendar.htm#Months ''Judaism 101,'' "Months of the Year."]</ref> For them, Nissan (March-April) is the ''first'' month and ''Rosh Hashana'' takes place in Tishri (September-October), the ''seventh'' month of the year.

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