![Rosh Hashanah](https://www.accessjewishcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/holiday_rosh-hashanah-320x215.jpg)
Rosh Hashanah is a time when Jews reflect on their actions and try to make amends with each other and God.
![Man Blowing a Shofar](https://www.accessjewishcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/holiday_Man-Blowing-a-Shofar_JFNA_YomKippur-320x215.jpg)
Yom Kippur is often considered the holiest day of the Jewish year.
![lulav and etrog](https://www.accessjewishcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/lulav-and-etrog-sukkot-1-320x215.jpg)
Sukkot is named after the booths or huts (sukkot in Hebrew) in which Jews are supposed to dwell during this week-long celebration.
![Simchat Torah](https://www.accessjewishcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/simchat-torah-scaled-e1645652077176-320x215.jpg)
Coming at the conclusion of Sukkot are the two holidays of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah.
![Chanukah](https://www.accessjewishcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/chanukah-scaled-e1645649314588.jpg)
Though initially a minor holiday, Chanukah has become one of the paradigmatic Jewish holidays.
![Tu B'Shevat](https://www.accessjewishcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Tu-BShevat-2-320x215.jpg)
Tu B'shevat, traditionally known as the birthday of the trees, is a time to think about relating to the natural world.
![Purim](https://www.accessjewishcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/purim-e1645649015229-320x215.jpg)
Purim is the most carnivalesque Jewish holiday.
![Passover](https://www.accessjewishcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/passover-scaled-e1645646269583-320x215.jpg)
Passover celebrates the biblical exodus from Egypt, but its focus on freedom in general has earned it a special place on the Jewish calendar.
![Shavuot](https://www.accessjewishcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/shavuot-320x215.jpg)
Shavuot began as a harvest festival, but it also commemorates the revelation at Sinai and the giving of the Torah.
![Yom Hashoah](https://www.accessjewishcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/yom-hashoah-e1645648541410-320x215.jpg)
Contemporary Jews observe holidays that commemorate events in recent Jewish history.
![Yom Haatzmaut](https://www.accessjewishcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Yom-Haatzmaut-320x215.jpg)
Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israel's Independence Day, is always preceded by Yom Hazikaron, Israel's Memorial Day for the fallen soldiers.
![Tisha b'av](https://www.accessjewishcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/tisha-bav-320x215.jpg)
Tisha B'Av is a fast day that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples.
![Rosh chodesh](https://www.accessjewishcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/rosh-chodesh-320x215.jpg)
Months in the Jewish calendar begin with a small celebration, known as Rosh Chodesh.
![Shabbat Challah](https://www.accessjewishcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/shabbat-320x215.jpg)
The Bible famously says, "Observe the Sabbath and keep it holy."
![minor fasts](https://www.accessjewishcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/minor-fasts-320x215.jpg)
The four minor fasts on the Jewish calendar commemorate tragedies in Jewish history.