More Holidays

Fast days are acknowledged in the synagogue liturgy.

The Jewish calendar has a number of such days in addition to Yom Kippur.

This pre-Passover fast applies to a select few.

The Sabbaths before and after Tisha B'Av provide a message of comfort and consolation.

Many calamitous events are said to have occurred on Tisha B'Av.

The tragic events commemorated on this day of fasting and mourning.

Holocaust commemorations have--and should have--some common elements.

Would Yom haShoah be associated with other tragedies, connected to heroism--or stand on its own?

After much debate, a compromise date--satisfactory to none--is chosen.

Tradition gives a separate reason for the fall of each Temple.

The customs and rituals all relate to mourning practices.

For Jewish families, caring for the environment could be part of a wider consciousness of living in a world that is a divine gift.