HOLIDAYS 2024-2025/5785
Do you ever take road trips and notice signs like “987 miles to Anywhere, USA” or “next rest area 254 miles”? Life is a road trip, with its ups, downs, smooth paths, and occasional bumps. The Jewish holidays are our road signs, guiding us to slow down, reflect, make a U-turn, or celebrate as we near our destination. At Chabad Intown, the holiday experience is spiritual, informative, and energizing. Click the links below to see where we are on this year’s journey. Join us for a rest stop or stay a while! Wishing you a safe and meaningful journey!
Chanukah
December 25, 2024 – Thursday, January 2, 2025
Chanukah is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods. Chanukah commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after a group of Jewish warriors defeated the occupying mighty Greek armies. Check out our different Menorah Lightings around town! Learn more
Passover
April 22- April 30, 2024
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 emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. And, by following the rituals of Passover, we have the ability to relive and experience the true freedom that our ancestors gained. Learn more
Lag B’Omer
May 25 – May 26, 2024
Lag BaOmer, the 33rd day of the Omer count, is a festive day on the Jewish Calendar. It is celebrated with outings (on which children traditionally play with bows and arrows), bonfires, parades and other joyous events. It also celebrates the anniversary of the passing of the great sage and mystic Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, author of the Zohar. Learn more
Shavuot
June 11 – June 13, 2024
Shavuot coincides with the date that G‑d gave the Torah to the Jewish people at Mount Sinai more than 3,300 years ago. It comes after 49 days of eager counting, and is celebrated by lighting candles, staying up all night to learn Torah, hearing the reading of the Ten Commandments in synagogue, feasting on dairy foods and more. Download the Ten Commandments. Learn more.
Rosh Hashanah / Yom Kippur
October 2 – 4, 2024 / October 11 – 12, 2024
Whether you’ve joined Chabad Intown for the High Holidays in the past or this is your first time celebrating with us, you and your family can look forward to celebrating the holy days enveloped by the uplifting spirit of discovery and solidarity. Learn more
Sukkot
October 16 – 23, 2024
The holiday of Sukkot commemorates the miraculous protection of the “clouds of glory” during the forty years our ancestors traversed the Sinai Desert. Ever since then we remember G-d’s kindness and reaffirm our trust in His providence by dwelling in a Sukkah for the duration of the Sukkot festival. Learn more
