What orthodox Jewish holiday is today oct 14 2013?

Answer 1

Five Jewish holidays fall in September or October:

• Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Begins on the 1st day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei. Orthodox and Conservative Jews celebrate 2 days, Reform and Reconstructionist celebrate 1.
• Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, on the 10th day of Tishrei. Jews fast on this day, refrain from work, and generally spend much of the day in Synagogue.
• Sukkot, the Feast of the Tabernacles. Begins on the 15th day of Tishrei. A 7 day holiday in Israel, an eight day holiday everywhere else. Jews build small huts outside their homes, and eat (and in some cases sleep) in those huts during the holiday.
• Shemini Atzeret, A Solemn Day of Assembly on the 22nd Day of Tishrei.
• Simhat Torah, A celebration of completing the Torah on the 23rd Day of Tishrei

The latter holidays usually fall in October while the earlier ones usually fall in September, but since these dates are based on the Hebrew calendar, they can move a few weeks up or down on the Gregorian calendar.

Answer 2

October 14, 2013 was no Jewish holiday at all.

Note:

There is no such thing as an "Orthodox" Jewish holiday. While the level of

participation and commemoration may vary on the average throughout the

communities, all Jewish holidays apply to all Jews, be they Orthodox, Reform,

Conservative, Reconstructionist, Egalitarian, Traditional, or some new one that

I haven't heard of yet.