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When Jew's say Happy new Year what is the jweish holiday called?
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Jews celebrate the New Year on the first day of the seventh Hebrew month, which occurs in September or October.
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What Jewish holiday celebrates the salvation of the Jews in Persia by Queen Esther?
The festival is called Purim
Is Hanukkah a Canadian holiday or an international holiday?
It's a worldwide holiday for ALL Jews.
What do Jews do in a festival?
It depends on the holiday.
What is odwira?
It is a holiday that Jews celebrate.
Do Jews have to be happy?
Everyone should be happy!
How do you pronounce sameach?
Chag sameach means "Happy holiday" in Hebrew. Chag is the Hebrew word for holiday, sameach is the Hebrew word for happy. Chag sameach is the traditional greeting among Jews before any holiday.
When do Jews wear costumes?
The holiday of Purim.
What is most important holiday of Jews?
the most important holiday of the jewish religion is hanukkah
What does the Hebrew phrase Chag Sameach mean?
"Merry Christmas"Chag Molad Sameachחג מולד שמחChag basically means holiday or "festival." Moladgenerally means "birth." And Sameach basically means "happy." Thus the literal translation is "happy birth festival" (celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ).I don't know who answered the above, but Jews don't celebrate the birth of Jesus! See all the other answers for the correct meaning regarding the birth of the new moon each month.
Is it appropriate to wish Jews happy new year?
Sure. No Jew would find being wished a Happy New Year offensive as it is purely a secular holiday. Religious Jews find it offensive to be wished a Merry Christmas, a Happy Easter, a Happy St. Patrick's Day, and numerous other holidays which have their origins in Christianity. However, the best time to wish a Jew "Happy New Year" would be around Rosh Hashanah (which usually falls in mid-to-late September.
What is the Christmas holiday for Jews?
Jews do not celebrate Christmas as Jesus plays absolutely no role in Judaism. If you mean what is the winter time holiday for Jews, the holiday they celebrate in the winter is Hanukkah, sometime in November or December. However, the two holidays are not related in any way, if anything, they're the antithesis of each other.
Do Jews eat on Hanukkah?
Yes. Hanukkah is not a fasting holiday.
