Jewish Calendar - 2009
Jewish festivals are the days celebrated
by Jews. Some Jewish festivals happen on the
same date every year, while others move
around within a range of dates. Here we have
provided the dates of the Jewish religious
holidays for calendar year 2009. All Jewish
holidays begin in the evening after the
sunset.
Judaism is believed to be one of the world's
oldest religions. Jews believe there is one
God who created and rules the world. Judaism
believes that people have freewill and are
responsible for the choices made. The Torah
is the primary scripture of Judaism. Torah
means "teaching", is God's revealed
instructions to the Jewish People.
The 10 most important commands of the Torah
are
- I am the Lord your God
- You shall not recognize the gods of others in My presence
- You shall not take the Name of the Lord your God in vain
- Remember the day of shabbat to keep it holy
- Honor your father and your mother
- You shall not murder
- You shall not commit adultery
- You shall not steal
- Do not give false testimony against your neighbor
- You shall not covet your fellow's possessions |
