Jewish Holidays

Contrary to the other three hundred days of the year, when you’re running and doing and building and constructing, the Jewish holidays provide a kind of in-built way to pause and to gather yourself and regenerate.

-Abigail Pogrebin

Upcoming Holiday Celebrations

Event poster for "Shavuot: A Celebration of Learning" featuring a starry night sky background over a mountainous landscape. It includes a photo of guest speaker Antonia Lassar, a smiling woman with red hair in a yellow outfit. Details list the event date as Sunday, June 1, with activities including a learning session at 7:00 pm, cheesecake at 8:00 pm, and singing and learning at 8:30 pm. The event takes place at Beth Shir Shalom, Santa Monica, California, with RSVP required.
A woman smiling and holding a wooden torah scroll with a decorative cloth cover, standing outdoors near a tree during daytime.
Children and adults at a lively outdoor party, with kids laughing and holding hands in a conga line, and adults clapping and smiling in the background.
An elderly woman holding a large scroll with Hebrew text, standing outdoors with three other people in the background.
Three people smiling at an outdoor event, with one man holding a young boy who is eating bread, and an older man standing beside them. Background features bounce houses and other event activities.
People gathered around a long table with lit birthday candles, celebrating at night.
Two girls posing together at an outdoor event; one is dressed as a penguin, and the other in casual clothing with a Harry Potter scarf, standing in front of a colorful inflatable bounce house.
Two men in costume posing together outdoors, one dressed as a dog with face paint and a bright green jacket with a pink tutu, the other dressed as Batman in black with a utility belt. They are smiling with their arms around each other.
Group of four people outdoors at a celebration or party, with three women and one man in the center holding a beekeeping hive. They are smiling, dressed in casual and costume attire, with one woman in a bee costume and another in a bee-themed party h
Group of people standing outdoors, some holding hands, with a man wearing a yarmulke addressing them, trees, and houses in the background.
A woman with three children celebrating Hanukkah, holding plates with donuts, at a festive gathering indoors.
Group of children and adults lighting candles on a festive table, some wearing face masks and winter clothing, in what appears to be a church or community hall.
Woman in tribal costume with leaf accessory at outdoor event, with children and families in the background.
Woman holding a baby in a large white costume with gold trim, surrounded by other people outdoors during daytime.
Man smiling at a DJ setup, wearing a colorful party hat, standing behind a laptop and DJ equipment, in an indoor setting with potted plants and miscellaneous items in the background.
Boy wearing novelty glasses that say 'Hanukkah' and holding a sign that says 'Light it Up' with a menorah illustration. He is standing near a metallic structure, possibly in an outdoor setting with art on the wall in the background.