>BM - Judaism
1-449 General
70-135 Study and teaching
150-449 History
201-449 By region or country
480-488.8 Pre-Talmudic Jewish literature (non-Biblical)
495-532 ..Sources of Jewish religion. Rabbinical literature
497-509 Talmudic literature
497-497.8 Mishnah
498-498.8 Palestinian Talmud
499-504.7 Babylonian Talmud
>507-507.5 Baraita
508-508.5 Tosefta
510-518 Midrash
520-523.7 Halacha
525-526 Cabala
529 Jewish tradition
534-538 Relation of Judaism to special subject fields
534-536 Religions
45-582 Principles of Judaism (General)
585-585.4 Controversial works against the Jews
590-591 Jewish works against Christianity and Islam
600-645 Dogmatic Judaism
646 Heresy, heresies
648 Apologetics
650-747 Practical Judaism
51-652.7 Priests, rabbis, etc.
653-653.7 Congregations. Synagogues
654-655.6 The tabernacle. The temple
656-657 Forms of worship
660-679 Liturgy and ritual
690-695 Festivals and fasts
700-720 Rites and customs
723-729 Jewish way of life. Spiritual life. Mysticism. Personal religion. Moral theology
730-747 Preaching. Homiletics
750-755 Biography
900-990 Samaritans
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Chanukah (Hanukkah) — Festival of Lights. Celebration lasts for 8 days of prayer, gift giving, and lighting of the Menorah.
Erev Pesach — Fast of the Firstborn. Observed only by a fast of the firstborn males, it marks the beginning of Passover.
Erev Rosh Hashanah — Nine Nights. The celebration and festival last for nine nights and ten days, ending with the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur). All labor and travel ends.
Kol Nidre — Eve of Day of Atonement. This begins the ending of the 10 Days of Awe. The night is devoted to prayer, repentance, and fasting. It is considered the Sabbath of Sabbaths.
Rosh Hashanah — Jewish New Year. Two day festival for reflection and planning for the future. Services are held and labor is not permitted.
Passover — Marks the liberation from Egypt. The first two and last two days of Passover require all labor to end.
Purim — Celebrates deliverance from Persia. This is a carnival and readings from the Book of Esther. No work or school restrictions accompany this day.
Simchat Torah — Rejoicing in the Torah. End of the weekly Torah Readings for the year.
Shemini Atzeret — A fall festival on the last night of Sukkot that includes a memorial service for the dead.
Shavuot— Commemorates the receipt of the Torah on Mount Sinai.
Sukkot — Feast of the Tabernacles. Celebration lasts for 7 days with no labor for the first two days.
Tisha B'Av— Commemorates a series of Jewish tragedies including the destruction of the first and second temples of Jerusalem. Includes fasting.
Tu B'Shevat — New Year for Trees. Anniversary for all trees planted that year.
Yom Hashoah — Jewish Holocaust Memorial Day. Closest day to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Yom Kippur — Day of Atonement. Most sacred day, spent in the synagogue. Fasting lasts 25 hours. No labor or travel is possible.
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