Holidays All the holidays begin the evening before by sunset. Selihot September 4, 2010 click for Selihot information Rosh Hashanah September 9-10, 2010 It is tradition during the Yamin Noraim period each year to visit the graves of friends and relatives. In keeping with this tradition, the Brith Sholom community will hold its annual cemetary visitation on Sunday, September 5, 2010 at 11:00 am. Yom Kippur September 18, 2010   Sukkot September 23-24, 2010 Sukkot Resources Shemini Atzeret September 30, 2010   Simhat Torah October 1, 2010   Hanukkah December 2-9, 2010 Recommended Hanukkah Reading - By the Light of the White House Menorah, by the Boston Globe's Jeff Jacoby. Tu B’shevat January 20, 2011 click for a collection of Tu B'Shevat quotations click for a Tu B'Shevat story about planting trees Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life website The Seven Species and the Orange - Nostalgia and Jewish National Identity Purim March 20, 2011 Purim Resources Easy Hamantaschen recipe Lazy Hamantaschen recipe Passover April 19 – 26, 2011 Passover Resources click for a collection of nut-free charoset recipes click for a gluten-free matzhoh ball recipe Is Quinoa kosher for Passover? What is kitniyot? Tofu and soy on Passover. Passover-Friendly Quinoa-Almond Butter Cookies The mission of The Passover League is to raise funds to help needy individuals and families celebrate the Passover holiday. Preparing for Pesah. Instructions here. Yom Hashoa May 2, 2011 Holocaust Memorial Day here. Israel Independence Day May 9, 2011 Yom Ha'atzmaut here. Shavuot June 8, 9, 2011 Shavuot Resources Tishe’ah B’Av July 20, 2010 and August 9, 2011   Check out the holiday website for NEOT KEDUMIM, The Biblical Landscape Reserve in Israel. “Halfway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv,” NEOT KEDUMIM “is a unique endeavor to re-create the physical setting of the Bible.”