Candle Lighting Times
for 1999 -2000
September 3
7:46
September 10
7:34
September 17
7:22
September 24
7:09
October 1
6:57
October 8
6:45
October 15
6:33
October 22
6:22
October 29
6:12
November 5
5:03
November 12
4:56
November 19
4:50
November 26
4:45
December 3
4:42
December 10
4:42
December 17
4:43
December 24
4:46
December 31
4:51
January 7
4.58
5:05
January 14
January 21
5:13
January 28
5.22
February 4
5:31
February 11
5:41
February 18
5:50
February 25
5.58
M arch 3
6:07
March 10
6:15
M arch 17
6:23
IV arch 24
6:31
M arch 31
6:39
April 7
7:47
April 14
7:55
April 21
8:03
April 28
8:11
Mays
8:18
May 12
8:26
May 19
8:33
May 26
8:40
June 2
8:45
June 9
8:50
June 16
8:53
June 23
8.55
June 30
8:55
July 7
8:53
July 14
8:50
July 21
8:44
July 28
8:38
August 4
8:30
8:21
Augustll
8:10
August18
August 25
7:59

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all chametz or leavening from our
homes and eat unleavened bread
called matza. On the first and second
nights of Pesach we have a seder, a
festive meal where we recount the
exodus. The first two and last two
days of Pesach are similar to the
Sabbath in their observance.
Generally, one refrains from work and
other weekday activities and attends
services. Yizkor, the memorial prayer
for the dead, is recited on the final day
of Passover.
The intermediate
days are chol ha-moed
- no bread or other
foods with leavening
may be eaten, but one
may go to work and
engage in other
weekday activities. 15-
22 Nisan.

Yom
HaShoah

Rosh HaShana

Holocaust Memorial Day

The State of Israel declared the
27th day of Nisan as Yom HaShoah,
a day to remember the victims of the
Holocaust. Many communities
organize memorial services and say
Kaddish, the memorial prayer for the
dead. At home, many people light a
yellow yahrtzeit candle, which burns
for 24 hours. The candles are available
through local synagogues and temples
and remind us of the infamous yellow
stars Jews were forced to wear during
the Holocaust. 27 Nisan.

Yom HaAtzmaut

Israel Independence Day

On Yom HaAtzmaut, we celebrate
the anniversary of May 14, 1948, the
day Israel was declared an
independent state. Celebrations for
Yom HaAtzmaut include parades,
community gatherings, festive meals
and special prayer services. A

community-wide "Walk for Israel" is
held annually in Metropolitan
Detroit. 5 Iyar.

Lag b'Omer

Thirty-Third Day of the
Counting of the Omer

The omer period became a period of
mourning for the students ofRabbiAkiba,
who died from a plague during the omer
period in the 2nd century C.E. Mourning
rituals include bans on
weddings
and
refraining
from
listening to live music,
getting a haircut or
shaving. The plague
was said to have
stopped on the 33rd
day of the omer,
which is Lag b'Omer.
This day is a joyous
one, usually filled with
outings to parks for picnics.
18 Iyar.

Shavuot

Feast of Weeks

Shavuot, which celebrates God's
Revelation on Mount Sinai, is a two-day
festival that falls at the end of the omer
period. It is traditional to decorate the
synagogue or temple with flowers and
eat dairy foods because the Torah is
likened to "milk and honey." A Tikun
Leil Shavuot, a night of study, is another
tradition. The object is to stay up all
night, or as late as possible, and study
Jewish texts. 6-7 Sivan.

Tisha b'Av

The Ninth of Av

Tisha b'Av is a fast day that
commemorates the destruction of the
first and second temples in Jerusalem.
Tisha b'Av is marked by reading Eicha,
the Book of Lamentations. 9 Av.

Ruth Bergman

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