Please note that within each religion, there is a wide spectrum of beliefs and preferences. This site is to serve as a guide rather than an absolute template for each religion.
Major Jewish Holidays:
Sabbath
Weekly day of rest
Based on the seventh day of creation when God rested after creating the world
Pesach (Passover)
In spring in the Northern Hemisphere
Celebrated for eight days
Based on the story of Exodus, where Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt
Shavuot (Pentecost)
In late May or early June
Based on the day God, through Moses, gave the Ten Commandments to the Israelites
Sukkot
In late September or October
Based on the story of the Israelites wandering in the desert
Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)
In September or October
Celebrates when God created man
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)
In October
Founded on Prayer and Repentance
Purim
In February or March
Based on the deliverance of the Persian Jews from Haman
Hanukkah
In November or December
Celebrated for eight days
Based on the rededication of the Temple after it was destroyed by Antiochus IV
“For you are a holy people to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.”