Holidays All the holidays begin the evening before by sunset. Selichot September 8, 2012 Cemetery Visitation - September 9, 2012 click for Selichot information 2011 Selichot Program Rosh Hashanah September 17-18, 2012 It is tradition during the Yamin Noraim period each year to visit the graves of friends and relatives. Yom Kippur September 26, 2012   Sukkot October 1-2, 2012 Sukkot Resources Shemini Atzeret October 8, 2012   Simhat Torah October 9, 2012   Hanukkah December 21-28, 2011 Recommended Hanukkah Reading - By the Light of the White House Menorah, by the Boston Globe's Jeff Jacoby. Tu B’shevat February 8, 2012 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 8, 2012 Purim Resources Easy Hamantaschen recipe Lazy Hamantaschen recipe Passover April 7-14, 2012 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. Passover Kosher Cruise. Yom Hashoa April 19, 2012 Holocaust Memorial Day here. Israel Independence Day April 26, 2012 Yom Ha'atzmaut here. Shavuot May 27-28, 2012 Shavuot Resources Tishe’ah B’Av July 29, 2012   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.”