Cycle of the year Nissan, Iyar Sivan Tamuz Av Elul Tishrei Chesvan Kislev Tevet Shevat Adar
Nissan
Pesach
Eat Matzah and all things unleavened
search for chametz
1 seder in Israel 2 seders in the rest of the world
Sefirat Ha'Omer
Start counting the Omer on the second night of Pesach
Leads up to Shvuot
Iyar
Yom Hazikaron
Yom Ha'atzmut
Lag Ba'Omer
Yom Yerushalaim
The remembrance day for Israeli soldiers
The Yartzheit of a great Rabbi who revealed many secrets of the mysticism of Judaism
Commemerates Israeli independence
Commemerates the unification of Israel after the 6 day war
Sivan
Shavuot
2 days outside of Israel 1 day inside
Decorate the soul with flowers
eat milky foods
stay up the entire night learning Torah
Tammuz
Shiva Asar B'Tamuz
The 17th day of Tammuz marks the start of The Three weeks and is a fast day
These days were when the worst catastrophes happened for the jewish people
Av
Tisha BAv
Translating as the ninth of Av is a fast day and marks the end of the three weeks.
We are not allowed to
purchase things
Not allowed to wear fresh clothes
We are not allowed most luxury
The two temples were destroyed on this day
Ellul
We blow the Shofar every morning of Ellul to remind us to do Teshuva and so that we know the high holy days are coming
Tishrei
ROSH HASHANNAH
The first day of the year
Eat sweet foods
Blow the Shofar
Tom Gedalia
Fast day
Commemerates the death of a leader who showed hope for Israel after the 1st Temple was destroyed
Yom Kippur
Fast day
The shabbat of Shabbats
Extra services
Ne'eila end of Yom Kippur
Kol Nidre start of Yom Kippur
Sukkot
9 days long
Eat in a Sukkah hut
Shake the Lulav and the Etrog
One lulav
one Etrog
Three myrtle leaves
Two willow twigs
Simchat Torah
The Torah is finished being read today
Cheshvan
G-d bright the great flood in this month
Kislev
Chanukah
Light the Menorah
Give Gelt coins
Play dreidel
Lasts 8 days
The miracle of the maccabees beating the greeks and restoring the temple and oil which should;d only of lasted 1 night lasted 8
Tevet
Asara B'Tevet
Marks another dark time of the Jewish people
A fast day
Shevat
Tu B'Shvat
The birthday of the trees
Some plant trees
Adar
Taanit Esther
The fast of Esther
Haman was about to kill the Jewish people
Purim
Haman doesn't kill us and is stopped by Esther
we left Egypt
Wear fancy dress
Eat Hamantaschen
Adar Sheini
In a leap year this is the extra month