Most Jewish schools in the Diaspora devote 2 or 3 lessons a day to Jewish studies. The syllabus includes the following subjects:
1. Bible (Tanach) 2. 'Oral Torah', Laws, prayers 3. Hebrew language/Ivrit 4. Jewish history 5. Israel
One of the main topics is 'the Jewish Festivals'.
This series deals with the Festivals of Tishrei:
Rosh Hashanah, Asseret Yemei Hateshuvah - The Ten Days of Repentance, Yom Kipuur, Succot, Shemini Atzeret and Simmhat Torah.
The project includes the following series:
1. The Tishrei Festivals (this one). 2. Hanukkah, the Fifteenth of Shvat, Purim. 3. Between Pesach and Shavuot (available online and offline). 4. Yom Haatzmaut -Israel Independence Day and Yom Yerushalayim - Jerusalem Liberation Day. 5. Fast Days. 6. Shabbat and Rosh Chodesh (available offline).
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