Jewish calendars and planners 2010

Jewish 2010 Deluxe Wall Calendar $13.99
This elegant wall calendar showcases magnificent photographs and reproductions from The New York Public Library's collection of illuminated Hebrew manuscripts, including those from the David bar Pesah Mahzor, a medieval festival prayer book, and the Xanten Bible, a rare thirteenth-century illustrated manuscript. The calendar runs from September 2009 through December 2010.

Published by Andrews McMeel

Hebrew Illuminations 2010 Wall Calendar $13.99

The ancient and enduring spirit of Jewish tradition comes alive in the Hebrew Illuminations 2009 - 2010 wall calendar. Jewish artist Adam Rhine has created ornate, highly detailed Judaic paintings in watercolor, colored pencils and acrylic. Each work is crafted to honor the infinite nobility of the Lord and to visually bring forth His energy within different combinations of overlapping shapes, rich colors and intricate patterns. Amber Lotus

Jews, as a people and as a religious congregations, share a set of holidays and festivals: holy or secular commemoration of an important event in Jewish history. In Hebrew, Jewish holidays and festivals, depending on their nature, may be called yom tov ("good day") (Yiddish: yontif) or chag ("festival") or ta'anit ("fast").

Most of the calendars and date books on this page will tell you the exact date of these holidays in the year. Since the Jewish calendar is based on the lunar calendar, the dates are never fixed within the Gregorian calendar.

The origins of various Jewish holidays generally can be found in Torah mitzvot (commandments), rabbinical mandate, and modern Israeli history.

One of the most important of Jewish holidays is Rosh Hashanah: The Jewish New Year. This is sometimes a one day holiday, but for others it's a two day celebration: depending on the variety of Judaism. It starts one of four hebrew calendars. To give you an idea, it starts at sunset, September 8 in 2010 and ends at sunset, September 10.

The ten days after that are known as: Aseret Yemei Teshuva: Ten Days of Repentance. Observing Jews will fast and do additional supplications, confessing one's deeds before God, all this leading to self-reflection.

THE most important Jewish holiday is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. This is the last day of fasting of the ten days of repentance. It's observed by all religious Jews and many secular Jews as well.

Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah), also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and may occur from late November to late December on the Gregorian calendar.

Purim is a festival that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people of the ancient Persian Empire from Haman's plot to annihilate them, as recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther (Megillat Esther). According to the story, Haman cast lots to determine the day upon which to exterminate the Jews.

Purim is celebrated annually according to the Hebrew calendar on the 14th day of the Hebrew month of Adar (Adar II in leap years), the day following the victory of the Jews over their enemies; On Purim the Book of Esther is publicly read, and people give mutual gifts of food and drink, give charity to the poor and eat a celebratory meal.

Passover (Hebrew, Yiddish: Pesach, Israeli: Pesah, Pesakh, Yiddish: Peysekh, Paysakh) is a Jewish and Samaritan holy day and festival commemorating the Hebrews' escape from enslavement in Egypt.

It is the holiday Jesus was celebrating when he ate his last supper. In the story of the Exodus, the Bible tells that God inflicted ten plagues upon the Egyptians before Pharaoh would release his Hebrew slaves, with the tenth plague being the killing of all of the firstborn, from the Pharaoh's son to the firstborn of the dungeon captive, to the firstborn of cattle. The Hebrews were instructed to mark the doorposts of their homes with the blood of a spring lamb and, upon seeing this, the spirit of the Lord passed over these homes, hence the term "passover". When Pharaoh freed the Hebrews, it is said that they left in such a hurry that they could not wait for bread to rise. In commemoration, for the duration of Passover, no leavened bread is eaten, for which reason it is called "The Festival of the Unleavened Bread". Matza (unleavened bread) is the primary symbol of the holiday. This bread that is flat and unrisen is called Matzo.

The secular Israeli holidays instituted in Israel include:

* Yom Yerushalayim - Jerusalem day
* Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Remembrance day
* Yom Hazikaron - Memorial Day
* Yom Ha'atzmaut - Israel Independence Day

Jewish 2010 Softcover Engagement Calendar $13.99

Celebrate the Jewish year with this gorgeous selection of Judaica and fine art from The Jewish Museum in New York. Features a great variety of Jewish treasures from the museum's collection, including Judaica, paintings, sculptures, and photographs. From classic to modern, from silverwork to paintings. The planner gives detailed information on the religious year: candle-lighting times; holidays, festivals, fasts, and feasts; and Torah portions and complete Haftara readings for the Sabbaths and high holidays.
Published by Andrews McMeel

Jewish Woman's Weekly Planner 2010 Softcover Engagement Calendar $17.99
This bright, upbeat Jewish planner is packed with delicious kosher recipes for Sabbath meals and holiday celebrations, meal-planning shopping lists, and organizational and inspirational tips, all supplied on perforated pages that can be detached and kept for future reference. Herself an Orthodox Jew, author Devorah Rosen Goldman shares her secrets and insights for inspired Jewish living. Pomegranate

A Little Joy, A Little Oy 2010 Desk Calendar $13.99 The Best of A Little Joy, A Little Oy 2010 Desk Calendar is a winner of the Gold Award from the Calendar Marketing Association. This special ninth edition of the best-selling Jewish calendar is a compilation of its most memorable entries. Whether funny, poignant, or historical, it is the perfect blend of hilarious and heartwarming.

Published by Andrews McMeel

The Jewish Museum 2010 Wall Calendar $13.99
The extraordinary works of art reproduced in this calendar communicate the aesthetic values and skill of their creators while revealing different aspects of Jewish culture. From paintings by Frank Stella, Bela Kadar, and others to prints, textiles, and ceremonial objects, they speak as powerfully about the Jewish experience in the world as they do about the unique power of art to both inform and inspire.

By Pomegranate

A Celebration of Time 2010 Mini Wall Calendar $7.99
Paralleling the kabalistic interpretation of Creation, this sixteen-month calendar illustrates the creation of the months in vessels. Each of the first twelve months features a different illustrated vessel. The last four months share a page, accompanied by an illustrated wheel of the Jewish year. Jewish holidays and days of the Jewish year are noted throughout. Pomegranate

Hebrew Illuminations 2010 Mini Wall Calendar $7.99
The ancient and enduring spirit of Jewish tradition comes alive in the Hebrew Illuminations 2009 - 2010 mini wall calendar. Jewish artist Adam Rhine has created ornate, highly detailed Judaic paintings in watercolor, colored pencils and acrylic. Each work is crafted to honor the infinite nobility of the Lord and to visually bring forth His energy within different combinations of overlapping shapes, rich colors and intricate patterns.

By Amber Lotus

Israel 2010 Wall Calendar $13.99
Enjoy images of beautiful Israel. Israel is home to various historical and sacred sites; sun-drenched beaches along the Mediterranean, Dead Sea, Red Sea, and the Sea of Galilee; gorgeous mountains; and archaeological sites that are sure to inspire wonder throughout the year.

Browntrout

Yiddish Living Language 2010 Desk Calendar $13.99

The cultural theme pages in the Living Language Yiddish 2010 Desk Calendar revolve around Yiddish culture and language. Yiddish originated in Europe hundreds of years ago, as a common language among Eastern European Jews. Today, Yiddish words and phrases can be widely found in American English due to the language's use by early Eastern European immigrants in the United States. Andrews McMeel

Yiddish Phrase-A-Day 2010 Desk Calendar $9.95
From fligel (chicken wing) to shadchen (matchmaker), enjoy learning a new Yiddish word or phrase every day of the year. You, too, can share this wonderfully expressive, humorous, and earthy mame loshen (mother tongue), which has delighted generations. Easy pronunciations and clear definitions are included. DoveTail Books


Talk Dirty Yiddish 2010 Desk Calendar $12.99

This is the Yiddish they didn't teach at Temple. Based on the book Talk Dirty: Yiddish, this calendar gives readers the lowdown on how to really spit the Hebrew alphabet. With plenty of slang, curses, and idiomatic expressions, this book gives readers' Yiddish vocabulary a real kick in the toches. By Lang Holdings Inc.

Jewish Celebrations 2010 Wall Calendar $13.99
The ceremonies and traditions that give meaning to Jewish life find loving expression in the folk-art paintings of Malcah Zeldis. A self-taught painter, Zeldis (American, b. 1931) draws on memories of childhood, life in Orthodox neighborhoods, and her years in Israel to create richly detailed paintings illustrating Judaism's union of the spiritual and domestic. Pomegranate

Illuminations 2010 Wall Calendar $13.99
In 1966, Baron Edmond de Rothschild presented to The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary a massive, fifteenth-century illuminated Hebrew mahzor (prayer book)
in an almost perfect state of preservation. This sixteen-month calendar reproduces thirteen pages from the extraordinarily beautiful Rothschild Mahzor: one for each of the first twelve months, and one for the last four months. Pomegranate