TORAH (Hebrew: teaching, law), the first five books of the Hebrew Bible; also, the
parchment scroll on which the Pentateuch is written.
TZADDIK – see rebbe.
VIDUY (Hebrew: confession) – collective confession made on Yom Kippur; also an individual confession made before death.
YESHIVA (Hebrew: sitting, attending) – Jewish religious school for cheder or Talmud Torah graduates above the age of thirteen and not married.
YOM KIPPUR (Hebrew: Day of Atonement) – concluding the celebration of the Jewish New Year; in Poland often called Day of Judgement.
Year 5700 5701 5702
Festival (1939/1940) (1940/1941) (1941/1942)
Rosh Hashanah 14–15 September 3–4 October 22–23 September
Yom Kippur 23 September 12 October 1 October
Sukkot 28 September – 17–23 October 6–12 October
4 October
its 7th day:
Hoshana Rabba 4 October 23 October 12 October
Shemini Atzeret 5 October 24 October 13 October
Simchat Torah 6 October 25 October 14 October
Hanukkah 7–14 December 25 December – 15–22 December
1 January
Tu B’Shvat 25 January 12 February 2 February
Purim 24 March 13 March 3 March
Shushan Purim 25 March 14 March 4 March
Pesach 23–30 April 12–19 April 2–9 April
Lag ba-Omer 26 May 15 May 5 May
Shavuot 12–13 June 1–2 June 22–23 May
Tisha b’Av 13 August 3 August 23 July
Leyl selichot 28 September 13 September 5 September
