# Ceremony and Celebration; Introduction to the Holidays · מועדים לשיחה; קריאות חדשות בחגי ישראל

Introductions to the themes and meaning behind Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Passover, and Shavuot

## Contents

- **[Rosh HaShana; The Anniversary of Creation](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Rosh%20HaShana%3B%20The%20Anniversary%20of%20Creation)** (8 segments)
- **[Rosh HaShana; The Anniversary of Creation, The Mystery](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Rosh%20HaShana%3B%20The%20Anniversary%20of%20Creation,_The%20Mystery)** (6 segments)
- **[Rosh HaShana; The Anniversary of Creation, The Anniversary of Creation](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Rosh%20HaShana%3B%20The%20Anniversary%20of%20Creation,_The%20Anniversary%20of%20Creation)** (6 segments)
- **[Rosh HaShana; The Anniversary of Creation, The Kingship of God](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Rosh%20HaShana%3B%20The%20Anniversary%20of%20Creation,_The%20Kingship%20of%20God)** (16 segments)
- **[Rosh HaShana; The Anniversary of Creation, The Coronation](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Rosh%20HaShana%3B%20The%20Anniversary%20of%20Creation,_The%20Coronation)** (11 segments)
- **[Rosh HaShana; The Anniversary of Creation, Exile and Return](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Rosh%20HaShana%3B%20The%20Anniversary%20of%20Creation,_Exile%20and%20Return)** (7 segments)
- **[Rosh HaShana; The Anniversary of Creation, The Great Renewal](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Rosh%20HaShana%3B%20The%20Anniversary%20of%20Creation,_The%20Great%20Renewal)** (8 segments)
- **[Rosh HaShana; The Anniversary of Creation, Individual Responsibility](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Rosh%20HaShana%3B%20The%20Anniversary%20of%20Creation,_Individual%20Responsibility)** (10 segments)
- **[Rosh HaShana; The Anniversary of Creation, A Day of Judgement](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Rosh%20HaShana%3B%20The%20Anniversary%20of%20Creation,_A%20Day%20of%20Judgement)** (13 segments)
- **[Rosh HaShana; The Anniversary of Creation, Past, Present and Future](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Rosh%20HaShana%3B%20The%20Anniversary%20of%20Creation,_Past,%20Present%20and%20Future)** (5 segments)
- **[Rosh HaShana; The Anniversary of Creation, What Rosh HaShana Says to Us](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Rosh%20HaShana%3B%20The%20Anniversary%20of%20Creation,_What%20Rosh%20HaShana%20Says%20to%20Us)** (20 segments)
- **[Yom Kippur; Seeking Forgiveness](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Yom%20Kippur%3B%20Seeking%20Forgiveness)** (21 segments)
- **[Yom Kippur; Seeking Forgiveness, A Brief History of Forgiveness](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Yom%20Kippur%3B%20Seeking%20Forgiveness,_A%20Brief%20History%20of%20Forgiveness)** (52 segments)
- **[Yom Kippur; Seeking Forgiveness, Two Types of Atonement](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Yom%20Kippur%3B%20Seeking%20Forgiveness,_Two%20Types%20of%20Atonement)** (60 segments)
- **[Yom Kippur; Seeking Forgiveness, The Two Hemispheres United](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Yom%20Kippur%3B%20Seeking%20Forgiveness,_The%20Two%20Hemispheres%20United)** (48 segments)
- **[Yom Kippur; Seeking Forgiveness, New Insights into Ancient Texts](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Yom%20Kippur%3B%20Seeking%20Forgiveness,_New%20Insights%20into%20Ancient%20Texts)** (80 segments)
- **[Yom Kippur; Seeking Forgiveness, Yom Kippur; How It Changes Us](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Yom%20Kippur%3B%20Seeking%20Forgiveness,_Yom%20Kippur%3B%20How%20It%20Changes%20Us)** (61 segments)
- **[Sukkot; Season of Joy](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Sukkot%3B%20Season%20of%20Joy)** (24 segments)
- **[Sukkot; Season of Joy, The Dual Festival](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Sukkot%3B%20Season%20of%20Joy,_The%20Dual%20Festival)** (28 segments)
- **[Sukkot; Season of Joy, The Strangest Book of the Bible](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Sukkot%3B%20Season%20of%20Joy,_The%20Strangest%20Book%20of%20the%20Bible)** (127 segments)
- **[Sukkot; Season of Joy, What Is a Sukka?](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Sukkot%3B%20Season%20of%20Joy,_What%20Is%20a%20Sukka%3F)** (41 segments)
- **[Sukkot; Season of Joy, The Four Kinds](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Sukkot%3B%20Season%20of%20Joy,_The%20Four%20Kinds)** (27 segments)
- **[Sukkot; Season of Joy, Shemini Atzeret](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Sukkot%3B%20Season%20of%20Joy,_Shemini%20Atzeret)** (14 segments)
- **[Sukkot; Season of Joy, Simhat Torah](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Sukkot%3B%20Season%20of%20Joy,_Simhat%20Torah)** (18 segments)
- **[Sukkot; Season of Joy, Sukkot for Our Time](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Sukkot%3B%20Season%20of%20Joy,_Sukkot%20for%20Our%20Time)** (12 segments)
- **[Pesah; Finding Freedom, Pesah and the Jewish Task](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Pesah%3B%20Finding%20Freedom,_Pesah%20and%20the%20Jewish%20Task)** (11 segments)
- **[Pesah; Finding Freedom, Prefigurations of the Exodus](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Pesah%3B%20Finding%20Freedom,_Prefigurations%20of%20the%20Exodus)** (14 segments)
- **[Pesah; Finding Freedom, Reasons for the Commands](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Pesah%3B%20Finding%20Freedom,_Reasons%20for%20the%20Commands)** (20 segments)
- **[Pesah; Finding Freedom, Ozymandias](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Pesah%3B%20Finding%20Freedom,_Ozymandias)** (28 segments)
- **[Pesah; Finding Freedom, Exodus Politics](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Pesah%3B%20Finding%20Freedom,_Exodus%20Politics)** (24 segments)
- **[Pesah; Finding Freedom, The Future of the Past](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Pesah%3B%20Finding%20Freedom,_The%20Future%20of%20the%20Past)** (35 segments)
- **[Pesah; Finding Freedom, The Omer; Three Studies](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Pesah%3B%20Finding%20Freedom,_The%20Omer%3B%20Three%20Studies)** (99 segments)
- **[Pesah; Finding Freedom, The Song of Songs; Faith as Love](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Pesah%3B%20Finding%20Freedom,_The%20Song%20of%20Songs%3B%20Faith%20as%20Love)** (79 segments)
- **[Pesah; Finding Freedom, Renewing the Covenant; On the Haftara of the Second Day](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Pesah%3B%20Finding%20Freedom,_Renewing%20the%20Covenant%3B%20On%20the%20Haftara%20of%20the%20Second%20Day)** (19 segments)
- **[Pesah; Finding Freedom, The Division of the Reed Sea; On the Torah Reading for the Seventh Day](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Pesah%3B%20Finding%20Freedom,_The%20Division%20of%20the%20Reed%20Sea%3B%20On%20the%20Torah%20Reading%20for%20the%20Seventh%20Day)** (23 segments)
- **[Pesah; Finding Freedom, Empathizing with Your Enemies; On Some Laws and Customs of Pesah](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Pesah%3B%20Finding%20Freedom,_Empathizing%20with%20Your%20Enemies%3B%20On%20Some%20Laws%20and%20Customs%20of%20Pesah)** (28 segments)
- **[Shavuot; The Greatest Gift, The Enigma of Shavuot](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Shavuot%3B%20The%20Greatest%20Gift,_The%20Enigma%20of%20Shavuot)** (102 segments)
- **[Shavuot; The Greatest Gift, What Happened at Sinai?](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Shavuot%3B%20The%20Greatest%20Gift,_What%20Happened%20at%20Sinai%3F)** (69 segments)
- **[Shavuot; The Greatest Gift, Ruth; The Book of Loyalty and Love](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Shavuot%3B%20The%20Greatest%20Gift,_Ruth%3B%20The%20Book%20of%20Loyalty%20and%20Love)** (103 segments)
- **[Shavuot; The Greatest Gift, Shavuot Today](https://torahlm.org/Ceremony%20and%20Celebration%3B%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Holidays/s/Shavuot%3B%20The%20Greatest%20Gift,_Shavuot%20Today)** (11 segments)

Version (He): Moadim Lesicha, trans. by Tsur Ehrlich, Maggid Books, 2019 (License: CC-BY-NC)

Version (En): merged

Hebrew: 93,255 words; English: 126,529 words.