How to Keep Kosher by Lise Stern

Author:Lise Stern
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2004-04-14T04:00:00+00:00

Sources of the Chagim

The Hebrew word for holiday is chag. The same root means “go round,” indicative of the cyclical nature of the holiday year. I mentioned earlier there are a few different types of holidays, and the different types have certain dietary rules.

The Torah describes the following holidays: Shabbat, Pesach, Sfirat Ha’Omer, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and Shemini Atzeret. Later, the Tanach mentions Purim and five fast days, including Tzom Gedalia, the Tenth of Tevet, Ta’anit Ester, the Seventeenth of Tammuz, and Tisha B’Av. Then there are postbiblical holidays, including Simchat Torah, Chanukah, Tu B’Shvat, and modern holidays such as Yom Ha’Aztmaut, Israel Independence Day.

Some holidays are mere celebrations, some are days of fasting, some are “Yom Tov” festivals, and some include a mix. The holidays described in the Torah are the ones that have the most significant dietary rules.

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