November 2020 Jewish Holidays: The Jewish calendar is based on the Lunar methodology and this is why it completely differs from the Gregorian calendar. Both of these calendars although have the 12 months but the months take place in the different directions from each other.
We know the Jewish calendar as the Hebrew calendar which is comprised of the Jewish holidays as per the Jewish culture. It is prominently followed in Israel as they have completely different months when their year starts and ends in the comparison of the Gregorian calendar.
Jewish Holidays 2020 in November
This is why we have to convert the month of the Gregorian calendar into the Hebrew month in order to know the Jewish holidays.
For example, if you want to know that what are the festivals or the holidays of the Jewish month, which take in the month of November then you would have to convert this month equivalent to the Jewish month.
If we convert the month of November into the Jewish month then we get the Cheshvan and Kislev months, which fall in the same period when there is November month in the Gregorian calendar.
Here in this article, we would list out the holidays which are taking place in both of these “Cheshvan&Kislev months.
Jewish Holiday Calendar November 2020
There are the numbers of the Jewish holidays in November for the Judaism community’s people.
Here below are some major of them for your consideration, so that you can map them out on the Jewish printable calendar.
Sigd
It is the national state holiday which is celebrated on the 29th day of the Cheshvan month. This is also known as the other part of the Yom Kippur and is the day when the people of Israel prostate themselves into the worship, and is a very significant religious holiday for the Jewish people.
Rosh Chodesh
Well, it is a minor holiday which occurs almost every month of the Jewish calendar and for this reason, it is also known as the beginning of the month.
It takes place on the first day of Kislev month. The day also marks up the first moon of the month and is celebrated just like the minor festival.
1 Kislev
As the name suggests this day also takes place on the first day of the Kislev month and is the day which marks up the recovery of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
He used to be the Rebbe of the Chabad Movement and had a decent recovery from the heart attack on this day. This is the reason why this day is still acknowledged by the Chabad Hasidic movement.
Ben Gurion Day
Well, this festival is purely dedicated to the prime minister of Israel whose name was Devid Ben Gurion. The day falls on the sixth day on the month of Kislev month and the people of Israel remember the vision and the life of Ben Gurion, who used to be the one among prominent leaders of Israel’s history.
It is annually celebrated just like any celebration of the Jewish community in Israel.
10 Kislev
This day also brings a significant event in the history of Judaism which comes from the Chabad Hasidic movement. It is celebrated as the day liberation of the Rabbi Dovber from the Imprisonment of Czarist movement. He used to be the second Rebbe of the Chabad Movement and is thus celebrated as the crucial event.
So, these are some of the major holidays and the festival/events which take place in the November (Cheshvan&Kislev) months of the Jewish calendar. There are some other events as well which take place in the same month, and you can cover them in our printable Jewish calendar for this month.
It will make sure that you can follow all the significant Jewish holidays even when you are living outside the region of Israel, and has access to the Gregorian calendar. We have converted the Gregorian November month into the Jewish month, so that you can easily have the holiday schedule from here.