On Chanukah, we celebrate the triumph of the Maccabees during the reign of the Syrian tyrant Antiochus Ephiphanes and the Rededication of the Temple.

On Pesach, we celebrate the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.

On Purim, we celebrate the events of the Book of Esther. The Book of Esther took place during the Persian Empire, and Esther helped save the Jews from evil machinations of Haman, who tried to kill all the Jews.

Rosh Chodesh is the first day of every Hebrew/Jewish month. The Jewish calendar is based on the new moon.

Rosh Hashanah is the day of Jewish New Year, and also the first of the Days of Awe.

Shabbat is the weekly day of rest. We take a pause from the rest of the week, come together to pray, have meals, and spend time with friends and family.

Shavuot is the holiday when we celebrate the Israelites receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai.

Simchat Torah happens right after Sukkot and is a holiday where we celebrate ending the past annual Torah cycle and starting the annual Torah cycle anew.

On Sukkot, we celebrate the huts that the Israelites lived in the Sinai Desert during the 40 years after they left Egypt, but before they received the Torah. It is also an agricultural holiday, celebrating the harvest.

Tisha B'av is when we remember the destruction of the Temples in Jerusalem.

Tu B'shvat is an environmental holiday, where we celebrate the rebirth of all trees and plants. It reminds us that we have a responsibility to the planet where we live.

Yom Kippur is the annual Day of Atonement, and the second holiday in the "Days of Awe". We spend the day fasting in prayer, thinking back to our actions of the previous year, and thinking about how we can do better in the coming year.