The Jewish calendar offers so many reasons to celebrate and so many chances to Get Together. PJ Library has a ton of family fun to recommend for the 2025 fall holidays:
Or, plan for the rest of the year with PJ Library’s many Jewish Holiday Hubs. The list includes well-known reasons to Get Together but also some holidays you may not have realized bring plenty of party potential (tons of details at each link below!):
- Rosh Chodesh, at the arrival of a new moon, is always a chance to celebrate a new month on the Jewish calendar.
- Sigd is an Ethiopian Jewish holiday celebrating the Torah, Israel, and the rich culture of the Beta Israel Jewish community.
- Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, has an unparalleled record of inspiring parties, fun, and possibly the year’s best fried foods.
- Tu B’Shevat, sometimes called the birthday of the trees, is a great reason to bring a bunch of friends out for a fun day in nature.
- Purim is a Get Together gold mine, with possibilities for costumes, carnival games, performances, and those famous triangle Purim pastries, hamantaschen!
- Passover brings unique celebration options like matzah baking, seder-plate crafts, and kid-friendly tellings/performances of the ancient exit from Egypt.
- Yom Ha’atzmaut is Israel’s Independence Day, a chance to make and taste some delicious Israeli treats, craft some blue-and-white flags, or create a (sandbox-based) archaeological dig.
- Lag B’Omer is not to be underestimated for Get Together value. This multithemed holiday comes with crowd-pleasing traditions like parades, bonfires, and s’mores!
- Shavuot is another holiday that often flies under the party radar, but it’s been known to inspire sleepovers, ice-cream socials, flower fests, unique crafts, and more.