One of the most important responsibilities of a Jewish person is to observe the holidays.
Some holidays commemorate important historical events in the lives of the Jewish people.
That is, they are observed because the Bible says that they must be observed. As will be shown, however, most Jewish holidays have both an historical and a religious basis. In the section that follows, the major Jewish holidays will be examined. For each holiday, both a brief text and a selection of images of liturgical objects representing the festival will be presented. By reading these texts alongside their respective images, it is hoped that one will gain an understanding of the Jewish holidays within their artistic context.