Talk:Jewish holidays

message: Moved from my sandbox's talk page StevenJ81 (talk) 13:22, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I won't disagree with you. There is one thing lacking in what you wrote, or actually - three things. What the days are about. What do people do on Mimouna, etc.? I know this is in the articles, but at least something minimal should be mentioned here as well. Debresser (talk) 22:25, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  Good point. Will try to get at that, probably day after tomorrow.  Thanks!  StevenJ81 (talk) 22:48, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ethnic holidays (Mimouna, Seharane, Sigd){{anchor|ethnic}} 

message: At this point, I have completed everything that has been on my to-do list on this article, and I think it is in pretty decent shape. Naturally, it will stay on my watchlist, but I'm going to walk away for a little while and let it sit quietly, and see what others may offer.
At a point where this goes up for WP:GA status, there are some improvements that still need doing. In particular, there are several pieces of this that could stand more/better references. In some cases they feel to me like WP:BLUE issues. This is especially true, for example, in the section on Shabbat. But the truth is that many uninvolved readers are not likely to see them that way, and we should probably do a little better. There may be other places where we might want to tweak the wording of statements or claims.
All that is best left for after the holidays, though, I think.  StevenJ81 (talk) 16:15, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: A huge "thumbs up" for you, StevenJ81. Debresser (talk) 17:54, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  <embarrassed grin> StevenJ81 (talk) 18:21, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Update 16:15, 30 July 2013 (UTC) 

message: I wish to call your attention to the fact that the title of this article, "Jewish holidays," is wrongly translated in the page's title as "Yom Tov" / "Yamim Tovim." It is a misnomer, and should have rather been translated as " Chagim Yehudim " (Heb. חגים יהודיים). This is because, in classical Hebrew (or in rabbinic Hebrew), the word "Tom Tov" has a limited meaning, and excludes some Jewish holidays, such as Purim, Hanukkah and Yom Kippur.Davidbena (talk) 20:43, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: What David is saying is true. There is a distinction between jewish holidays (chagim) and yamim tovim, which include another set of restrictions. This is the first thing someone reads on the article, and it is misleading.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maddogpc (talk • contribs) 05:09, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: In Israel I have also seen the translation "Mo'adei Israel" or "Chagei Israel". I think that is better than "Chagim Yehudim", which isn't an official term. Compare the Hebrew Wikipedia article "חגי ישראל ומועדיו". Debresser (talk) 09:08, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: "Jewish holidays" is the right name in English (or at least "Jewish holidays and commemorations").  goes through the terminology issue. So is it better not to put anything in the lead? If we're going to put something in the lead, I'm going to vote for מועדי ישראל, because we start with Shabbat.  StevenJ81 (talk) 17:00, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
replies: text:  That section actually makes the case that "Chagim" is a more universal term than "Yamim Tovim". Debresser (talk) 18:02, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
replies: text:  It does, and it is. I actually didn't add that translation in; it was one of the few things that existed before I reworked the page, and I just left it alone. I would argue that moed is most general (and can include Shabbat and fasts), chagim next, and yom tov last. StevenJ81 (talk) 18:15, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Title of article 

message: A calendar widget would be great in this article - one that is automatically updating (per month)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Don Rosenberger (talk • contribs) 22:06, 21 August 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: What are you thinking of? A widget that would update on each Rosh Hodesh showing the holidays for that month? StevenJ81 (talk) 15:11, 22 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  a calendar widget would be great in this article 

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replies: text: Checked. StevenJ81 (talk) 14:01, 2 June 2017 (UTC)
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replies: text: The link modification was accurate. However, as it was an external link to a list of holiday dates from several years ago, I deleted it as unnecessary. StevenJ81 (talk) 16:05, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
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message: In Exodus 12:3 God gives a command to Moses saying, "Tell all the congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month [the first month] every man shall take a lamb according to their fathers' houses, a lamb for a household." It is my understanding that this was celebrated up to the destruction of the Second Temple. 
What is the history of this holiday?
What is the correct name for this holiday?
Why did it cease?
And, why is it not celebrated today?
And why is it not even mentioned on this page?
50.206.176.154 (talk) 17:47, 6 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  ?? Day of the Lamb ?? 

message: I deleted the Jewish Gift Place link. What appeared in the Section as "2016-2017 Jewish Calendar" and led to Hebrew Calendar/Jewish Calendar ~ 5780 (2019-20) is superfluous in view of the other links. Mcljlm (talk) 01:33, 14 April 2022 (UTC)
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message: I find that in this article, there is entirely too much detail presented to the reader before the article lists the holidays.
The subject of the article is the Jewish holidays. LIST THEM FIRST. Then get to the details. 2601:200:C000:1A0:9173:441:7651:4179 (talk) 16:40, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  I greatly dislike the organization of this article