The month before Rosh Hashanah
Elul
Elul is the Hebrew month before the New Year, a time to slow down, look back on the year, and get ready to begin again.
Holiday Guides
Jewish Holidays with the Menschkins
Every Menschkins guide, printable, and playlist in one place, in the order the holidays come through the Jewish year.
1–2 Tishrei · The Jewish New Year
Rosh Hashanah
The Jewish New Year: apples and honey for a sweet year, the sound of the shofar, and Tashlich by the water.
15–21 Tishrei · Five days after Yom Kippur
Sukkot
A seven-day fall harvest holiday. Families build a sukkah, eat and welcome guests inside it, and shake the lulav and etrog.
- Sukkot: A Family GuideFree illustrated PDF, 9 pages
- Sukkot questions kids askWhen is Sukkot? What is a sukkah? Who are the Ushpizin? How do we shake the lulav?
- Decorate Your Own Sukkah with LilaFree coloring page, PDF
- Sukkot Songs for Kids & FamiliesPlaylist, 24 songs, about an hour
- Simchat Torah Songs for KidsRight after Sukkot: sing, dance, celebrate
25 Kislev · Eight nights
Hanukkah
The Festival of Lights: eight nights of lighting the menorah, spinning dreidels, and remembering the miracle of the oil.