Jewish Holidays Education Pack

Major Jewish Holidays Printable Bundle | Infographic, Student Worksheet & Answer Key

Help students understand the major Jewish holidays through a colorful visual guide and meaningful classroom activities.

This ready-to-use printable bundle introduces eight important Jewish holidays:

Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah and Shemini Atzeret, Hanukkah, Purim, Passover (Pesach), and Shavuot.

Students explore each holiday’s origins, season, symbols, practices, and central themes while learning how Jewish celebrations preserve memory, strengthen identity, and build community.

What’s Included

• Major Jewish Holidays Infographic
• A colorful visual reference explaining the origins, symbols, practices, and themes of eight holidays.
• Two-Page Student Worksheet
• Activities include calendar decoding, word banks, origin questions, symbol matching, practice review, and written connection challenges.
• Two-Page Teacher Answer Key
• Includes completed answers, suggested responses, and guidance for evaluating the written connection questions.

Students Will Learn To

• Match Jewish holidays with their Hebrew months and seasons
• Explain the historical or biblical origins of each celebration
• Identify important symbols such as the shofar, sukkah, hanukkiah, Megillah, matzah, seder plate, and Torah scroll
• Describe common holiday practices
• Connect Passover and Sukkot to the Exodus story
• Explain how food, ritual objects, and traditions preserve memory and community

Perfect For

• Biblical studies classes
• World religions courses
• Christian schools
• Religious education programs
• Homeschool Bible study
• Interfaith education
• Middle school and high school classrooms
• Independent or substitute lessons

The engaging infographic supports visual learners, while the worksheet moves students beyond simple memorization into comparison, interpretation, and written reflection.

Customs can vary among Jewish communities, so the resource presents these holidays as a respectful introductory overview rather than suggesting that every Jewish family celebrates in exactly the same way.

This is a digital product. No physical item will be mailed.

Save planning time and give students an organized, memorable introduction to the Jewish calendar with this complete, classroom-ready bundle.