Shabbat
Creative work prohibited on Shabbat and other laws that preserve the sanctity of the day.
Eruvin
Enclosures that legally expand the areas in which one can carry and travel on Shabbat.
Pesachim
Passover: ridding of chametz, the Paschal lamb offering, matzah, maror, and the Seder.
Shekalim
Annual half-shekel donations to the Temple, administration and inventory of the Temple.
Yoma
Yom Kippur: the High Priest’s preparation, the Temple service, the fast, and repentance.
Sukkah
The structure of and obligation to dwell in the sukkah, the four species, and celebrating the holiday in the Temple.
Beitzah
Holiday laws governing which objects can be used, how food is prepared, and what labor is permitted.
Rosh Hashanah
The declaration process for a new month in the Temple period, blowing the shofar, and Rosh Hashanah liturgy.
Ta'anit
Praying for rain, fasting in times of drought, and annual fast days marking Jerusalem’s destruction.
Megillah
Reading the scroll of Esther on Purim, synagogue rituals, and treatment of sacred objects.
Moed Katan
Chol HaMoed (the intermediate days of Passover and Sukkot).
Chagigah
Sacrifices offered on pilgrimage to Jerusalem for the Festivals and laws of ritual purity.
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