BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-// - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://shuvugutu.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Harare BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CAT DTSTART:20240101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Harare:20260401T163000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Harare:20260409T180000 DTSTAMP:20260615T102228 CREATED:20260216T173043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T174442Z UID:6366-1775061000-1775757600@shuvugutu.org SUMMARY:Passover 2026 DESCRIPTION:Passover (Hebrew\, Yiddish: פֶּסַח Pesach) is a Jewish festival. It commemorates the story of the Exodus\, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. Passover begins on the 15th day of the month of Nisan in the Jewish Holidays\, which is in spring in the Northern Hemisphere\, and is celebrated for seven or eight days. It is one of the most widely observed Jewish holidays.In the narrative of the Exodus\, the Bible tells that God helped the Children of Israel escape slavery in Egypt by inflicting ten plagues upon the Egyptians before the Pharaoh would release his Israelite slaves; the tenth and worst of the plagues was the death of the Egyptian first-born. The Israelites were instructed to mark the doorposts of their homes with the blood of a spring lamb and\, upon seeing this\, the spirit of the Lord knew to pass over the first-borns in these homes\, hence the name of the holiday.Exodus 12:11-13 There is some debate over where the term is actually derived from. When the Pharaoh freed the Israelites\, it is said that they left in such a hurry that they could not wait for bread dough to rise (leaven). In commemoration\, for the duration of Passover no leavened bread is eaten\, for which reason it is called ‘The Festival of the Unleavened Bread’. Matzo (flat unleavened bread) is a symbol of the holiday. URL:https://shuvugutu.org/event/passover-2026/ LOCATION:Beit Shuvu Center for Israel\, Mufanebadza Village\, Gutu\, Masvingo\, 00000\, Zimbabwe ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://shuvugutu.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/passover-celebration-matzo-and-w.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Harare:20260302T163000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Harare:20260303T180000 DTSTAMP:20260615T102228 CREATED:20260216T171306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T172053Z UID:6345-1772469000-1772560800@shuvugutu.org SUMMARY:Purim 2026 DESCRIPTION:Purim (Hebrew: פּוּרִים Pûrîm ‘lots’\, from the word pur\, related to Akkadian pūru) is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people in the ancient Persian Empire from destruction in the wake of a plot by Haman\, a story recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther (Megillat Esther).According to the Book of Esther\, in the Hebrew Bible\, Haman\, royal vizier to King Ahasuerus (presumed to be Xerxes I of Persia)\, planned to kill all the Jews in the empire\, but his plans were foiled by Mordecai and his adopted daughter Queen Esther. The day of deliverance became a day of feasting and rejoicing.Purim is celebrated by giving mutual gifts of food and drink (mishloach manot)\, giving charity to the poor (mattanot la-evyonim)\, a celebratory meal (se’udat Purim)\, and public recitation of the Scroll of Esther (keriat ha-megillah)\, additions to the prayers and the grace after meals (al hannisim). Other customs include drinking wine\, wearing of masks and costumes\, and public celebration.Purim is celebrated annually according to the Hebrew calendar on the 14th day of the Hebrew month of Adar (Adar II in leap years)\, the day following the victory of the Jews over their enemies. In cities that were protected by a surrounding wall at the time of Joshua\, Purim is instead celebrated on the 15th of the month on what is known as Shushan Purim. Today\, only Jerusalem celebrates Purim on the 15th. URL:https://shuvugutu.org/event/purim-2026/ LOCATION:Beit Shuvu Gutu\, Mufanebadza Village\, Gutu\, Masvigo\, 00000\, Zimbabwe ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://shuvugutu.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/happy-purim-jewish-holiday-carni.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Harare:20251230T050000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Harare:20251230T183000 DTSTAMP:20260615T102228 CREATED:20251122T105403Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251122T105403Z UID:5942-1767070800-1767119400@shuvugutu.org SUMMARY:Fast of Tevet DESCRIPTION:On Asarah B’Tevet\, the 10th day of the Jewish month of Tevet\, in the year 3336 from Creation (425 BCE)\, the armies of the Babylonian emperor Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to Jerusalem. Asarah B’Tevet is observed as a day of fasting\, mourning and repentance. \n\nPlease note – work permitted URL:https://shuvugutu.org/event/fast-of-tevet/ LOCATION:Beit Shuvu Gutu\, Mufanebadza Village\, Gutu\, Masvigo\, 00000\, Zimbabwe ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://shuvugutu.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/temple-wall-189157_1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Beit Shuvu Gutu":MAILTO:shuvu.africa@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Harare:20251214T170000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Harare:20251222T190000 DTSTAMP:20260615T102228 CREATED:20251122T092724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251122T100556Z UID:5907-1765731600-1766430000@shuvugutu.org SUMMARY:Hanukkah DESCRIPTION:This year Hanukkah begins at sundown on Sunday\,\nDec. 14\, 2025 and lasts until sundown on Monday\, Dec. 22\, 2025. \nWhat is Hanukkah?\nHanukkah\, which is Hebrew for “dedication\,” is the Festival of Lights. \nIt commemorates the victory of the Maccabees over the Syrian Greek army\,\nand the subsequent miracle of rededicating the\nHoly Temple in Jerusalem and restoring its menorah\, or lamp. \nLearn more from the Hanukkah Book\nby Rabbi Dr. Shapira URL:https://shuvugutu.org/event/hanukkah/ LOCATION:Beit Shuvu Gutu\, Mufanebadza Village\, Gutu\, Masvigo\, 00000\, Zimbabwe ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://shuvugutu.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/hannukah-6823687_1920.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Beit Shuvu Gutu":MAILTO:shuvu.africa@gmail.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR