Holidays are special at Congregation Beth Israel Judea, from the Shalosh Regalim (Three Pilgrimage Festivals) of our ancient tradition, to the many other festival and holidays. Each holiday gets its due in observance, singing, chanting, prayer services and study.
For example, on Sukkot, the festival of booths in the fall, the lulav is waved in our large sukkah in the courtyard, among the flowers. We have meals there during the week and on Shabbat.
On Simchat Torah, the annual cycle of reading the Torah is celebrated with the reading of the end and the beginning. With a special ceremony, the members of the congregation unroll and hold a scroll as Bar/Bat Mitzvah students from the past year read selections from their portions.
During Chanukah, on Shabbat, each person brings their own menorah, filling the synagogue with lights. It's a special evening, with plenty of latkes and sufganiot (jelly doughnuts).
Of course, Pesach is celebrated in a second-night community seder and with Pesach Yizkor services.