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 with the etrog during services. And meals after services are held in our large sukkah in the courtyard, among the flowers.
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 both in morning services and in a second-night community seder.