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2006/2007
5767 |
2007/2008
5768 |
2008/2009
5769 |
| Rosh Hashana |
Sat-Sun
Sep 23-24 |
Thu-Fri
Sep 13-14 |
Tue-Wed
Sep 30 - Oct 1 |
| Tzom Gedalya |
Mon
Sep 25 |
Sun
Sep 16 |
Thu
Oct 2 |
| Yom Kippur |
Mon
Oct 2 |
Sat
Sep 22 |
Thu
Oct 9 |
| Sukkot First Two Days |
Sat-Sun
Oct 7-8 |
Thu-Fri
Sep 27-28 |
Tue-Wed
Oct 14-15 |
| Sukkot Intermediate Days |
Mon-Fri
Oct 9-13 |
Sat-Wed
Sep 29 - Oct 3 |
Thu-Mon
Oct 16-20 |
| Sukkot Last Two Days |
Sat-Sun
Oct 14-15 |
Thu-Fri
Oct 4-5 |
Tue-Wed
Oct 21-22 |
| Hanukkah |
Fri-Sat
Dec 16-23 |
Tue-Wed
Dec 5-12 |
Sun-Mon
Dec 22-29 |
| Asarah B'Tevet |
Sun
Dec 31 |
Wed
Dec 19 |
Tue
Jan 6 |
| Tu B'Shvat |
Sat
Feb 3 |
Tue
Jan 22 |
Mon
Feb 9 |
| Ta'anit Esther |
Thu
Mar 1 |
Thu
Mar 20 |
Mon
Mar 9 |
| Purim |
Sun
Mar 4 |
Fri
Mar 21 |
Tue
Mar 10 |
| Pesach First Two Days |
Tue-Wed
Apr 3-4 |
Sun-Mon
Apr 20-21 |
Thu-Fri
Apr 9-10 |
| Pesach Intermediate Days |
Thu-Sun
Apr 5-8 |
Tue-Fri
Apr 22-25 |
Sat-Tue
Apr 11-14 |
| Pesach Last Two Days |
Mon-Tue
Apr 9-10 |
Sat-Sun
Apr 26-27 |
Wed-Thu
Apr 15-16 |
| Yom Ha'Shoah |
Sun
Apr 15 |
Fri
May 2 |
Tue
Apr 21 |
| Yom Ha'Atzmaut |
Mon
Apr 23 |
Thu
May 8 |
Wed
Apr 29 |
| Lag B'Omer |
Sun
May 6 |
Fri
May 23 |
Tue
May 12 |
| Shavuot |
Wed-Thu
May 23-24 |
Mon-Tue
Jun 9-10 |
Fri-Sat
May-29-30 |
| Shiva Asar B'Tammuz |
Tue
Jul 3 |
Sun
Jul 20 |
Thu
Jul 9 |
| Tisha B'Av |
Tue
Jul 24 |
Sun
Aug 10 |
Thu
Jul 30 |
Shabbat - The Sabbath
Shabbat, the seventh day of the week, begins every Friday evening at sundown and concludes Saturday evening at sundown. |
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. In the rabbinic tradition, it is also the 'birthday of the world.' |
Tzom Gedaliah
The Fast of Gedaliah mourns the assassination of Gedaliah Ben- Ahikam, the Jewish governor of Judea during the time of the Babylonian conquest. |
Yom Kippur - Day of Atonement
Yom Kippur falls on the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei. |
Sukkot - The Miracle of Shelter
The festival of Sukkot celebrates the conclusion of the harvest season. |
Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah - Let's Party
Simchat Torah ('Rejoicing of the Law') is one of the most enjoyable and simply fun holidays in the Jewish calendar. |
Hanukkah - A Rededication
Hanukkah is celebrated for eight days from the 25th of the month of Kislev. |
Asarah B'Tevet / Tenth of Tevet
The Tenth of Tevet is a minor fast that marks the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar. |
Tu B'Shevat - New Year for the Trees
The name Tu B'ishevat means the fifteenth of the Hebrew month of Shevat. |
Purim
The name Purim comes from the Akkadian word pur meaning 'dice' or 'lots.' |
Passover - A Holiday of Liberation
Passover marks the exodus of the Children of Israel from slavery in ancient Egypt. |
Lag B'Omer - Freedom and Perseverance
Lag B'Omer means simply the "thirty-third day of the Omer". |
Shavuot - The Gift of Torah
Shavuot celebrates the anniversary of the giving of the Torah. |
Shivah Asar B'Tammuz - The Sad Days of Summer
Every year at summer time the Jewish people relive a series of formative tragic events in Jewish history. |
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