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The
following table
shows when the holidays occur throughout the year. Click on any holiday
for more information about each.
You
can also check
out when the holidays happen through 2010! Make sure you check out
our Jewish Community page for more information.
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Holiday
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Date
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Hebrew
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Rosh
Hashanah
The Jewish New Year; start of the Ten Days of Penitence. |
September
16 - 17
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5765
1 Tishri
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Yom
Kippur
Day of Atonement; a very solemn day of the year, devoted to fasting, prayer,
and repentance. |
September
25
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10
Tishri
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Sukkot
First two days of Tabernacles; commorating the dwelling of the Israelites
in booths in the wilderness. |
September
30 -
October
6
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15
Tishri
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Shemini
Atzeret
Eighth Day of Assembly and
Simchat Torah
Rejoicing of the Law. |
October
7
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22
Tishri
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Chanukah
Feast of Lights; victory of the Maccabees and rededication of the Temple. |
December
8 - 15
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25
Kislev - 3 Tevet
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Tu
B'Shevat
The New Year for Trees, |
January
25
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15
Shevat
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Purim
Celebrates defeat of plot to destroy the Jews of Persia |
March
25
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14
Adar
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Pesach
Passover; deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt. The Seder service
on the first two evenings recounts the story of the Exodus. |
April
24-30
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14
- 20 Nisan
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Yom
Hashoah
Holocaust Remembrance Day |
May
5
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27
Nisan
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Yom
Hazikaron
Day Of Rememberance |
May
11
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4
Iyar
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Yom
Ha-Atzma'ut
Israel's Independance Day |
May
12
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5
Iyar
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Lag
B'Omer
33rd day of the counting of the Omer |
May
27
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18
Iyar
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Shavuot
Feast of Weeks; marks the giving of the Law (Torah) at Mt. Sinai. |
June
13
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6
Sivan
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Tishah
B'Av
Remembers the destruction of the Temples and other occurances on
the 9th day of Av |
August
14
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9
Av
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