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Holidays 5771 / 2010-2011

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.
     
Holiday
Date
Hebrew Date
     
Rosh Hashanah
The Jewish New Year; start of the Ten Days of Penitence.
September
9-10
5771
1 Tishri
     
Yom Kippur
Day of Atonement; a very solemn day of the year, devoted to fasting, prayer, and repentance.
September
18
10 Tishri
     
Sukkot
First two days of Tabernacles; commorating the dwelling of the Israelites in booths in the wilderness.
September
23.-29
15 Tishri
     
Shemini Atzeret
Eighth Day of Assembly
September
30
22 Tishri
     
Simchat Torah
Rejoicing of the Law
October
1
23 Tishri
     
Chanukah
Feast of Lights; victory of the Maccabees and rededication of the Temple.
December
2-9
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet
     
Tu B'Shevat
The New Year for Trees,
January
20
15 Shevat
     
Purim
 Celebrates defeat of plot to destroy the Jews of Persia
March
21
14 Adar
     
Pesach
Passover; deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt. The Seder service on the first two evenings recounts the story of the Exodus.
April 19-26
15 - 22 Nisan
     
Yom Hashoah
 Holocaust Remembrance Day
May
2
28 Nisan
     
Yom Hazikaron
 Day Of Rememberance
May
9
5 Iyar
     
Yom Ha-Atzma'ut
Israel's Independance Day
May
10
6 Iyar
     
Lag B'Omer
 33rd day of the counting of the Omer
May
22
18 Iyar
     
Shavuot
 Feast of Weeks; marks the giving of the Law (Torah) at Mt. Sinai.
June
8
6 Sivan
     
Tishah B'Av
 Remembers the destruction of the Temples and other occurances on the 9th day of Av
August
9
9 Av
 
 
 
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