Calendar of Major Jewish Holidays

Holidays begin the evening before the day noted.  Holidays noted in italic are holy days on which no work is permitted and absences from school or work should be excused.

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Selichot........................................................Saturday, August 28

Rosh Hashanah  .......................................Tuesday & Wednesday, September 7-8

Yom Kippur ................................................Thursday, September 16

Sukkot  ........................................................Monday & Tuesday, September 20-21

Sh'mini Atzeret ..........................................Monday, September 27

Simchat Torah ..........................................Tuesday, September 28

Hanukkah ..................................................Monday, November 29 -Monday, December 6

Purim ..........................................................Thursday, March 17

Passover  (start) .......................................Saturday, April 16

Passover  (end) ........................................Saturday, April 23

Yom HaShoah...........................................Thursday, April 28

Yom Ha'atzma'ut .....................................Thursday, May 5

Lag B'Omer ...............................................Thursday, May 19

Shavuot  ....................................................Sunday & Monday, June 5-6

         Torah Portion for Sunday

         Torah Portion for Monday

Tisha B'Av .................................................Friday, August 12

Yom Hashoah is Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Yom Ha'atzma'ut is Israel Independence Day.

Date of observance of these may vary from the calendar date.