Jewish Holidays in the Diaspora HOLIDAY HEBREW DATE 5770 5771 5772 5773 2009 2010 2011 2012 Rosh Hashana New Year 1-2 Tishrei Sept 19-20 Sh-Sun Sept 9-10 Th-Fri Sept 29-30 Th-Fri Sept 17-18 Mon-Tues Tzom Gedaliah Fast of Gedaliah 4 Tishrei Sept 21 Mon Sept 12 Sun Oct 2 Sun Sept 19 Wed Yom Kippur Day of Atonement 10 Tishrei* Yizkor Sept 28 Mon Sept 18 Sh Oct 8 Sh Sept 26 Wed Sukkot Feast of Tabernacles 15-21 Tishrei Oct 3-9 Sh-Fri Sept 23-29 Th-Wed Oct 13-19 Th-Wed Oct 1-7 Mon-Sun Shmini Atzeret 8th Day of Assembly 22 Tishrei* Yizkor Oct 10 Sh Sept 30 Thurs Oct 20 Thurs Oct 8 Mon Simchat Torah Rejoicing of the Law 23 Tishrei Oct 11 Sun Oct 1 Fri Oct 21 Fri Oct 9 Tues Chanukah Festival of Lights 25 Kislev Dec 12-19 Sh-Sh Dec 2-9 Th-Th Dec 21-28 Wed-Wed Dec 9-16 Sun-Sun Asara B'Tevet Fast of Tenth of Tevet   10 Tevet Dec 27 Sun Dec 17 Fri Jan 5 Thurs Dec 23 Sun 2010 2011 2012 2013 Tu B’Shvat New Year for Trees 15 Sh’vat Jan 30 Sh Jan 20 Th Feb 8 Wed Jan 26 Sh Ta'anit Esther The Fast of Esther   13 Adar Feb 25 Thurs Mar 17 Thurs Mar 7 Wed Feb 21 Thurs Purim 14 Adar Feb 28 Sun Mar 20 Sun Mar 8 Thurs Feb 24 Sun Pesach Passover 15-22 Nisan** Yizkor 22 Nisan Mar 30 - Apr 6 Tues-Tues Apr 19 - Apr 26 Tues-Tues Apr 7-14 Sh-Sh Mar 26 - Apr 2 Tues-Tues Yom HaShoah Holocaust Rememberance Day 27 Nisan Apr 11 Sun May 1 Sun Apr 19 Thurs Apr 7 Sun Yom HaZikaron Israel's Memorial Day 4 Iyar Apr 18 Sun May 8 Sun Apr 25 Wed Apr 15 Mon Yom Ha’Atzma’ut IsraelIndependence day 5 Iyar Apr 19 Mon May 9 Mon Apr 26 Thurs Apr 16 Tues Lag B'Omer 33rd Day of the Omer 18 Iyar May 2 Sun May 22 Sun May 10 Thurs Apr 28 Sun Yom Yerushalayim Jerusalem Reunification Day   28 Iyar May 12 Wed June 1 Wed May 20 Sun May 8 Wed Shavuot The Giving of the Torah 6-7 Sivan*** Yizkor 7 Sivan May 19-20 Wed-Thur June 8-9 Wed-Thur May 27-28 Sun-Mon May 15-16 Wed-Thur Shiva Asar B'Tamuz Fast of 17th of Tamuz   17 Tamuz June 29 Wed-Thur July 19 Tues July 8 Sun June 25 Tues Tisha B’av The 9th of Av 9 Av July 20 Tues Aug 9 Tues July 29 Sun July 16 Tues Note: As the Jewish day runs from sundown to sundown, All Holidays begin at sundown of the preceding day. As an example, Kol Nidre (Yom Kippur) is the evening of Wed, Oct.12, 2005, and the first candle of Chanukah is the evening of Sunday, Dec.25, 2005. *Yizkor **Yizkor is on the 22nd of Nisan ***Yizkor is on the 7th of Sivan For Yizkor Dates Click here © 2009 Torah Tots Inc. http://www.torahtots.com Email address.....info@torahtots.com Page last updated 09/09/2009

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