Jewish Holidays in the Diaspora HOLIDAY HEBREW DATE 5781 5782 2020 2021 Rosh Hashana New Year 1-2 Tishrei Sept 19-20 Sh-Sun Sept 7-8 Tues-Wed Tzom Gedaliah Fast of Gedaliah 4 Tishrei Sept 21 Mon Sept 9 Thurs Yom Kippur Day of Atonement 10 Tishrei* Yizkor Sept 28 Mon Sept 16 Thurs Sukkot Feast of Tabernacles 15-21 Tishrei Oct 3-Oct 9 Sh-Fri Sept 21-27 Tues - Mon Shmini Atzeret 8th Day of Assembly 22 Tishrei* Yizkor Oct 10 Sh Sept 28 Tues Simchat Torah Rejoicing of the Law 23 Tishrei Oct 11 Sun Sept 29 Wed Chanukah Festival of Lights 25 Kislev Dec 11-18 Fri - Fri Nov 29-Dec 6 Mon-Mon Asara B'Tevet Fast of Tenth of Tevet   10 Tevet Dec 25 Fri Dec 14 Tues 2021 2022 Tu B’Shvat New Year for Trees 15 Sh’vat Jan 28 Thurs Jan 17 Mon Ta'anit Esther The Fast of Esther   13 Adar Feb 25 Thurs Adar ll Mar 16 Wed Purim 14 Adar Feb 26 Fri Adar ll Mar 17 Thurs Pesach Passover 15-22 Nisan** Yizkor 22 Nisan Mar 28 - Apr 4 Sun - Sun Apr 16 - Apr 23 Sh-Sh Yom HaShoah Holocaust Rememberance Day 27 Nisan Apr 8 Thurs April 28 Thurs Yom HaZikaron Israel's Memorial Day 4 Iyar Apr 14 Wed May 4 Wed Yom Ha’Atzma’ut IsraelIndependence day 5 Iyar Apr 15 Thurs May 5 Thurs Lag B'Omer 33rd Day of the Omer 18 Iyar April 30 Fri May 19 Thurs Yom Yerushalayim Jerusalem Reunification Day   28 Iyar May 10 Mon May 29 Sun Shavuot The Giving of the Torah 6-7 Sivan*** Yizkor 7 Sivan May 17-18 Mon-Tues June 5-6 Sun-Mon Shiva Asar B'Tamuz Fast of 17th of Tamuz   17 Tamuz June 27 Sun July 17 Sun Tisha B’av The 9th of Av 9 Av July 18 Sun Aug 7 Sun Tu B’av The 15th of Av 15 Av July 24 Sh Aug 12 Fri 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 Tues, Sept.22, 2015, and the first candle of Chanukah is the evening of Sunday, Dec.6, 2015. *Yizkor **Yizkor is on the 22nd of Nisan ***Yizkor is on the 7th of Sivan For Yizkor Dates Click here © 2020 TorahTots.com Page last updated 10/27/2020

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