Jewish Holidays in the Diaspora HOLIDAY HEBREW DATE 5769 5770 5771 5772 2008 2009 2010 2011 Rosh Hashana New Year 1-2 Tishrei Sept 30 -Oct 1 Tues-Wed Sept 19-20 Sh-Sun Sept 9-10 Th-Fri Sept 29-30 Th-Fri Tzom Gedaliah Fast of Gedaliah 4 Tishrei Oct 2 Thurs Sept 21 Mon Sept 12 Sun Oct 2 Sun Yom Kippur Day of Atonement 10 Tishrei* Yizkor Oct 9 Thurs Sept 28 Mon Sept 18 Sh Oct 8 Sh Sukkot Feast of Tabernacles 15-21 Tishrei Oct 14-20 Tues-Mon Oct 3-9 Sh-Fri Sept 23-29 Th-Wed Oct 13-19 Th-Wed Shmini Atzeret 8th Day of Assembly 22 Tishrei* Yizkor Oct 21 Tues Oct 10 Sh Sept 30 Thurs Oct 20 Thurs Simchat Torah Rejoicing of the Law 23 Tishrei Oct 22 Wed Oct 11 Sun Oct 1 Fri Oct 21 Fri Chanukah Festival of Lights 25 Kislev Dec 22-29 Mon-Mon Dec 12-19 Sh-Sh Dec 2-9 Th-Th Dec 21-28 Wed-Wed Asara B'Tevet Fast of Tenth of Tevet   10 Tevet Jan 6 Tues Dec 27 Sun Dec 17 Fri Jan 5 Thurs 2009 2010 2011 2012 Tu B’Shvat New Year for Trees 15 Sh’vat Feb 9 Mon Jan 30 Sh Jan 20 Th Feb 8 Wed Ta'anit Esther The Fast of Esther   13 Adar Mar 9 Mon Feb 25 Thurs Mar 17 Thurs Mar 7 Wed Purim 14 Adar Mar 10 Tues Feb 28 Sun Mar 20 Sun Mar 8 Thurs Pesach Passover 15-22 Nisan** Yizkor 22 Nisan Apr 9-16 Thurs-Thurs Mar 30 - Apr 6 Tues-Tues Apr 19 - Apr 26 Tues-Tues Apr 7-14 Sh-Sh Yom HaShoah Holocaust Rememberance Day 27 Nisan Apr 21 Tues Apr 11 Sun May 1 Sun Apr 19 Thurs Yom HaZikaron Israel's Memorial Day 4 Iyar Apr 28 Tues Apr 18 Sun May 8 Sun Apr 25 Wed Yom Ha’Atzma’ut IsraelIndependence day 5 Iyar Apr 29 Wed Apr 19 Mon May 9 Mon Apr 26 Thurs Lag B'Omer 33rd Day of the Omer 18 Iyar May 12 Tues May 2 Sun May 22 Sun May 10 Thurs Yom Yerushalayim Jerusalem Reunification Day   28 Iyar May 22 Fri May 12 Wed June 1 Wed May 20 Sun Shavuot The Giving of the Torah 6-7 Sivan*** Yizkor 7 Sivan May 29-30 Fri-Sh May 19-20 Wed-Thur June 8-9 Wed-Thur May 27-28 Sun-Mon Shiva Asar B'Tamuz Fast of 17th of Tamuz   17 Tamuz July 9 Thurs June 29 Wed-Thur July 19 Tues July 8 Sun Tisha B’av The 9th of Av 9 Av July 30 Thurs July 20 Tues Aug 9 Tues July 29 Sun 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 01/25/2009

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