Jewish Holidays in Eretz Yisroel HOLIDAY HEBREW DATE 5772 5773 5774 2011 2012 2013 Rosh Hashana New Year 1 Tishrei Sept 29-30 Th-Fri Sept 17-18 Mon-Tues Sept 5-6 Thu-Fri Tzom Gedaliah Fast of Gedaliah 4 Tishrei Oct 2 Sun Sept 19 Wed Sept 8 Sun Yom Kippur Day of Atonement 10 Tishrei* Yizkor Oct 8 Sh Sept 26 Wed Sept 14 Sh Sukkot Feast of Tabernacles 15-21 Tishrei Oct 13-19 Th-Wed Oct 1-7 Mon-Sun Sept 19-25 Th-Wed Shmini Atzeret / Simchat Torah 8th Day of Assembly / Rejoicing of the Law 22 Tishrei* Yizkor Oct 20 Thurs Oct 8 Mon Sept 26 Thurs Chanukah Festival of Lights 25 Kislev Dec 21-28 Wed-Wed Dec 9-16 Sun-Sun Nov28-Dec5 Th-Th Asara B'Tevet Fast of Tenth of Tevet   10 Tevet Jan 5 Thurs Dec 23 Sun Dec 13 Fri 2012 2013 2014 Tu B’Shvat New Year for Trees 15 Sh’vat Feb 8 Wed Jan 26 Sh Jan 16 Th Ta'anit Esther The Fast of Esther   13 Adar Mar 7 Wed Feb 21 Thurs Mar 13 Thurs Purim 14 Adar Mar 8 Thurs Feb 24 Sun Mar 16 Sun Pesach Passover 15-21 Nisan** Yizkor 21 Nisan Apr 7-13 Sh-Fri Mar 26 - Apr 1 Tues-Mon Apr 15 - Apr 21 Tues-Mon Yom HaShoah Holocaust Rememberance Day 27 Nisan Apr 19 Thurs Apr 7 Sun Apr 27 Sun Yom HaZikaron Israel's Memorial Day 4 Iyar Apr 25 Wed Apr 15 Mon May 5 Mon Yom Ha’Atzma’ut IsraelIndependence day 5 Iyar Apr 26 Thurs Apr 16 Tues May 6 Tues Lag B'Omer 33rd Day of the Omer 18 Iyar May 10 Thurs Apr 28 Sun May 18 Sun Yom Yerushalayim Jerusalem Reunification Day   28 Iyar May 20 Sun May 8 Wed May 28 Wed Shavuot The Giving of the Torah 6 Sivan* Yizkor May 27 Sun May 15 Wed June 4 Wed Shiva Asar B'Tamuz Fast of 17th of Tamuz   17 Tamuz July 8 Sun June 25 Tues July 15 Tues Tisha B’av The 9th of Av 9 Av July 29 Sun July 16 Tues Aug 5 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 21st of Nisan For Yizkor Dates Click here © 2012 TorahTots.com Email.....info@torahtots.com Page last updated 03/06/2012

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