Jewish Holidays in Eretz Yisroel HOLIDAY HEBREW DATE 5768 5769 5770 5761 2007 2008 2009 2010 Rosh Hashana New Year 1 Tishrei Sept 13-14 Th-Fri Sept 30 -Oct 1 Tues-Wed Sept 19-20 Sh-Sun Sept 9-10 Th-Fri Tzom Gedaliah Fast of Gedaliah 4 Tishrei Sept 16 Sun Oct 2 Thurs Sept 21 Mon Sept 12 Sun Yom Kippur Day of Atonement 10 Tishrei* Yizkor Sept 22 Sh Oct 9 Thurs Sept 28 Mon Sept 18 Sh Sukkot Feast of Tabernacles 15-21 Tishrei Sept 27 - Oct 3 Th-Wed Oct 14-20 Tues-Mon Oct 3-9 Sh-Fri Sept 23-29 Th-Wed Shmini Atzeret / Simchat Torah 8th Day of Assembly / Rejoicing of the Law 22 Tishrei* Yizkor Oct 4 Thurs Oct 21 Tues Oct 10 Sh Sept 30 Thurs Chanukah Festival of Lights 25 Kislev Dec 5-12 Wed-Wed Dec 22-29 Mon-Mon Dec 12-19 Sh-Sh Dec 2-9 Th-Th Asara B'Tevet Fast of Tenth of Tevet   10 Tevet Dec 19 Wed Jan 6 Tues Dec 27 Sun Dec 17 Fri 2008 2009 2010 2011 Tu B’Shvat New Year for Trees 15 Sh’vat Jan 22 Tues Feb 9 Mon Jan 30 Sh Jan 20 Th Ta'anit Esther The Fast of Esther   13 Adar Mar 20 Thurs Mar 9 Mon Feb 25 Thurs Mar 17 Thurs Purim 14 Adar Mar 21 Fri Mar 10 Tues Feb 28 Sun Mar 20 Sun Pesach Passover 15-21 Nisan** Yizkor 21 Nisan Apr 20-26 Sun-Sh Apr 9-15 Thurs-Wed Mar 30 -Apr 5 Tues-Mon Apr 19-25 Tues-Mon Yom HaShoah Holocaust Rememberance Day 27 Nisan May 2 Fri Apr 21 Tues Apr 11 Sun May 1 Sun Yom HaZikaron Israel's Memorial Day 4 Iyar May 7 Wed Apr 28 Tues Apr 18 Sun May 8 Sun Yom Ha’Atzma’ut IsraelIndependence day 5 Iyar May 8 Thurs Apr 29 Wed Apr 19 Mon May 9 Mon Lag B'Omer 33rd Day of the Omer 18 Iyar May 23 Fri May 12 Tues May 2 Sun May 22 Sun Yom Yerushalayim Jerusalem Reunification Day   28 Iyar June 2 Mon May 22 Fr May 12 Wed June 1 Wed Shavuot The Giving of the Torah 6 Sivan* Yizkor June 9 Mon May 29 Fr May 19 Wed June 8 Wed Shiva Asar B'Tamuz Fast of 17th of Tamuz   17 Tamuz July 20 Sun July 9 Thurs June 29 Wed-Thur July 19 Tues Tisha B’av The 9th of Av 9 Av Aug 10 Sun July 30 Thurs July 20 Tues Aug 9 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 © 2008 Torah Tots Inc. http://www.torahtots.com Email address.....info@torahtots.com Page last updated 02/20/2008

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