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Jewish Holiday Calendar
(5771
- 5772)
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2011 |
2012 |
| Holiday (Hebrew Date) |
Sundown |
To Nightfall |
Sundown |
To Nightfall |
| Tu B'Shevat (15 Shevat) |
Jan 29 |
Jan 30 |
Feb 8 |
Feb 9 |
| A harbinger of spring, Arbor Day |
| Purim (14 Adar) |
Mar 19 |
Mar 20 |
Mar 8 |
Mar 9 |
| Defeat of plot to destroy the Jews of Persia |
| Pesach (15 Nisan) |
Apr 18 |
Apr 25 |
Apr 7 |
Apr 14 |
| Deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt |
| Yom HaSho'ah (27 Nisan) |
Apr 30 |
May 1 |
Apr 19 |
Apr 20 |
| Holocaust Remembrance |
| Yom HaAtzma'ut (5 lyar) |
May 8 |
May 9 |
Apr 25 |
Apr 19 |
| Israeli Independence Day |
| Lag B'Omer (18 lyar) |
May 21 |
May 22 |
May 10 |
May 11 |
| Third day of Omer |
| Shavuot - Pentecost (6 Sivan) |
Jun 7 |
Jun 8 |
May 27 |
May 28 |
| Giving of the Torah at Mt Sinai |
| Tisha B'Av (9 Av) |
Aug 8 |
Aug 9 |
Jul 29 |
Jul 30 |
| Both temples were destroyed |
| Rosh Hashanah (1 Tishri) |
Sep 29 |
Sep 30 |
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| The Jewish New Year |
| Yom Kippur (10 Tishri) |
Oct 8 |
Oct 9 |
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| Day of Atonement |
| Sukkot (15 Tishri) |
Oct 13 |
Oct 19 |
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| First 2 days of Tabernacles. Build a hut |
| Simchat Torah (23 Tishri) |
Oct 21 |
Oct 22 |
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| Rejoicing of the Law |
| Hanukkah (25 Kislev) |
Dec 21 |
Dec 28 |
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| Festival of Lights |