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Somayach /
Jewish Holidays
Note that all holidays actually begin on the evening of
the English
date!
Length of holidays is given in paranthesis next to the name of the holiday.
If two numbers are given the first is for outside of Israel and the second is for Israel
| Holiday | Starts on Evening of (unless otherwise stated) |
Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rosh Hashanah (2) | Monday September 29, 2008 | 1 Tishrei 5763 |
| Fast of Gedaliah | daytime of Thursday October 2, 2008 |
3 Tishrei 5763 |
| Yom Kippur | Wednesday October 8, 2008 | 10 Tishrei 5763 |
| Sukkot (6) | Monday October 13, 2008 | 15 Tishrei 5763 |
| Hoshanah Rabbah | Sunday October 19, 2008 | 21 Tishrei 5763 |
| Shemini Atzeret | Monday October 20, 2008 | 22 Tishrei 5763 |
| Simchat Torah | Tuesday October 21, 2008 | 23 Tishrei 5763 |
| Chanukah (8) | Sunday December 21, 2008 | 25 Kislev 5763 |
| Fast of 10 Tevet | daytime of Tuesday January 6, 2009 |
10 Tevet 5763 |
| Tu B'Shevat | Sunday February 8, 2009 | 15 Shevat 5763 |
| Fast of Esther | daytime of Monday March 9, 2009 |
13 Adar II 5763 |
| Purim | Monday March 9, 2009 | 14 Adar II 5763 |
| Shushan Purim | Tuesday March 10, 2009 | 15 Adar II 5763 |
| Passover (8/7) | Wednesday April 8, 2009 | 15 Nisan 5763 |
| Lag B'Omer | Monday May 11, 2009 | 18 Iyar 5763 |
| Yom Yerushalayim | Thursday May 21, 2009 | 28 Iyar 5763 |
| Shavuot (2/1) | Sunday June 8, 2008 | 6 Sivan 5763 |
| Fast of 17 Tammuz | daytime of Sunday July 20, 2008 |
17 Tammuz 5763 |
| Fast of Tisha B'Av | commences evening of Saturday August 9, 2008 |
9 Av 5763 |
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