JEWISH HOLIDAYS
Below is a list of all major Jewish
Holiday dates for the next five years. All holidays begin at
sundown on the date before the date specified here.
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5769
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5770
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5771
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5772
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5773
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ROSH
HASHANA
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SEPT.
30, 2008
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SEPT.
19, 2009
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SEPT.
9, 2010
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SEPT.
29, 2011
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SEPT.
17, 2012
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YOM
KIPPUR
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OCT.
9, 2008
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SEPT.
28, 2009
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SEPT.
18, 2010
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OCT.
8, 2011
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SEPT.
26, 2012
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SUKKOT
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OCT.
14, 2008
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OCT.
3, 2009
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SEPT.
23, 2010
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OCT.
13, 2011
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OCT.
1,
2012
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SHMENI
ATZERET
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OCT.
21, 2008
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OCT.
10, 2009
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SEPT.
30, 2010
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OCT.
20, 2011
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OCT.
8,
2012
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SIMCHAT
TORAH
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OCT.
22, 2008
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OCT.
11, 2009
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OCT.
1, 2010
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OCT.
21, 2011
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OCT.
9,
2012
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CHANNUKAH
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DEC.
22, 2008
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DEC.
12, 2009
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DEC.
2, 2010
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DEC.
21, 2011
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DEC.
9,
2012
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TU
B'SHEVAT
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FEB.
9, 2009
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JAN.
30, 2010
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JAN.
20, 2011
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FEB.
8, 2012
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JAN.
26, 2013
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PURIM
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MAR.
10, 2009
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FEB.
28, 2010
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MAR.
20, 2011
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MAR.
8, 2012
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FEB.
24, 2013
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PASSOVER
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APR.
9, 2009
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MAR.
30, 2010
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APR.
19, 2011
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APR.
7, 2012
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MAR.
26, 2013
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LAG
B'OMER
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MAY
12, 2009
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MAY
2, 2010
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MAY
22, 2011
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MAY
10, 2012
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APR.
28, 2013
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SHAVUOT
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MAY
29, 2009
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MAY
19, 2010
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JUNE
8, 2011
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MAY
27, 2012
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MAY
15, 2013
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TISHA
B'Av
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JULY
30, 2009
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JULY
20, 2010
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AUG.
9, 2011
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JULY
28, 2012
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JULY
16, 2013
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The
Jewish Calendar
The Jewish
calendar is lunar, with each month beginning on the new
moon. The new months used to be determined by observation.
When the new moon was observed, the Sanhedrin declared the
beginning of a new month and sent out messengers to tell
people when the month began. People in distant communities
could not always be notified of the new moon (and therefore,
of the first day of the month), so they did not know the
correct day to celebrate. They knew that the old month would
be either 29 or 30 days, so if they didn't get notice of the
new moon, they celebrated holidays on both possible days.
This practice of celebrating an
extra day was maintained as a custom even after we adopted a
precise mathematical calendar, because it was the custom of
our ancestors. This extra day is not celebrated by Israelis,
regardless of whether they are in Israel
at the time of the holiday, because it is not the custom of
their ancestors, but it is celebrated by everybody else,
even if they are visiting Israel at the time of the holiday.
All Jewish
holidays begin the evening before the date
specified on most calendars. This is because a Jewish
"day" begins and ends at sunset, rather than at
midnight. If you read the story of creation in Genesis Ch.
1, you will notice that it says, "And there was
evening, and there was morning, one day." From this, we
infer that a day begins with evening, that is, sunset.
Holidays end at nightfall of the date specified on most
calendars; that is, at the time when it becomes dark out,
about an hour after sunset.
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