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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) | Friday September 18, 2009 | 1 Tishrei 5763 |
| Fast of Gedaliah | daytime of Monday September 21, 2009 |
3 Tishrei 5763 |
| Yom Kippur | Sunday September 27, 2009 | 10 Tishrei 5763 |
| Sukkot (6) | Friday October 2, 2009 | 15 Tishrei 5763 |
| Hoshanah Rabbah | Thursday October 8, 2009 | 21 Tishrei 5763 |
| Shemini Atzeret | Friday October 9, 2009 | 22 Tishrei 5763 |
| Simchat Torah | Saturday October 10, 2009 | 23 Tishrei 5763 |
| Chanukah (8) | Friday December 11, 2009 | 25 Kislev 5763 |
| Fast of 10 Tevet | daytime of Sunday December 27, 2009 |
10 Tevet 5763 |
| Tu B'Shevat | Friday January 29, 2010 | 15 Shevat 5763 |
| Fast of Esther | daytime of Thursday February 25, 2010 |
13 Adar II 5763 |
| Purim | Saturday February 27, 2010 | 14 Adar II 5763 |
| Shushan Purim | Sunday February 28, 2010 | 15 Adar II 5763 |
| Passover (8/7) | Monday March 29, 2010 | 15 Nisan 5763 |
| Lag B'Omer | Saturday May 1, 2010 | 18 Iyar 5763 |
| Yom Yerushalayim | Tuesday May 11, 2010 | 28 Iyar 5763 |
| Shavuot (2/1) | Tuesday May 18, 2010 | 6 Sivan 5763 |
| Fast of 17 Tammuz | daytime of Thursday July 9, 2009 |
17 Tammuz 5763 |
| Fast of Tisha B'Av | commences evening of Wednesday July 29, 2009 |
9 Av 5763 |
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