We're Celebrating the Feasts
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| March 29, 2008
(2nd Adar 22) |
Shabbat Parah (Shabbat of The Red Heifer) |
| April 6, 2008
(Nisan 1) |
Rosh Chodesh - New Month/New Moon
Beginning of the Months for the New Year |
| April 19th, 2008
(Nisan 14) |
Shabbat HaGadol (The Great Shabbat)
First Pesach Seder begins at sundown |
| April 20-26, 2008
(Nisan 15-21) |
Pesach - Hag Matzot
"Passover/Feast of Unleavened Bread" Festive No Work Day is April 20th (Sunday) and 26th (Saturday) (1st day and 7th day) Holiday and first Seder begins at sundown, April 19th (Saturday evening) (14th of Nisan) April 21th - 2nd day is a Rabbinical day and Seder designated for those outside of Israel April 26th - 7th day (2nd Seder) begins at sundown on April 25th (Friday evening) April 27th - 8th day is a Rabbinical day designated for those outside of Israel |
| May 2, 2008 | Yom HaShoah
Holocaust Memorial Day |
| May 6, 2008
(Iyyar 1) |
Rosh Chodesh - New Month/New Moon |
| May 7, 2008
Iyyar 2 (originally Iyyar 4th) |
Yom HaZikaron
Israel's Observance of Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers |
| May 8, 2008
Iyyar 3 (originally Iyyar 5th) |
Yom HaAtzmaut
Israel's Observance of statehood - 1948/5708 Declaration of Independence |
| June 2, 2008 | Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day)
Commemorates the re-unification of Jerusalem in 1967 |
| June 4, 2008
(Sivan 1) |
Rosh Chodesh - New Month/New Moon |
| June 9, 2008
(Sivan 6) |
Shavuot
Feast of Weeks or Feast of Ingathering Festive No Work Day is June 9th (Monday) - Holiday begins at sundown, June 8th June 10th - 2nd day is Rabbinical day designated for those outside of Israel |
| July 4, 2008
(Tamuz 1) |
Rosh Chodesh - New Month/New Moon |
| August 2, 2008
(Av 1) |
Rosh Chodesh - New Month/New Moon |
| August 10, 2008
(Av 9) |
Tish B'av - 9th of Av
Traditional Day of mourning for the destruction of the 1st and 2nd Temples |
| September 1, 2008
(Elul 1) |
Rosh Chodesh - New Month/New Moon |
| September 30, 2008
(Tishrei 1) |
Yom Teruah - Rosh HaShanah (New Month/New Moon)
Day of the Sounding of the Shofar - Head of the Year Festive No work Day is September 30th (Tuesday) Holiday begins at sundown on September 29th This begins the High Holy Days - 10 days of Awe October 1st - 2nd day is Rabbinical day designated outside of Israel and inside Israel for some |
| October 9, 2008
(Tishrei 10) |
Yom Kippur
Day of Covering or Day of Atonement Special No work Day is October 9th (Thursday) Holiday begins at sundown on Ocober 8th - |
| October 14-20, 2008
(Tishrei 15) |
Sukkot
Feast of Tabernacles - Feast of Booths Festive No Work Day is October 14th (Tuesday) Holiday begins at sundown on October 13th |
| October 20, 2008
(Tishrei 21) |
HoShana Rabba - 7th Day of Sukkot |
| October 21, 2008
(Tishrei 22) |
Shimini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
8th day of Assembly and Rejoicing in the Torah Special No Work Day is October 21 (Tuesday) Holiday begins at sundown on October 20th October 22nd is Rabbinical day designated for Simchat Torah for those outside of Israel |
| October 30, 2008
(Cheshvan 1) |
Rosh Chodesh - New Month/New Moon |
| November 28, 2008
(Kislev 1) |
Rosh Chodesh - New Month/New Moon |
| December 22-29, 2008
(Kislev 24) |
Chanukkah
Holiday beings at sundown on December 21st |