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| August 1, 2011
(Av 1, 5771) |
Rosh Chodesh - New Month/New Moon |
| August 9, 2011
(Av , 5771) |
Fast of Tish B'Av
Date of Destruction of Mishkan |
| August 31, 2011
(Elul 1, 5771) |
Rosh Chodesh - New Month/New Moon |
| September 29th, 2011
(Tishrei 1,5771) |
Rosh Chodesh - New Month/New Moon |
| September 29, 2011
(Tishrei 1, 5772) |
Yom Teruah (Day of the Sounding of the Shofar)
Most widely known as Rosh HaShanah (Head of the year) This begins the Jewish Calendar New Year of 5772 - (Rosh Chodesh - New Month/New Moon) and The High Holy Days - 10 days of Awe before Yom Kippur Festive No work Day is September 29 (Thursday) Holiday begins at sundown on September 28th September 30th - 2nd day is Rabbinical day designated outside of Israel and inside Israel for some |
| October 1, 2011
(Tishrei 3, 5772) |
Shabbat Shuva
Shabbat of Returning |
| October 8th, 2011
(Tishrei 10, 5772) |
Yom Kippur
Day of Covering or Day of Atonement Special No work Day is October 8th (It is on Saturday/Shabbat) Holiday begins at sundown on October 7th (Friday) - |
| October 13th, 2011
(Tishrei 15, 5772) |
Sukkot
Feast of Tabernacles - Feast of Booths Festive No Work Day is October 13th (Thursday) Holiday begins at sundown on October 12th (Wednesday) October 14th (Friday)is a Rabbinical 2nd day of Sukkot |
| October 19th, 2011
(Tishrei 21, 5772) |
HoShana Rabba - 7th Day of Sukkot |
| October 20th, 2011
(Tishrei 22, 5772) |
Shimini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
8th day of Assembly and Rejoicing in the Torah Special No Work Day is October 20th (Thursday) Holiday begins at sundown on October 19th (Wednesday) October 21st is Rabbinical day designated for Simchat Torah for those outside of Israel |
| October 29th, 2011
(Cheshvan 1, 5772) |
Rosh Chodesh - New Month/New Moon |
| November 27th, 2011
(Kislev 1, 5772) |
Rosh Chodesh - New Month/New Moon |
| December 20th - 28th, 2011
(Kislev 24, 5772) |
Chanukah |
| December 27th, 2011
(Tevet 1, 5772) |
Rosh Chodesh - New Month/New Moon |
| January 5, 2012
(Tevet 5, 5772) |
Asara B'Tevet
Fast Commemorating the seige of Jerusalem |
| January 25th, 2012
(Sh'vat 1, 5772) |
Rosh Chodesh - New Month/New Moon |
| February 8th, 2012
(Sh'vat 15, 5772) |
Tu B'Shvat
New Year of Trees |
| February 18th, 2012
(Sh'vat 25, 5772) |
Shabbat Shekalim
Shabbat of Shekels |
| February 24th, 2012
(Adar 1, 5772) |
Rosh Chodesh - New Month/New Moon |
| March 3rd, 2012
(Adar 9, 5772) |
Shabbat Zachor
Shabbat of Remembering To remember (zakhor) the treachery of Amalek and to blot out that memory. (Deuteronomy 25:17-19) |
| March 7th, 2012
(Adar 13, 5772) |
Ta'anit Esther (Fast)/Erev Purim |
| March 8th, 2012
(Adar 14, 5772) |
Purim - The Story of Esther
(Shushan Purim is Adar 15) |
| March 17th, 2012
(Adar 23, 5772) |
Shabbat Parah
Shabbat of Red Heifer |
| March 24th, 2012
(Nisan 1, 5772) |
Rosh Chodesh - New Month/New Moon
Shabbat HaChodesh - Shabbat of the month The Biblical New Year starting before Pesach |
| March 31st, 2012
(Nisan 8, 5772) |
Rosh Chodesh - New Month/New Moon
The Great Shabbat (before Pesach) |
| April 5th, 2012
(Nisan 13, 5772) |
Ta'anit Bechorot
Fast of the 1st Born |
| April 6, 2012
(Nisan 14) |
Erev Pesach (Passover)
First Seder - Friday Evening |
| April 7-14, 2012
(Nisan 15-22) |
Pesach Week
1st Day of Pesach (Saturday) and 7th Day of Pesach (Saturday) are No Work Days Hag Matzot - Feast of Unleavened Bread The 2nd and 8th day of Pesach are Rabbinical No Work Days designated outside of Israel. |
| April 8-May 26, 2012
(Nisan 16 - Sivan 5) |
Counting of the Omer until Shavuot |
| April 19th, 2012
(Nisan 27) |
Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) |
| April 23rd, 2012
(Iyar 1) |
Rosh Chodesh - New Month/New Moon |
| April 25th, 2012
(Iyar 3) |
Yom Hazikaron (Israel Remembrance Day) |
| April 26th, 2012
(Iyar 4) |
Yom HaAtzma'ut (Israel Independence Day) (1948/5708) |
| May 10th, 2012
(Iyar 18) |
Lag B'Omer
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| May 20th, 2012
(Iyar 28, 5772) |
Yom Yerushalyim
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| May 22nd, 2012
(Sivan 1, 5772) |
Rosh Chodesh - New Month/New Moon |
| May 26th, 2012
(Sivan 5) |
Erev Shavuot (Feast of Weeks)
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| May 27th, 2012
(Sivan 6) |
First Day of Shavuot (Feast of Weeks)
May 27th (Sunday) is a No Work Day May 28th (Monday-2nd Day) is a Rabbinical Day |
| June 21st, 2012
(Tammuz 1) |
Rosh Chodesh - New Month/New Moon |