Holiday |
Dates |
Description |
Leil Selichot |
Sep 1, 2018 Sa |
Prayers for forgiveness in preparation for the High Holidays |
Rosh Hashana |
Sep 10-11, 2018 M‑Tu |
The Jewish New Year |
Yom Kippur |
Sep 19, 2018 W |
Day of Atonement |
Sukkot Day 1 & 2 |
Sep 24-25, 2018 M‑Tu |
Feast of Tabernacles |
Sukkot Hol haMoed |
Sep 26-30, 2018 W‑Su |
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Shmini Atzeret |
Oct 1, 2018 M |
Eighth Day of Assembly |
Simchat Torah |
Oct 2, 2018 Tu |
Day of Celebrating the Torah |
Chanukah |
Dec 3-10, 2018 M‑M |
The Jewish festival of rededication, also known as the Festival of Lights |
Tu BiShvat |
Jan 21, 2019 M |
New Year for Trees |
Purim |
Mar 21, 2019 Th |
Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar |
Pesach Day 1 & 2 |
Apr 20-21, 2019 Sa‑Su |
Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread |
Pesach Hol haMoed |
Apr 22-25, 2019 M‑Th |
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 Days of the Omer |
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7 weeks from the second night of Pesach to the day before Shavuot |
Pesach Day 7 & 8 |
Apr 26-27, 2019 F‑Sa |
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Yom HaShoah |
May 2, 2019 Th |
Holocaust Memorial Day |
Yom HaZikaron |
May 8, 2019 W |
Israeli Memorial Day |
Yom HaAtzma’ut |
May 9, 2019 Th |
Israeli Independence Day |
Lag BaOmer |
May 23, 2019 Th |
33rd day of counting the Omer |
Yom Yerushalayim |
Jun 2, 2019 Su |
Jerusalem Day |
Shavuot |
Jun 9-10, 2019 Su‑M |
Festival of Weeks, commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai |
Tish’a B’Av |
Aug 11, 2019 Su |
The Ninth of Av, fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples |