JEWISH HOLIDAYS 5 YEAR CALENDAR

JEWISH HOLIDAYS
5 YEAR CALENDAR

HOLIDAY
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
Rosh



Sept. 9
Sept. 29
Hashanah*
Sept. 13
Sept. 30
Sept. 19
Yom Kippur*
Sept. 22
O ct. 9
Sept. 28
Sept. 18
Oct. 8
Sukkot**
Sept. 27
Oct 14
Oct. 3
Sept. 23
Oct. 13
Simhat



Sept. 30
Oct. 20
Torah**
Oct. 4
Oct 21
Oct 10
Hanukkah***
Dec. 5 - 13
Dec 22 - 30
Dec 12 – 20
Dec. 2 - 10
Dec 21 -29
Purim**
March 21
March 10
Feb 28
March 20
Mar. 8
Passover****
April 20 – 27
April 9 – 16
March 30 –
April 19 –
April 7-14
April 6
26
All Jewish holidays begin at sundown on the day before

* Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are holy days that begin at sundown the night before and last all day and that evening.
Jewish children should not be expected to participate in any school functions on these days. There is often a family dinner
the evening when Yom Kippur ends so children should not have school obligations at that time.

** These holidays are usually celebrated the night before. These holidays are normally celebrated at the synagogue so
children and parents are not home until perhaps 9:00 p.m..

***Hanukkah lasts for eight days. It is a minor holiday and there are no specific religious services in which children would
need to miss school. Families have their celebrations at home in the evenings each night.

****Passover is celebrated for 7 or 8 days, depending on family tradition. The night before the first day and the night of the
first day families have religious ceremonies in the home that have the children involved quite late; therefore there should be
no school obligations. Most children do not miss school for this holiday. During Passover children do not eat any products
containing flour, other than matzah products.

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