Jewish Holiday Calendar
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Because the Jewish tradition uses the Jewish calendar, holidays and festivities fall on different days each year. Below is a calendar of Jewish holidays for 2008-2009 using the globally recognized Gregorian calendar. This calendar begins in January 2008 and goes through December 2009. Keep in mind that each holiday begins at sunset on the first date given.
Jewish Holiday Calendar 2008/2009 (5768)
Tu B'Shvat (New Year for Trees)
January 22, 2008Tuesday
Purim
March 21, 2008Friday
Pesach/Passover
April 19 - 27, 2008Saturday - Sunday
Yom HaShoa (Holocaust Rememberance Day)
May 2, 2008Friday
Yom HaZikaron (Israel Memorial Day)
May 7, 2008Wednesday
Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel Independence Day)
May 8, 2008Thursday
Lag B'Omer
May 23, 2008Friday
Shavuout
June 9 and 10, 2008Monday and Tuesday
Tisha B'Av
August 10, 2008Sunday
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Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)
September 29 (Erev Rosh Hashanah); September 30 and October 1, 2008Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)
October 8, 2008Thursday
Sukkot
October 13, 2008Tuesday
Shemini Atzeret
October 20, 2008Tuesday
Simchat Torah
October 21, 2008Wednesday
Hanukkah
December 21, 2008Monday
2009
Tu B'Shvat (New Year for Trees)
February 8, 2009Sunday
Purim
March 9, 2009Monday
Pesach/Passover
April 9 - 17, 2009Thursday - Thursday
Yom HaShoa (Holocaust Rememberance Day)
April 21, 2009Monday
Yom HaZikaron (Israel Memorial Day)
April 28, 2009Tuesday
Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel Independence Day)
May 8, 2009Thursday
Lag B'Omer
May 12, 2009Monday
Shavuout
May 28, 2009Thursday
Tisha B'Av
July 29, 2009Wednesday
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Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)
September 18 (Erev Rosh Hashanah); September 19 and 21, 2009Firday, Saturday, and Sunday
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)
September 27, 2009Sunday
Sukkot
October 2, 2009Friday
Shemini Atzeret
October 9, 2009Friday
Simchat Torah
October 10, 2009Saturday
Hanukkah
December 11, 2009Friday