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Jewish Holidays 2008
The Jewish calendar year, based on the lunar cycle, contains 12 months, each of 29 or 30 days, thus completing a year in 354 days. In order to keep up with the tropical (solar) year of 365 days, Jewish leap years (on average every 3 years) add an extra month (Adar) in early spring.
The current Jewish year 5768 is a leap year so you'll have to wait an extra month until Purim! And when it comes, it falls out on a Friday, which leaves us less time to celebrate before Shabbat starts! Also, Passover begins on a Saturday night (April 14), so all chametz (unleavened foods) must be destroyed on Friday, leaving over just the amount of bread you'll need for the Shabbat meals.
The entire Jewish year is packed with festivals. Almost every month contains at least one event.
Here they are: Tishrei: Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year - Days of Judgement), Yom Kippur (A Day of Atonement on which we fast), Sukkot (Festival of Booths), Cheshvan: no special occasion, Kislev: Hannukah (Holiday of Lights), Tevet: 10th of Tevet (Fast Day), Shevat: Tu B'Shvat (New Year for the Trees), Adar: Purim (Holiday of Joy), Nissan: Passover (Festival of Freedom), Iyar: Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance), Yom HaZikaron (Israel Memorial Day), Yom Ha'Aztmaut (Israel Independence Day), Yom Yerushalayim (anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem), Sivan: Shavuot (Day the Torah was Given), Tammuz: 17th of Tammuz (Fast Day), Av: Tisha B'Av (Major Fast Day), Elul: preparation for High Holidays.
| Holidays |
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| Friday March 21 - Saturday March 22 |
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| Sunday April 20 - Sunday April 27 |
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| Monday April 21 - Sunday June 8 |
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| Thursday May 1 |
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| Wednesday May 7 |
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| Thursday May 8 |
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| Monday June 2 |
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| Monday June 9 - Tuesday June 10 |
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| Sunday August 10 |
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| Tuesday September 30-Wednesday October 1 |
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| Thursday October 9 |
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| Tuesday October 14-Wednesday October 22 |
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| Tuesday October 21 |
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| Monday December 22-Monday December 29 |
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| Tuesday January 6 |
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