For Your Information
Calendar of Major Jewish Holidays
School Years 2009-2010 through 2013-2014
Holidays begin the evening before the day noted. Holidays marked with an asterisk are
observed for one day only by Reform and Reconstructionist Jews. Holidays noted in italic are
holy days on which no work is permitted and absences from school or work should be excused.
School Year 2009-2010 School year 2012-2013
Rosh Hashanah* .................. Sat & Sun, Sep 19-20, 2009 Rosh Hashanah* ................. Mon & Tue, Sep 17-18, 2012
Yom Kippur .......................................... Mon, Sep 28, 2009 Yom Kippur ........................................... Wed, Sep 26, 2012
Succot* ..................................... Sat & Sun, Oct 3-4, 2009 Succot* ................................... Mon & Tue, Oct 1-2, 2012
Sh'mini Atz eret .......................................Sat, Oct 10, 2009 Sh'mini Atzeret ...................................... Mon, Oct 8, 2012
Simchat Torah ....................................... Sun, Oct 11, 2009 Simchat Torah ........................................ Tue, Oct 9, 2012
Hanukkah ................................................ Sat, Dec 12, 2009 Hanukkah ................................................. Sun, Dec 9, 2012
Purim ...................................................... Sun, Feb 28, 2010 Purim ....................................................... Sun, Feb 24, 2013
Passover* (start) ............... Tue & Wed, Mar 30-31, 2010 Passover* (start) ............... Tue. & Wed., Mar 26-27, 2013
Passover* (end) .................. Mon & Tues, April 5-6, 2010 Passover* (end) .................... Mon. & Tue., Apr 1-2, 2013
Yom Hashoah .......................................... Sun, Apr 11, 2010 Yom Hashoah ........................................... Sun, Apr 7, 2013
Yom Haatzmaut ..................................... Mon, Apr 19, 2010 Yom Haatzmaut ..................................... Mon, Apr 15, 2013
Lag B'Omer ..............................................Sun, May 2, 2010 Lag B'Omer .............................................. Sun, Apr 28, 2013
Shavuot* ............................ Wed & Thu, May 19-20, 2010 Shavuot* ............................ Wed & Thur, May 15-6, 2013
Tisha B'Av ................................................ Tue, Jul 20, 2010 Tisha B'Av ................................................ Tue, Jul 16, 2013
School Year 2010-2011 School year 2013-2014
Rosh Hashanah* .................... Thu & Fri, Sep 9-10, 2010 Rosh Hashanah* ...................... Thu & Fri, Sep 5-6, 2013
Yom Kippur ............................................ Sat, Sep 18, 2010 Yom Kippur ........................................... Sat, Sep 14, 2013
Succot* ................................... Thu,& Fri Sep 23-24, 2010 Succot* .................................. Thu & Fri, Sep 19-20, 2013
Sh'mini Atzeret ............................................. Sep 30, 2010 Sh'mini Atzeret ..................................... Thu, Sep 26, 2013
Simchat Torah ......................................... Fri, Oct 1, 2010 Simchat Torah ........................................Fri, Sep 27, 2013
Hanukkah ................................................ Thu, Dec 2, 2010 Hanukkah ............................................... Thu, Nov 28, 2013
Purim .......................................................Sun, Mar 20, 2011 Purim .......................................................Sun, Mar 16, 2014
Passover* (start) ................. Tue & Wed, Apr 19-20, 2011 Passover (start)* ................. Tue & Wed, Apr 15-16, 2014
Passover* (end) ................ Mon & Tues, Apr 25-26, 2011 Passover (end)* .................. Mon & Tue, Apr 21-22, 2014
Yom Hashoah ..........................................Sun, May 1, 2011 Yom Hashoah .......................................... Sun, Apr 27, 2014
Yom Haatzmaut ...................................... Mon, May 9, 2011 Yom Haatzmaut ...................................... Mon, May 5, 2014
Lag B'Omer ............................................. Sun, May 22, 2011 Lag B'Omer ............................................. Sun, May 18, 2014
Shavuot* ................................ Wed & Thu, Jun 8-9, 2011 Shavuot* ................................ Wed & Thu, Jun 4-5, 2014
Tisha B'Av .............................................. Tue, Aug 9, 2011
Yom Hashoah is Holocaust Remembrance Day.
School Year 2011-2012 Yom Ha'atzma'ut is Israel Independence Day.
Rosh Hashanah* ................... Thu & Fri, Sep 29-30, 2011 Date of obserance of these may vary from the calendar date.
Yom Kippur .............................................. Sat, Oct 8, 2011
Succot* .................................. Thu & Fri, Oct 13-14, 2011 This calendar was prepared by
Sh'mini Atzeret ...................................... Thu, Oct 20, 2011 Rabbi Paul Drazen
Simchat Torah ........................................ Fri, Oct 21, 2011 United Synagogue of
Hanukkah .............................................. Wed, Dec 21, 2011 Conservative Judaism
Purim ....................................................... Thu, Mar 8, 2012 Program Development
Passover* (start) ...................... Sat & Sun, Apr 7-8, 2012 820 Second Avenue
Passover* (end) ..................... Fri & Sat, Apr 13-14, 2012 New York, NY 10017
Yom Hashoah ..........................................Thu, Apr 19, 2012
646-519-9310
Yom Haatzmaut .......................................... Fr, Apr 27, 2012
Lag B'Omer ............................................ Thu, May 10, 2012
drazen@uscj.org
Shavuot* ............................. Sun & Mon, May 27-8, 2012
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact him. You
Tisha B'Av ................................................. Sat, Jul 28, 2012 may make as many copies of this calendar as you wish.