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THE HIGH HOLY DAYS
The Jewish year begins in the fall with the celebration of the High Holy Days of
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Rosh Hashanah / Feast of Trumpets /
Jewish New Year
1st Day Jewish High Holy Days - Start of the 10 days of penitence.
September 23, 2006
September 13, 2007
September 30, 2008
September 19, 2009
September 9, 2010
September 29, 2011
Yom Kippur / Day of Atonement
10th Day of the Jewish High Holy Days - a solemn day devoted to fasting,
prayer and repentance.
October 2, 2006
September 22, 2007
October 9, 2008
September 28, 2009
September 18, 2010
Sukkot / Feast of Tabernacles
commemorating the dwelling of the Israelites in booths in the wilderness.
October 7 - 13, 2006
September 27 - October 3, 2007
October 14 - 20, 2008
October 3 - 9, 2009
September 23 - 29, 2010
- 5 days after Yom Kippur / Tishri 15th
- Jewish
Hanukkah
/Chanukkah / Feast of Dedication /
Feast of Lights
8 day celebration of religious
freedom
December 26, 2005 - January 2, 2006
December 16 - 23, 2006
December 5 - 12, 2007
December 22 - 29, 2008
December 12 - 19, 2009
December 22 - 29, 2010
Purim
March 14, 2006
March 4, 2007
March 21, 2008
March 10, 2009
February 28, 2010
Pesach / Passover followed by the
Feast of Unleavened Bread
Deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt. Jews eat no normal bread but only the
flat, unleavened, cracker-like bread called Matzah.
April 13-20, 2006
April 3-10, 2007
April 20-27, 2008
April 9-16, 2009
March 30 - April 6, 2010
Passover Recipes
Shavou'ot / Pentecost
Feast of Weeks; marks the giving of the Law (Torah) at Mt. Sinai.
June 4, 2006
May 23, 2007
June 9, 2008
May 29, 2009
May 19, 2010
June 8, 2011
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