Holiday Calender
"The holidays are the jewels on the crown of Judaism." (Karp, The Jewish Way of Life)
The calendar below contains the 2009-2010 Gregorian calendar dates for all Jewish and Israeli holidays, festivals and days of mourning.
The Jewish calendar begins with Rosh Hashana (New Years), which usually occurs in September or October. Thus, the Jewish Year straddles two years of the civil calendar.
The Jewish day begins and ends at sundown. Thus, all holidays begin at sundown of the day preceding the date shown and end at sundown of the (last) day shown.
In addition to providing civil dates for the Jewish holidays, this calendar provides links to information about each individual holy day. To learn more about the origin, meaning and observance of each Jewish holiday, click on the name of that day.
The calendar below contains the 2009-2010 Gregorian calendar dates for all Jewish and Israeli holidays, festivals and days of mourning.
The Jewish calendar begins with Rosh Hashana (New Years), which usually occurs in September or October. Thus, the Jewish Year straddles two years of the civil calendar.
The Jewish day begins and ends at sundown. Thus, all holidays begin at sundown of the day preceding the date shown and end at sundown of the (last) day shown.
In addition to providing civil dates for the Jewish holidays, this calendar provides links to information about each individual holy day. To learn more about the origin, meaning and observance of each Jewish holiday, click on the name of that day.
Holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date listed.
| Jewish Holidays |
Dates in 5770 2009-2010 | Dates in 5771 2010-2011 |
| Rosh HaShana New Year |
September 19-20, 2009 Sat-Sun |
September 9-10, 2010 Thurs-Fri |
| Yom Kippur Day of Atonement |
September 28, 2009 Monday |
September 18, 2010 Saturday |
| Sukkot Feast of Tabernacles |
October 3-9, 2009 Sat.-Fri. |
Sept 23-29, 2010 Thurs.-Wed |
| Shemini Atzeret | October 10, 2009 Sat |
September 30, 2010 Thurs |
| Simchat Torah | October 11, 2009 Sun Israel: October 10, 2009 Sat |
October 1, 2010 Fri Israel: September 30, 2010 |
| Hanukkah | December 12-19, 2009 Sat-Sat |
December 2-9, 2010 Thurs-Thurs |
| Tu B'Shvat New Year for Trees |
January 30, 2010 Sat |
January 20, 2011 Thurs |
| Purim | February 28, 2010 Sun |
March 20, 2011 Sun |
| Pesach Passover |
March 30-April 6, 2010 Tues-Tues Israel: March 30-April 5, 2010 Tues-Mon |
April 19-26, 2011 Tues-Tues Israel: April 19-25, 2011 Tues-Mon |
| Yom HaShoah Holocaust Remembrance Day |
April 11, 2010 Sun |
May 1, 2011 Sun |
| Yom HaZikaron Israel's Memorial Day |
April 18, 2010 Sun |
May 8, 2011 Sun |
| Yom HaAtzmaut Israel's Independence Day |
April 19, 2010 Mon |
May 9, 2011 Mon |
| Lag B'Omer | May 2, 2010 Sun |
May 22, 2011 Sun |
| Shavuot Pentecost |
May 19-20, 2010 Wed-Thurs Israel: May 19, 2010 Wed |
June 8-9, 2011 Wed-Thurs Israel: June 8, 2011 Wed |
| Tisha B'Av Ninth of Av |
July 20, 2010 Tues |
August 9, 2011 Tues |
