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Jewish Holiday Calendar 5771
2010-2011

by Lisa Katz
for About.com

"The holidays are the jewels on the crown of Judaism." (Karp, The Jewish Way of Life)

The calendar below contains the 2010-2011 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 5771Dates in 2010-2011
Rosh HaShana
New Year
September 9-10, 2010
Thurs-Fri
Yom Kippur
Day of Atonement
September 18, 2010
Saturday
Sukkot
Feast of Tabernacles
Sept 23-29, 2010
Thurs.-Wed
Shemini Atzeret September 30, 2010
Thurs
Simchat TorahOctober 1, 2010
Fri
Israel: September 30, 2010
Thurs
HanukkahDecember 2-9, 2010
Thurs-Thurs
Tu B'Shvat
New Year for Trees
January 20, 2011
Thurs
PurimMarch 20, 2011
Sun
Pesach
Passover
April 19-26, 2011
Tues-Tues
Israel: April 19-25, 2011
Tues-Mon
Yom HaShoah
Holocaust Remembrance Day
May 1, 2011
Sun
Yom HaZikaron
Israel's Memorial Day
May 8, 2011
Sun
Yom HaAtzmaut
Israel's Independence Day
May 9, 2011
Mon
Lag B'Omer May 22, 2011
Sun
Shavuot
Pentecost
June 8-9, 2011
Wed-Thurs
Israel: June 8, 2011
Wed
Tisha B'Av
Ninth of Av
August 9, 2011
Tues

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