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Jewish Holiday Calendar

by Lisa Katz
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2015-2016 (5776)

All Jewish holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date shown.

Rosh HaShanah: 14 September 2015 (Monday)
Yom Kippur: 23 September 2015 (Wednesday)
Sukkot: 28 September 2015 (Monday)
Shemini Atzeret: 5 October 2015 (Monday)
Simhat Torah: 6 October 2015 (Tuesday)
Hanukkah (Chanukah): 7 December 2015 (Monday)
Tu Bishvat: 25 January 2016 (Monday)
Purim: 24 March 2016 (Thursday)
Passover (Pesach): 23 April 2016 (Saturday)
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah): 5 May 2016 (Thursday)
Israel Memorial Day (Yom HaZikaron): 11 May 2016 (Wednesday)
Israel Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut): 12 May 2016 (Thursday)
Lag B'Omer: 26 May 2016 (Thursday)
Shavuot: 12 June 2016 (Sunday)
Tisha B'Av: 14 August 2016 (Sunday)
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