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Jewish Holiday Calendar

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

Rosh HaShanah: 30 September 2008 (Tuesday)
Yom Kippur: 9 October 2008 (Thursday)
Sukkot: 14 October 2008 (Tuesday)
Shemini Atzeret: 21 October 2008 (Tuesday)
Simhat Torah: 22 October 2008 (Wednesday)
Hanukkah (Chanukah): 22 December 2008 (Monday)
Tu Bishvat: 9 February 2009 (Monday)
Purim: 10 March 2009 (Tuesday)
Passover (Pesach): 9 April 2009 (Thursday)
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah): 21 April 2009 (Tuesday)
Israel Memorial Day (Yom HaZikaron): 28 April 2009 (Tuesday)
Israel Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut): 29 April 2009 (Wednesday)
Lag B'Omer: 12 May 2009 (Tuesday)
Shavuot: 29 May 2009 (Friday)
Tisha B'Av: 30 July 2009 (Thursday)
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