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Jewish Holiday Calendar

by Lisa Katz
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2010-2011 (5771)

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

Rosh HaShanah: 9 September 2010 (Thursday)
Yom Kippur: 18 September 2010 (Saturday)
Sukkot: 23 September 2010 (Thursday)
Shemini Atzeret: 30 September 2010 (Thursday)
Simhat Torah: 1 October 2010 (Friday)
Hanukkah (Chanukah): 2 December 2010 (Thursday)
Tu Bishvat: 20 January 2011 (Thursday)
Purim: 20 March 2011 (Sunday)
Passover (Pesach): 19 April 2011 (Tuesday)
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah): 1 May 2011 (Sunday)
Israel Memorial Day (Yom HaZikaron): 8 May 2011 (Sunday)
Israel Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut): 9 May 2011 (Monday)
Lag B'Omer: 22 May 2011 (Sunday)
Shavuot: 8 June 2011 (Wednesday)
Tisha B'Av: 9 August 2011 (Tuesday)
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