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Jewish Holiday Calendar

by Lisa Katz
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2011-2012 (5772)

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

Rosh HaShanah: 29 September 2011 (Thursday)
Yom Kippur: 8 October 2011 (Saturday)
Sukkot: 13 October 2011 (Thursday)
Shemini Atzeret: 20 October 2011 (Thursday)
Simhat Torah: 21 October 2011 (Friday)
Hanukkah (Chanukah): 21 December 2011 (Wednesday)
Tu Bishvat: 8 February 2012 (Wednesday)
Purim: 8 March 2012 (Thursday)
Passover (Pesach): 7 April 2012 (Saturday)
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah): 19 April 2012 (Thursday)
Israel Memorial Day (Yom HaZikaron): 25 April 2012 (Wednesday)
Israel Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut): 26 April 2012 (Thursday)
Lag B'Omer: 10 May 2012 (Thursday)
Shavuot: 27 May 2012 (Sunday)
Tisha B'Av: 29 July 2012 (Sunday)
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