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Jewish Holiday Calendar

by Lisa Katz
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2012-2013 (5773)

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

Rosh HaShanah: 17 September 2012 (Monday)
Yom Kippur: 26 September 2012 (Wednesday)
Sukkot: 1 October 2012 (Monday)
Shemini Atzeret: 8 October 2012 (Monday)
Simhat Torah: 9 October 2012 (Tuesday)
Hanukkah (Chanukah): 9 December 2012 (Sunday)
Tu Bishvat: 26 January 2013 (Saturday)
Purim: 24 February 2013 (Sunday)
Passover (Pesach): 26 March 2013 (Tuesday)
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah): 7 April 2013 (Sunday)
Israel Memorial Day (Yom HaZikaron): 14 April 2013 (Sunday)
Israel Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut): 15 April 2013 (Monday)
Lag B'Omer: 28 April 2013 (Sunday)
Shavuot: 15 May 2013 (Wednesday)
Tisha B'Av: 16 July 2013 (Tuesday)
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