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Ten Year Calendar of Jewish Holy Days
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Ten Year Calendar of Jewish Holy Days for School Years
2005-2015/5766-5776
This calendar is designed primarily for school personnel as
they schedule events and activities such as examinations,
assemblies, field trips, special events, evening programs and
other activities.
The Jewish day begins and ends at sunset, not at midnight. The
year is based on a lunar-solar cycle. This is why Jewish
holidays always fall on a different calendar day each year. It
also explains why consulting most "commercial" calendars for a
specific Jewish holiday results in confusion—the holiday
really began at sunset the evening before.
Abstaining from school, work and other secular activities is a
part of the observance of the Holy Days listed on the inside
of this calendar. The following Jewish holidays are not listed
within the calendar because their observance does not
require abstaining from secular activities. These holidays,
however, frequently involve family or synagogue events.
Sensitivity in avoiding conflicts is always appreciated. There
are many more holidays throughout the year. Please call the
Federation at 309-793-1300 for more information.
Like all Jewish holidays, the following begin and end at
sunset; e.g., Hanukkah 2006 begins at sunset on December 15
and ends
on sunset December 23.While calendar coincident in some years,
Hanukkah and Christmas are not comparable or related holidays.
Hanukkah
The Festival of Lights commemorates the rededication
of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem after regaining independence
from the Syrians in 165 B.C.E.
Dec 25-Jan 2,2005
Dec 15-23 .2006
Dec 4-12, 2007
Dec 21-29, 2008
Dec 11-19, 2009
Purim
Celebrates the rescue of Jews in ancient Persia from
annihilation.
Mar 13-14, 2006
Mar 3-4, 2007
Mar 20-21, 2008
Mar 9-10, 2009
Feb 27-28, 2010
Yom Hashoah
This is the newest Jewish holy day. It commemorates the
Holocaust of the six million Jews who died at the hands of the
Nazis.
Apr 24-25, 2006
Apr 14-15, 2007
Apr 30-May 1, 2008
Apr 20-21, 2009
Apr 10-11, 2010 |
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