Calendar of 2020-2022 Major Jewish Holidays 2020 2021 2022

PURIM March 10 February 26 March 17 Celebrates the defeat of the plot to destroy the Jews of Persia.

PASSOVER Evening of April 8 Evening of March 27 Evening of April 15 Deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt. The first and last two April 9 March 28 April 16 days are observed as full holidays. There are dietary restrictions April 10 March 29 April 17 against leavened products (such as bread, pastries, pasta, certain April 15 April 3 April 21 legumes and more) during all eight days of the holiday. April 16 April 4 April 22

SHAVUOT Evening of May 28 Evening of May 16 Evening of June 3 Feast of Weeks, marks the giving of the Law (Torah) at Mt. Sinai. May 29 May 17 June 4 (Often linked with the Confirmation of teenagers.) May 30 May 18 June 5

ROSH HASHANAH Evening of Sept. 18 Evening of Sept. 6 Evening of Sept. 25 The Jewish New Year; start of the Ten Days of Penitence. The first two Sept. 19 Sept. 7 Sept. 26 days are observed as full holidays. Sept. 20 Sept. 8 Sept. 27

YOM KIPPUR Evening of Sept. 27 Evening of Sept. 15 Evening of Oct. 4 Day of Atonement; the most solemn day of the year devoted to Sept. 28 Sept. 16 Oct. 5 fasting, prayer and repentance.

SUKKOT Evening of Oct. 2 Evening of Sept. 20 Evening of Oct. 9 First two days of Tabernacles, commemorating the dwelling of the Oct. 3 Sept. 21 Oct. 10 Israelites in booths in the wilderness Oct. 4 Sept. 22 Oct. 11

SHEMINI ATZERET Evening of Oct. 9 Evening of Sept. 27 Evening of Oct. 16 Eighth Day of Assembly Oct. 10 Sept. 28 Oct. 17

SIMCHAT TORAH Oct. 11 Sept. 29 Oct. 18 Celebrates the new cycle of annual scriptural readings.

CHANUKAH Festival of Lights; celebrates the victory of the Maccabees and Dec. 11- Dec. 18 Nov. 29 - Dec. 6 Dec. 19 - Dec. 26 rededication of the Ancient temple in Jerusalem.