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The purpose of this ... - New - The Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish This weekly celebration begins on sundown Friday year and the Ten Days of Penitence. The and concludes one hour after sundown on concludes with Kippur. This two- holiday This calendar and holiday guide has been Saturday. Shabbat celebrates ’s completion of is observed with day-long services, the Creation and the desire to see peace and harmony prepared by the Community Relations Council blowing of the (ram’s horn) and the eating of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island in the world. As God rested on the Seventh Day of apples and , symbolic of our hopes for a of Creation, are commanded to rest and to assist public officials, school administrators, sweet year. refrain from work on Shabbat as a way to teachers and private employers in planning recreate an atmosphere of peace and tranquility. classes and events that will not conflict with - Day of Atonement This weekly holy day is the most revered on the the observance of major Jewish holidays. The most holy of all Jewish holidays is devoted to Jewish Calendar. synagogue services, , and . The First Amendment to the Constitution Other major Jewish Holidays where it is - Feast of the , guarantees the right of any American to permissible to work or attend school: Atzeret and practice their religion. We hope that all Simhat Americans will respect the religious practices This eight-day harvest is a holiday of This eight day festival marks the victory of of their fellow citizens and permit the thanksgiving and remembrance of the Israelite Jewish forces over the ancient Assyrians, and the observance of holy days without penalty wanderings in the desert after from rededication of the Temple in . The or constraint. Egypt. Although Sukkot lasts for eight days, Jewish people fought for religious freedom and Jews traditionally refrain from working on the were able to throw off the yoke of their Hellenistic first two days and the last day of the holiday. The Explained in this guide are the biblically oppressors. mandated Jewish holidays when work or concluding day of Sukkot is called . school attendance is traditionally prohibited. Simhat Torah follows and marks the conclusion of the annual readings of the Torah - The Five Books Jewish individuals be absent from of . The conclusion of Simhat Torah marks This day of Jewish merrymaking marks the school and work on those days. While there the end of the High Holy Day season. of the Jewish community from near are other holidays on the Jewish calendar, destruction by the Persian tyrant . The these are the holidays when work is story of this victory is recorded in the Book of expressly forbidden. This eight-day festival commemorates the Israelite . Exodus from Egyptian . Two home services (Seders) occur in Jewish homes on the festival Yom Ha’Shoah - Holocaust and first . Work is prohibited on the first two Dedicated to the memory of the six million Jews and last two days of Passover. murdered by the Nazis during World War II.

Shavuot - The Feast of Yom Ha’Atzmaut - Independence Day This holiday commemorates the receiving of the Commemorating the State of Israel’s Declaration Torah (Five Books of Moses) by the of Independence in 1948. on and is observed by two days of synagogue attendance. Five-Year Calendar of Jewish Holidays Jewish holidays begin at sundown of the previous day. Jewish 2012/5773 2013/5774 2014/5775 2015/5776 2016/5777 Rosh Hashanah Sept. 17 & 18 Sept. 5 & 6 Sept. 25 & 26 Sept. 14 & 15 Oct. 3 & 4 Holiday Guide Ne w Year Mon. & Tues. Thurs. & Fri. Thurs. & Fri. Mon & Tues. Mon. & Tues. Yom Kippur Sept. 26 Sept. 14 Oct. 4 Sept. 23 Oct. 12 and Calendar Day of Atonement Wednesday Saturday Saturday Wednesday Wednesday

Sukkot Oct. 1 & 2 Sept. 19 & 20 Oct. 9 & 10 Sept. 28 & 29 Oct. 17 & 18 Feast of the Mon. & Tues. Thurs. & Fri. Thurs. & Fri. Mon & Tues. Mon. & Tues. Tabernacles 2012-2017 5773-5778 Shemini Atzeret Oct. 8 & 9 Sept. 26 & 27 Oct. 16 &17 Oct. 5 & 6 Oct. 24 & 25 & Simhat Torah Mon. & Tues. Thurs. & Fri. Thurs. & Fri. Mon & Tues. Mon. & Tues.

Hanukkah Dec. 9 – 16 Nov. 28– Dec. 5 Dec. 17- 24 Dec. 7 - 14 Dec. 25 - Jan. 1 Festival of Lights Mon. – Mon. Thurs. - Thurs. Weds.—Weds. Mon.—Mon. Sun. - Sun. 2013/5774 2014/5775 2015/5776 2016/5777 2017/5778 Purim Feb. 24 March 16 March 5 March 24 March 12 Festival of Esther Sunday Sunday Thursday Thursday Sunday Passover March 26 & 27 April 15 & 16 April 4 & 5 April 23 & 24 April 11 & 12 Tues & Wed. Tues. & Wed. Sat. & Sun. Sat. & Sun. Tues. & Wed.

Concluding Days April 1 & 2 April 21 & 22 April 10 & 11 April 29 & 30 April 17 & 18 of Passover Mon. & Tues. Mon. & Tues. Fri. & Sat. Fri. & Sat. Mon. & Tues. Yom Ha’Shoah April 7 April 27 April 16 May 5 April 23 Holocaust Sunday Sunday Thursday Thursday Sunday Memorial Day Yom Ha’Atzmaut April 16 May 6 April 23 May 12 May 2 Israel Tuesday Tuesday Thursday Thursday Tuesday Independence Day

Shavuot May 15 & 16 June 4 & 5 May 24 & 25 June 12 & 13 May 31 & June 1 Feast of Weeks Wed. & Thurs. Wed. & Thurs. Sun. & Mon. Sun. & Mon. Wed. & Thurs.

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