Calendar of Major* Jewish Holidays for Academic Year 2018-2019 Day Evening Jewish holidays begin at sundown on Rosh HaShanah the evening before the first day. 9/9/18 Rosh HaShanah begins 9/10/18 Rosh HaShanah (1st Day) 2nd day festival begins Days higlighted in yellow are "festival" 9/11/18 Rosh HaShanah (2nd Day) or "holy" days during which many Jews refrain from all types of work, (and Yom Kippur many do not write, travel, or use 9/18/18 Yom Kippur begins electronics on such days). 9/19/18 Yom Kippur
Sukkot + Shemini Atzeret + Simchat Torah Not all Jews observe these festival days 9/23/18 Sukkot begins in the same way, and some individuals 9/24/18 Sukkot Festival (1st Day) 2nd day festival begins may be more strict in their observance 9/25/18 Sukkot Festival (2nd Day) of one holiday, and less strict for 9/26/18 Sukkot - intermediate day another. 9/27/18 Sukkot - intermediate day 9/28/18 Sukkot - intermediate day Attending class or taking exams on any 9/29/18 Sukkot - intermediate day of the festival/holy days may present a 9/30/18 Sukkot - last day Shemini Atzeret begins problem for Jewish students, but the 10/1/18 Shemini Atzeret Simchat Torah begins most widely observed days include: 10/2/18 Simchat Torah Rosh HaShanah, Hanukkah Yom Kippur, and the first days of 12/2/18 1st night of Hanukkah 12/3/18 Hanukkah - 1st Day 2nd night of Hanukkah Passover. 12/4/18 Hanukkah - 2nd Day 3rd night of Hanukkah 12/5/18 Hanukkah - 3rd Day 4th night of Hanukkah Efforts to avoid scheduling exams or 12/6/18 Hanukkah - 4th Day 5th night of Hanukkah 12/7/18 Hanukkah - 5th Day 6th night of Hanukkah 12/8/18 Hanukkah - 6th Day 7th night of Hanukkah 12/9/18 Hanukkah - 7th Day 8th night of Hanukkah 12/10/18 Hanukkah - 8th Day
Purim *This calendar does NOT include all 3/20/19 Purim begins Jewish holidays and observances. The 3/21/19 Purim Jewish/Hebrew calendar includes numerous minor festivals, as well as Passover several modern commemorative days. 4/19/19 Passover begins The holidays included on this list are 4/20/19 Passover (1st Day) 2nd day festival begins those that are most likely to present 4/21/19 Passover (2nd Day) scheduling conflicts, as well as holidays 4/22/19 Passover - intermediate day that it may be helpful to simply be 4/23/19 Passover - intermediate day aware of, even if they do not present 4/24/19 Passover - intermediate day such conflicts. For a full listing of Jewish 4/25/19 Passover - intermediate day 7th Day begins holidays and observances, visit 4/26/19 Passover (7th day) 8th Day begins http://www.hebcal.com/holidays/ 4/27/19 Passover (8th day)
Shavuot 6/8/19 Shavuot begins 6/9/19 Shavuot (1st day) 2nd day festival begins 6/10/19 Shavuot (2nd day)
Tisha b'Av 8/10/19 Fast of the 9th of Av begins 8/11/19 Fast of the 9th of Av such conflicts. For a full listing of Jewish