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5779 Jewish Holidays 5779 Jewish Holidays 2018 September 9 (Elul 29) – Rosh HaShanah 5779 Begins at Sunset September 10 (Tishri 1) – 1st Day of Rosh HaShanah September 11 (Tishri 2) – 2nd Day of Rosh HaShanah September 15 (Tishri 6) – Shabbat Shuvah September 18 (Tishri 9) – Kol Nidre/Yom Kippur Begins at Sunset September 19 (Tishri 10) – Yom Kippur September 23 (Tishri 14) – Sukkot Begins at Sunset September 24 (Tishri 15) – September 30 (Tishri 21) –Sukkot September 30 (Tishri 21) – Sh’mini Atzeret-Simchat Torah Begins at Sunset October 1 (Tishri 22) – Sh’mini Atzeret-Simchat Torah October 9 (Tishri 30) – Rosh Chodesh Begins at Sunset October 10 (Cheshvan 1) – Rosh Chodesh November 8 (Cheshvan 29) – Rosh Chodesh Begins at Sunset November 9 (Kislev 1) – Rosh Chodesh December 2 (Kislev 24) – Chanukah Begins at Sunset December 3 (Kislev 25) – December 10 (Tevet 2) – Chanukah December 8 (Kislev 29) – Rosh Chodesh Begins at Sunset, Shabbat Chanukah December 9 (Tevet 1) – Rosh Chodesh 2019 January 6 (Tevet 29) – Rosh Chodesh Begins at Sunset January 7 (Sh’vat 1) – Rosh Chodesh January 19 (Sh’vat 13) – Shabbat Shirah January 20 (Sh’vat 14) – Tu BiSh’vat Begins at Sunset January 21 (Sh’vat 15) – Tu BiSh-vat February 5 (Sh’vat 30) – Rosh Chodesh Begins at Sunset February 6 (Adar I 1) – Rosh Chodesh March 2 (Adar 25) – Shabbat Shekalim March 7 (Adar I 30) – Rosh Chodesh Begins at Sunset 5779 Jewish Holidays March 8 (Adar II 1) – Rosh Chodesh March 16 (Adar 9) – Shabbat Zachor March 20 (Adar 13) – Purim Begins at Sunset March 21 (Adar 14) – Purim March 30 (Adar II 23) – Shabbat Parah April 5 (Adar 29) – Rosh Chodesh Begins at Sunset April 6 (Nisan 1) – Shabbat HaChodesh, Rosh Chodesh April 13 (Nisan 8) – Shabbat HaGadol April 19 (Nisan 14) – Pesach Begins at Sunset April 20 (Nisan 15) – April 26 (Nisan 21) – Pesach May 1 (Nisan 26) – Yom HaShoah v’HaG’vurah Begins at Sunset May 2 (Nisan 27) - Yom HaShoah v’HaG’vurah May 5 (Nisan 30) – Rosh Chodesh Begins at Sunset May 6 (Iyar 1) – Rosh Chodesh; Shabbat T’kumah May 7 (Iyar 4) – Yom HaZikaron Begins at Sunset May 8 (Iyar 5) – Yom HaZikaron May 22 (Iyar 17) – Lag BaOmer Begins at Sunset May 23 (Iyar 18) – Lag BaOmer June 3 (Iyar 29) – Rosh Chodesh Begins at Sunset June 4 (Sivan 1) – Rosh Chodesh June 8 (Sivan 5) – Shavuot Begins at Sunset June 9 (Sivan 6) – Shavuot July 3 (Sivan 30) – Rosh Chodesh Begins at Sunset July 4 (Tamuz 1) – Rosh Chodesh August 1 (Tamuz 29) – Rosh Chodesh Begins at Sunset August 2 (Av 1) – Rosh Chodesh August 9 (Av 8) – Tisha B’Av Begins at Sunset August 10 (Av 9) – Tisha B’Av; Shabbat Chazon August 17 (Av 16) – Shabbat Nachamu August 31 (Av 30) – Rosh Chodesh Begins at Sunset September 1 (Elul 1) – Rosh Chodesh September 21 (Elul 21) – Selichot September 29 (Elul 29) – Rosh HaShanah 5780 Begins at Sunset September 30 (Tishri 1) – Rosh HaShanah 5780 5779 Jewish Holidays .
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