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Hebcal 5778H.Pdf September 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 29th of Elul, 5777 1st of Tishrei, 5778 2nd of Tishrei, 5778 3rd of Tishrei, 5778 Erev Rosh Hashana Rosh Hashana 5778 Rosh Hashana II Shabbat Shuva Sanhedrin 66 Sanhedrin 67 Sanhedrin 68 Parashat Ha'Azinu Sanhedrin 69 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 4th of Tishrei, 5778 5th of Tishrei, 5778 6th of Tishrei, 5778 7th of Tishrei, 5778 8th of Tishrei, 5778 9th of Tishrei, 5778 10th of Tishrei, 5778 Tzom Gedaliah Sanhedrin 71 Sanhedrin 72 Sanhedrin 73 Sanhedrin 74 Erev Yom Kippur Yom Kippur Sanhedrin 70 Sanhedrin 75 Sanhedrin 76 Provided by Hebcal.com with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License October 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 11th of Tishrei, 5778 12th of Tishrei, 5778 13th of Tishrei, 5778 14th of Tishrei, 5778 15th of Tishrei, 5778 16th of Tishrei, 5778 17th of Tishrei, 5778 Sanhedrin 77 Sanhedrin 78 Sanhedrin 79 Erev Sukkot Sukkot I Sukkot II (CH''M) Sukkot III (CH''M) Sanhedrin 80 Sanhedrin 81 Sanhedrin 82 Sanhedrin 83 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 18th of Tishrei, 5778 19th of Tishrei, 5778 20th of Tishrei, 5778 21st of Tishrei, 5778 22nd of Tishrei, 5778 23rd of Tishrei, 5778 24th of Tishrei, 5778 Sukkot IV (CH''M) Sukkot V (CH''M) Sukkot VI (CH''M) Sukkot VII (Hoshana Raba) Shmini Atzeret Sanhedrin 89 Mevarchim Chodesh Cheshvan Sanhedrin 84 Sanhedrin 85 Sanhedrin 86 Sanhedrin 87 Sanhedrin 88 Parashat Bereshit Sanhedrin 90 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 25th of Tishrei, 5778 26th of Tishrei, 5778 27th of Tishrei, 5778 28th of Tishrei, 5778 29th of Tishrei, 5778 30th of Tishrei, 5778 1st of Cheshvan, 5778 Sanhedrin 91 Sanhedrin 92 Sanhedrin 93 Sanhedrin 94 Sanhedrin 95 Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Sanhedrin 96 Parashat Noach Sanhedrin 97 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2nd of Cheshvan, 5778 3rd of Cheshvan, 5778 4th of Cheshvan, 5778 5th of Cheshvan, 5778 6th of Cheshvan, 5778 7th of Cheshvan, 5778 8th of Cheshvan, 5778 Sanhedrin 98 Sanhedrin 99 Sanhedrin 100 Sanhedrin 101 Sanhedrin 102 Yom HaAliyah School Observance Parashat Lech-Lecha Sanhedrin 103 Sanhedrin 104 29 30 31 9th of Cheshvan, 5778 10th of Cheshvan, 5778 11th of Cheshvan, 5778 Sanhedrin 105 Sanhedrin 106 Sanhedrin 107 Provided by Hebcal.com with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License November 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 12th of Cheshvan, 5778 13th of Cheshvan, 5778 14th of Cheshvan, 5778 15th of Cheshvan, 5778 Sanhedrin 108 Sanhedrin 109 Sanhedrin 110 Parashat Vayera Sanhedrin 111 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 16th of Cheshvan, 5778 17th of Cheshvan, 5778 18th of Cheshvan, 5778 19th of Cheshvan, 5778 20th of Cheshvan, 5778 21st of Cheshvan, 5778 22nd of Cheshvan, 5778 Sanhedrin 112 Sanhedrin 113 Makkot 2 Makkot 3 Makkot 4 Makkot 5 Parashat Chayei Sara Makkot 6 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 23rd of Cheshvan, 5778 24th of Cheshvan, 5778 25th of Cheshvan, 5778 26th of Cheshvan, 5778 27th of Cheshvan, 5778 28th of Cheshvan, 5778 29th of Cheshvan, 5778 Makkot 7 Makkot 8 Makkot 9 Makkot 10 Makkot 11 Makkot 12 Sigd Mevarchim Chodesh Kislev Parashat Toldot Makkot 13 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 1st of Kislev, 5778 2nd of Kislev, 5778 3rd of Kislev, 5778 4th of Kislev, 5778 5th of Kislev, 5778 6th of Kislev, 5778 7th of Kislev, 5778 Rosh Chodesh Kislev Makkot 15 Makkot 16 Makkot 17 Makkot 18 Makkot 19 Parashat Vayetzei Makkot 14 Makkot 20 26 27 28 29 30 8th of Kislev, 5778 9th of Kislev, 5778 10th of Kislev, 5778 11th of Kislev, 5778 12th of Kislev, 5778 Makkot 21 Makkot 22 Makkot 23 Makkot 24 Shevuot 2 Provided by Hebcal.com with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License December 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 13th of Kislev, 5778 14th of Kislev, 5778 Shevuot 3 Parashat Vayishlach Shevuot 4 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15th of Kislev, 5778 16th of Kislev, 5778 17th of Kislev, 5778 18th of Kislev, 5778 19th of Kislev, 5778 20th of Kislev, 5778 21st of Kislev, 5778 Shevuot 5 Shevuot 6 Shevuot 7 Shevuot 8 Shevuot 9 Shevuot 10 Parashat Vayeshev Shevuot 11 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 22nd of Kislev, 5778 23rd of Kislev, 5778 24th of Kislev, 5778 25th of Kislev, 5778 26th of Kislev, 5778 27th of Kislev, 5778 28th of Kislev, 5778 Shevuot 12 Shevuot 13 Chanukah: 1 Candle Chanukah: 2 Candles Chanukah: 3 Candles Chanukah: 4 Candles Chanukah: 5 Candles Shevuot 14 Shevuot 15 Shevuot 16 Shevuot 17 Mevarchim Chodesh Tevet Parashat Miketz Shevuot 18 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 29th of Kislev, 5778 30th of Kislev, 5778 1st of Tevet, 5778 2nd of Tevet, 5778 3rd of Tevet, 5778 4th of Tevet, 5778 5th of Tevet, 5778 Chanukah: 6 Candles Chanukah: 7 Candles Chanukah: 8 Candles Chanukah: 8th Day Shevuot 23 Shevuot 24 Parashat Vayigash Shevuot 19 Rosh Chodesh Tevet Rosh Chodesh Tevet Shevuot 22 Shevuot 25 Shevuot 20 Shevuot 21 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 6th of Tevet, 5778 7th of Tevet, 5778 8th of Tevet, 5778 9th of Tevet, 5778 10th of Tevet, 5778 11th of Tevet, 5778 12th of Tevet, 5778 Shevuot 26 Shevuot 27 Shevuot 28 Shevuot 29 Asara B'Tevet Shevuot 31 Parashat Vayechi Shevuot 30 Shevuot 32 31 13th of Tevet, 5778 Shevuot 33 Provided by Hebcal.com with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License January 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 14th of Tevet, 5778 15th of Tevet, 5778 16th of Tevet, 5778 17th of Tevet, 5778 18th of Tevet, 5778 19th of Tevet, 5778 Shevuot 34 Shevuot 35 Shevuot 36 Shevuot 37 Shevuot 38 Parashat Shemot Shevuot 39 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 20th of Tevet, 5778 21st of Tevet, 5778 22nd of Tevet, 5778 23rd of Tevet, 5778 24th of Tevet, 5778 25th of Tevet, 5778 26th of Tevet, 5778 Shevuot 40 Shevuot 41 Shevuot 42 Shevuot 43 Shevuot 44 Shevuot 45 Mevarchim Chodesh Sh'vat Parashat Vaera Shevuot 46 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 27th of Tevet, 5778 28th of Tevet, 5778 29th of Tevet, 5778 1st of Sh'vat, 5778 2nd of Sh'vat, 5778 3rd of Sh'vat, 5778 4th of Sh'vat, 5778 Shevuot 47 Shevuot 48 Shevuot 49 Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat Avodah Zarah 3 Avodah Zarah 4 Parashat Bo Avodah Zarah 2 Avodah Zarah 5 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5th of Sh'vat, 5778 6th of Sh'vat, 5778 7th of Sh'vat, 5778 8th of Sh'vat, 5778 9th of Sh'vat, 5778 10th of Sh'vat, 5778 11th of Sh'vat, 5778 Avodah Zarah 6 Avodah Zarah 7 Avodah Zarah 8 Avodah Zarah 9 Avodah Zarah 10 Avodah Zarah 11 Shabbat Shirah Parashat Beshalach Avodah Zarah 12 28 29 30 31 12th of Sh'vat, 5778 13th of Sh'vat, 5778 14th of Sh'vat, 5778 15th of Sh'vat, 5778 Avodah Zarah 13 Avodah Zarah 14 Avodah Zarah 15 Tu BiShvat Avodah Zarah 16 Provided by Hebcal.com with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License February 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 16th of Sh'vat, 5778 17th of Sh'vat, 5778 18th of Sh'vat, 5778 Avodah Zarah 17 Avodah Zarah 18 Parashat Yitro Avodah Zarah 19 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 19th of Sh'vat, 5778 20th of Sh'vat, 5778 21st of Sh'vat, 5778 22nd of Sh'vat, 5778 23rd of Sh'vat, 5778 24th of Sh'vat, 5778 25th of Sh'vat, 5778 Avodah Zarah 20 Avodah Zarah 21 Avodah Zarah 22 Avodah Zarah 23 Avodah Zarah 24 Avodah Zarah 25 Shabbat Shekalim Mevarchim Chodesh Adar Parashat Mishpatim Avodah Zarah 26 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 26th of Sh'vat, 5778 27th of Sh'vat, 5778 28th of Sh'vat, 5778 29th of Sh'vat, 5778 30th of Sh'vat, 5778 1st of Adar, 5778 2nd of Adar, 5778 Avodah Zarah 27 Avodah Zarah 28 Avodah Zarah 29 Avodah Zarah 30 Rosh Chodesh Adar Rosh Chodesh Adar Parashat Terumah Avodah Zarah 31 Avodah Zarah 32 Avodah Zarah 33 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 3rd of Adar, 5778 4th of Adar, 5778 5th of Adar, 5778 6th of Adar, 5778 7th of Adar, 5778 8th of Adar, 5778 9th of Adar, 5778 Avodah Zarah 34 Avodah Zarah 35 Avodah Zarah 36 Avodah Zarah 37 Avodah Zarah 38 Avodah Zarah 39 Shabbat Zachor Parashat Tetzaveh Avodah Zarah 40 25 26 27 28 10th of Adar, 5778 11th of Adar, 5778 12th of Adar, 5778 13th of Adar, 5778 Avodah Zarah 41 Avodah Zarah 42 Avodah Zarah 43 Ta'anit Esther Erev Purim Avodah Zarah 44 Provided by Hebcal.com with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License March 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 14th of Adar, 5778 15th of Adar, 5778 16th of Adar, 5778 Purim Shushan Purim Parashat Ki Tisa Avodah Zarah 45 Avodah Zarah 46 Avodah Zarah 47 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 17th of Adar, 5778 18th of Adar, 5778 19th of Adar, 5778 20th of Adar, 5778 21st of Adar, 5778 22nd of Adar, 5778 23rd of Adar, 5778 Avodah Zarah 48 Avodah Zarah 49 Avodah Zarah 50 Avodah Zarah 51 Avodah Zarah 52 Avodah Zarah 53 Shabbat Parah Mevarchim Chodesh Nisan Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei Avodah Zarah 54 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 24th of Adar, 5778 25th of Adar, 5778 26th of Adar, 5778 27th of Adar, 5778 28th of Adar, 5778 29th of Adar, 5778 1st of Nisan, 5778 Avodah Zarah 55 Avodah Zarah 56 Avodah Zarah 57 Avodah Zarah 58 Avodah Zarah 59 Avodah Zarah 60 Shabbat HaChodesh Rosh Chodesh Nisan Parashat Vayikra Avodah Zarah 61 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2nd of Nisan, 5778 3rd of Nisan, 5778 4th of Nisan, 5778 5th of Nisan, 5778 6th of Nisan, 5778 7th of Nisan, 5778 8th of Nisan, 5778 Avodah Zarah 62 Avodah Zarah 63 Avodah Zarah 64 Avodah Zarah 65 Avodah Zarah 66 Avodah Zarah 67 Shabbat HaGadol Parashat Tzav Avodah Zarah 68 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 9th of Nisan, 5778 10th of Nisan, 5778 11th of Nisan, 5778 12th of Nisan, 5778 13th of Nisan, 5778 14th of Nisan, 5778 15th of Nisan, 5778 Avodah Zarah 69 Yom HaAliyah Avodah Zarah 71 Avodah Zarah 72 Avodah Zarah 73 Ta'anit Bechorot Pesach I Avodah Zarah 70 Erev Pesach Avodah Zarah 75 Avodah Zarah 74 Provided by Hebcal.com with a Creative Commons
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