Please Note: All holidays begin at sundown and end at nightfall of the final day of observance.

During the and Jewish holy days, work and other forms of activity are prohibited. No person should be penalized for his/her religious observances or beliefs. Therefore, Jewish individuals may be absent from school, work, and organization activities. We appreciate your attention to these dates. For many , work, school attendance, and other activities are prohibited during holy days but not during minor festivals.

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This two-day observance is the first of the , marking the beginning of the New Year and a Night of Night of Night of HIGH HOLY ten-day period of penitence and spiritual renewal. Extended synagogue services are held and traditionally Fri, Sept 18 – Mon, Sept 6 – Sun, Sept 25 – work is restricted. Please avoid scheduling back-to-school nights or special events on the evening Sun, Sept 20 Wed, Sept 8 Tues, Sept 27 DAYS 2 days before or on these days. Almost all Jewish students and teachers will be absent. This most holy day is marked by fasting and prayer. Traditionally, work is restricted. Night of Night of Night of Holiest days of Kippur Please avoid scheduling back-to-school nights or special events on the evening Sun, Sept 27 – Wed, Sept 15 – Tues, Oct 4 – the year 1 day before or on this day. Almost all Jewish students and teachers will be absent. Mon, Sept 28 Thurs, Sept 16 Wed, Oct 5

Sukkot commemorates the 40-year wandering of the Israelites in the desert on the way to the Promised Night of Night of Night of Land. This is a seven-day festival with work restrictions on the first two days of the observance. Fri, Oct 2 – Mon, Sept 20 – Sun, Oct 9 – Some Jewish teachers and students may be absent. Fri, Oct 9 Mon, Sept 27 Sun, Oct 16 HOLY DAYS is the eighth day of the Sukkot Festival. celebrates the conclusion of the Night of Fri, Oct 9 Night of Mon Sept 27 Night of Sun, Oct 16 Shemini Atzeret annual cycle of the reading of the Torah (the first five books of the ) and the beginning of – Sat, Oct 10 – Tues Sept 28 – Mon, Oct 17 the new cycle. Traditionally, work is restricted. Some Jewish teachers and students may be absent Simchat Torah Night of Sat, Oct 10 Night of Tues Sept 28 Night of Mon, Oct 17 on both days. – Sun, Oct 11 – Wed Sept 29 – Tues, Oct 18

This is an eight-day festival of religious freedom commemorating the victory of the Maccabees and the 1st candle - Dec 10 – 1st candle - Nov 28 – 1st candle - Dec 18 – th th th MINOR rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem. No restrictions on work or school. 8 candle - Dec 17 8 candle - Dec 5 8 candle - Dec 25 FESTIVALS celebrates the salvation of the Jews of ancient Persia, through the help of Queen 2020 2021 2022 2023 Purim Esther, from a plot to destroy them. Purim begins the evening before date listed. Please avoid scheduling special events on these evenings. Tues, Mar 10 Fri, Feb 26 Thurs, Mar 17 Tues, Mar 7

Passover celebrates ’s deliverance from Egyptian bondage. On the evening before Night of Night of Night of Night of and on the first evening of , Seders, or ritual family dinners, are held in the Wed, Apr 8 – Sat, Mar 27 – Fri, Apr 15 – Wed, Apr 5 – Passover home. This is an eight-day observance with work restrictions on the first two and Thurs, Apr 16 Sun, Apr 4 Sat, Apr 23 Thurs, Apr 13 HOLY DAYS last two days. Some Jewish teachers and students may be absent. celebrates the receiving of the Ten Commandments at . Night of Night of Night of Night of Shavuot Traditionally, work is restricted on both days. Please avoid scheduling final exams Thurs, May 28 – Sun, May 16 – Sat, June 4 – Thurs, May 25 – or special events on these days. Some Jewish teachers and students may be absent. Sat, May 30 Tues, May 18 Mon, June 6 Sat, May 27

Apr 21 Apr 8 Apr 28 Apr 18 Yom Hashoah Holocaust Remembrance Day COMMEMORATIVE Tues Thurs Thurs Tues Apr 28 Apr 14 May 4 Apr 25 DAYS Israel’s Yom Hazikaron Tues Wed Wed Tues (No restrictions Apr 29 Apr 15 May 5 Apr 26 on work or school) Israel’s Independence Day Yom Ha’atzmaut Wed Thurs Thurs Wed