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SIX-YEAR CALENDAR OF MAJOR

This calendar has been prepared to assist you in scheduling events such as major assignments, examinations, assemblies, field trips and graduations, as well as school-related programs for parents. Courts, legislative bodies and administrative agencies may also find the calendar helpful in avoiding scheduling conflicts.

An asterisk (*) denotes the Jewish and major Biblical festivals in observance of which labor is traditionally prohibited. As a result, Jewish individuals may be absent from both work and school.

Please note that Jewish holidays begin at sunset on the evening the before listed on calendars for the . The Jewish begins at sunset on Friday of each and lasts until nightfall on .

So as not to penalize students or workers for their religious observance, we ask that scheduling of events, tests, preparation for exams, assignments, assemblies, sports events, etc. on Jewish holidays, the Jewish Sabbath be avoided, or if such dates cannot be avoided, that consideration be given to the affected Jewish persons for reasonable opportunity for makeups.

HOLIDAY 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 Rosh Sep. 30-Oct. 1 Sep. 19-20 Sep. 7-8 Sep. 26-27 Sep. 16-17 Oct. 3-4 Hashanah* Mon-Tues Sat- Tues-Wed Mon-Tues Sat-Sun Thurs-Fri (New Year) Kippur* Oct. 9 Sep. 28 Sep. 16 Oct. 5 Sep. 25 Oct 12 (Day of Wed Mon Thurs Wed Mon Sat Atonement) * Oct. 14-15 Oct. 3-4 Sep. 21-22 Oct. 10-11 Sep. 30-Oct. 1 Oct. 17-18 (Feast of Mon-Tues Sat-Sun Tues-Wed Mon-Tues Sat-Sun Thurs-Fri Tabernacles) * Oct. 21 Oct. 10 Sep. 28 Oct. 17 Oct. 7 Oct. 24 (Eighth Day of Mon Sat Tues Mon Sat Thurs Sukkot) Simchat * Oct. 22 Oct. 11 Sep. 29 Oct. 18 Oct. 8 Oct. 25 (Rejoicing of Tues Sun Wed Tues Sun Fri the Law) Chanukah Dec. 23-30 Dec. 11-18 Nov. 29-Dec. 6 Dec. 19-26 Dec. 8-15 Dec. 26-Jan. 2 (Festival of Mon-Mon Fri-Fri Mon-Mon Mon-Mon Fri-Fri Thurs-Thurs Lights) Mar. 10 Feb. 26 Mar. 17 Mar. 7 Mar. 24 Mar. 14 Tues Fri Thurs Tues Sun Fri Pesach* Apr. 9-10 Mar. 28-29 Apr. 16-17 Apr. 6-7 Apr. 23-24 Apr. 13-14 () Thurs-Fri Sun-Mon Sat-Sun Thurs-Fri Tues-Wed Sun-Mon Concluding Apr. 15-16 Apr. 3-4 Apr. 22-23 Apr. 12-13 Apr. 29-30 Apr. 19-20 Days of Wed-Thurs Sat-Sun Fri-Sat Wed-Thurs Mon-Tues Sat-Sun Pesach* Yom Hashoah Apr. 21 Apr. 8 Apr. 28 Apr. 18 May 6 Apr. 24 (Holocaust Tues Thurs Thurs Tues Mon Thurs Remembrance) * May 29-30 May 17-18 Jun. 5-6 May 26-27 Jun. 12-13 Jun. 2-3 (Feast of Fri-Sat Mon-Tues Sun-Mon Fri-Sat Wed-Thurs Mon-Tues Harvest)

Jewish Holiday Descriptions

Rosh Hashanah - The Jewish New Year’s Festival, considered the birthday of the world in rabbinical literature. This is the day on which all of humankind is judged.

Yom Kippur - The Jewish Day of Atonement. This is the most solemn day of the Jewish year devoted to and .

Sukkot - An eight day Jewish festival of thanksgiving, harvest and remembrance of wandering in the desert after Exodus from Egypt.

Shemini Atzeret - Final day of Sukkot, the 8th day of assembly; the day after the 7th day of Sukkot, Sukkot is essentially a celebration for all mankind while Shemini Atzeret is an extra celebration in which the Creator invites the Jewish people to stay for a more intimate celebration.

Simchat Torah - Reading of the Torah is complete and begun anew in the synagogue.

Chanukah - An eight day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the by the Maccabees and their victory over the Seleucid Empire in 165 B.C.E.

Purim - Celebrates the deliverance of the Jews of ancient Persia from a plot to exterminate them.

Pesach (Passover) - An eight day Jewish festival marking deliverance of the Jews from slavery in Egypt.

Yom Hashoah - Honors the memory of six-million Jewish martyrs and heroes who perished in the Nazi Holocaust.

Shavuot - Jewish festival commemorating the giving of the Torah (Law) on .

Shabbat - The Jewish Sabbath commemorates the day of rest on the 7th day of creation. begins prior to sunset each Friday and concludes approximately one hour after sundown on Saturday.