5 YEAR CALENDAR OF JEWISH HOLIDAYS CALL 845‐562‐7860 OR EMAIL [email protected] WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

Sukkot, Rosh Yom Shemini Atzeret and HaShanah Kippur Simchat Torah

2020‐2021 Sept. 19‐20 Sept. 28 Oct. 3‐4 Sat. ‐Sun. Sat. ‐Sun. Mon. Oct. 10‐11 Sat. ‐Sun.

2021‐2022 Sept. 7‐8 Sept. 16 Sept. 21‐22 Tues. ‐Wed Tues. ‐Wed. Wed. Sept. 28‐29 Tues. ‐Wed

2022‐2023 Sept. 26‐27 Oct. 5 Oct. 10‐11 Mon. ‐Tues. Mon. ‐Tues. Wed. Oct. 17‐18 Mon. ‐Tues.

2023‐2024 Sept. 16‐17 Sept. 25 Sept. 30‐Oct. 1 Sat. ‐Sun Sat. ‐Sun. Mon. Oct. 7‐8 Sat. ‐Sun.

2024‐2025 Oct. 3‐4 Oct. 12 Oct. 17‐18 Thurs. ‐Fri Thurs. ‐Fri. Sat Oct. 24‐25 Thurs. ‐Fri. Hanukkah Passover Shavout

2020‐2021 Mar. 28‐29 Sun. ‐Mon. May 17‐18 Dec. 11‐18 Apr. 3‐4 Sat. ‐Sun. Mon. ‐Tues.

2021‐2022 Apr. 16‐17 Sat. ‐Sun. June 5‐6 Nov. 29‐Dec. 6 Apr. 22‐23 Fri. ‐Sat. Sun. ‐Mon.

2022‐2023 Apr. 6‐7 Thurs. ‐Fri. May 27‐26 Dec. 19‐26 Apr. 12‐13 Wed. ‐Thurs. Fri. ‐Sat.

2023‐2024 Apr. 23‐24 Tues. ‐Wed. June 12‐13 Dec. 8‐15 Apr. 29‐30 Mon. ‐Tues. Wed. ‐Thurs.

2024‐2025 Apr. 12‐13 Sat. ‐Sun. June 2‐3 Dec.26‐Jan. 2 Apr. 18‐19 Fri. ‐Sat. Mon. ‐Tues. This calendar has been prepared to advise you in advance of the Jewish observances that will take place over the next five years. It is intended to assist schools in scheduling events such as major school assignments, examinaons, sporng events, team and play tryouts, school photos, assemblies, field trips, graduaons and other special programs. Cultural, legislave, municipal, business and other organizaons may also find the calendar helpful in avoiding scheduling conflicts. In order to allow Jewish students, employees and community members to observe their tradions we ask that the scheduling of events on Jewish holy days, the Jewish Sabbath and the evenings preceding these occasions be avoided. Jewish holy days begin at sundown on the preceding evening and conclude at sundown on the dates noted. For example Rosh Hashanah in 2020 begins on September 18th at sundown and concludes on September 20th at sundown. The weekly Jewish Sabbath begins at sunset on Fridays and concludes one hour aer sunset on Saturdays. If you have any quesons or need further informaon, please contact the Jewish Federaon of Greater Orange County (845) 562‐7860. www.jewishorangeny.org

The most important holiday ‐ SHABBAT The Festival of Lights - HANUKKAH The Sabbath commemorates God’s day of rest on An 8-day celebration of the Jews’ victory over the Syrians the 7th day of Creaon. Shabbat begins every Friday in ancient times and their regaining political and religious freedom. Hanukkah is called the Festival of Lights evening at sundown. No work is done in tradional Jewish homes. It is to be a day of rest and peace. The Feast of Passover - PESACH The “Head of the Year” ‐ ROSH HASHANAH Passover commemorates the Exodus of the Jews from Egypt, the beginning of Jewish independence. It may be These holy days begin a 10‐day period of repentance observed for 7 or 8 days, but labor is traditionally and prayer which ends on Yom Kippur. Rosh prohibited on only the first two and last two days. The Hashanah marks the anniversary of the birthday of name Pesach refers to God’s “passing over” the homes of the world. It is the day people are judged for their the Jews when he sent plagues to convince the Egyptian acons during the past year. pharaoh to let them go.

The Feast of Harvest - SHAVUOT The Day of Atonement ‐ YOM KIPPUR This holy day marks the end of the early grain harvest and This is considered the holiest day in the Jewish also commemorates Moses receiving the Torah (first five calendar and it ends the Ten Days of Repentance. books of the Bible), with its Ten Commandments, from It is spent in prayer, meditaon and fasng in order God on Mount Sinai. to start the new year with a fresh beginning.

The Feast of Tabernacles ‐ SUKKOT The harvest fesval is named for the huts (sukkot) hung with fruits and vegetables set up to recall the temporary field dwelling which farmers tradionally used during harvest me. It is observed for 7 or 8 5 YEAR CALENDAR OF JEWISH HOLIDAYS days, followed by Shemini Atzeret and Simchat CALL 845‐562‐7860 OR EMAIL Torah. Labor is tradionally prohibited on the first [email protected] two days of Sukkot, on Shemini Atzeret and Simchat WITH ANY QUESTIONS. Torah. Shemini Atzeret is the conclusion of Sukkot.

Simchat Torah celebrates the conclusion of the year‐ long cycle of reading the Torah (first five books of the Bible) and renewing the cycle.