Shabbat (Sabbath)
Observance begins every Friday at sunset concluding at sunset on Saturday. We requestthat these Holy Days and Shabbat be respected when scheduling events such as sports schedules and class/club field trips if possible.
Purim (Celebrates the defeat of the plot to destroy the Jews of Persia)
Wednesday March 7, 2012 – Purim starts at sundown
Thursday March 8, 2012 – Purim
Passover (The Festival of Freedom that recounts the deliverance from slavery. Observance includes special dietary rules. The first two and last two days are observed as Holy Days)
Friday April 6, 2012 – Passover starts at sundown
Saturday, April 7, 2012- Day 1 (first opening day of Passover)
Sunday, April8, 2012 – Day 2 (second opening day of Passover)
Thursday April 12, 2012 – Starts at sundown
Friday, April 13, 2012 – Day 1 (first closing day of Passover)
Saturday, April 14, 2012 – Day 2 (second closing day of Passover)(Yizkor is said)
Israel’s Independence Day
Yom HaAtzma’ut—Thursday April 26, 2012
Shavuot (Commemorates the giving of the Ten Commandments to the Jewish People at Mt. Sinai)
Saturday May 26, 2012 – Shavuot starts at sundown
Sunday, May 27, 2012 – Day 1 (first day of Shavuot)
Monday, May 28, 2012 – Day 2 (second day of Shavuot)(Yizkor is said)
Tisha B’Av commemorates the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem
Tisha B’Av- Sundown Saturday July 28, 2012
Sunday July 29, 2012
Rosh HaShanah (The Jewish New Year begins with ten (10) days of penitence.)
Sunday September 16, 2012 – Rosh HaShanah starts at sundown
Monday, September 17, 2012 – Day 1 (first day of Rosh HaShanah)
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 – Day 2 (second day of Rosh HaShanah)
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement. The most solemn of the Holy Days devoted to prayer and fasting)
Tuesday September 25, 2012 – Yom Kippur starts at sundown
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 – Yom Kippur (Yizkor is said)
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles. Jews are commanded to dwell in temporary shelters as their ancestors the Israelites did in the desert after the exodus from Egypt)
Sunday Sept 30, 2012 – Sukkot starts at sundown
Monday, October 1, 2012 – Day 1 (first day of Sukkot)
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 – Day 2 (second day of Sukkot)
Shemini Atzeret (Conclusion of Sukkot)
Sunday, October 7, 2012 – Sukkot starts at sundown
Monday, October 8, 2012 – Sukkot (Yizkor is said)
Simchat Torah (Celebrates the conclusion of the year-long cycle of reading the Torah – the Five Books of Moses – and renewing the cycle)
Monday, October 8, 2012 – Simchat Torah starts at sundown
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 – Simchat Torah
Chanukah commemorates the victory of the Jews over the Syrian-Greeks and rededication of the Temple
Sundown Saturday December 8, 2012 – Sunday December 16, 2012
