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All Jewish holidays begin at sunset on the evening before the date shown. Note also that the date given for Simchat Torah is for outside of Israel. [1] On holidays marked "*", Jews are not permitted to work. Because the Hebrew calendar no longer relies on observation but is now governed by precise mathematical rules, it is possible to provide ...
December 5, 2020 19 Kislev: Chabad sect only 23 Kislev December 9, 2020 Teacher's Day in Israel: Movable December 11, 2020 Shabbat Mevorchim: Shabbat preceding and beginning a week containing a Rosh Chodesh: 25 Kislev— 2 Tevet: December 11–17, 2020 Hanukkah: Public holiday in Israel. Ends 3 Tevet if Kislev is short. 1 Tevet: December 16, 2020
The Hebrew calendar (Hebrew: הַלּוּחַ הָעִבְרִי ), also called the Jewish calendar, is a lunisolar calendar used today for Jewish religious observance and as an official calendar of Israel. It determines the dates of Jewish holidays and other rituals, such as yahrzeits and the schedule of public Torah readings.
Hanukkah, an eight-day Jewish celebration commemorated by the lighting of the menorah, traditional foods, games and gifts, will begin on Wednesday, Dec. 25, Christmas Day.
The State of Israel has adopted most traditional religious Jewish holidays as part of its national calendar, while also having established new modern holiday observances since its founding in 1948. Additionally, Christians , [ 1 ] Muslims , [ 2 ] and Druze [ 3 ] have the right to Holiday leave on the holidays of their own religions.
Yom Kippur 2024 and Sukkot are almost here!Yom Kippur and Sukkot's dates are based on the Hebrew calendar and vary each year in the secular calendar. Learn about the history of Yom Kippur and ...
January 1: Novy God Day (Russian-Jewish community) March 6: European Day of the Righteous; April 25–28: Ziyarat al-Nabi Shu'ayb (public holiday in Israel, Druze minority) May 9: Victory Day (9 May) (Public holiday in Israel) June 30: Navy Day (Israel) July 17: International Firgun Day
At this time, we Jews are observing Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, our holiest day of the year, and a full day in the Synagogue. You might think that when this exhaustive holiday is over, we ...