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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 ...
May 12, 2021 Rosh Chodesh of Sivan: 6 Sivan (1-day communities) / 6-7 Sivan (2-day communities) May 17, 2021/ May 17–18, 2021 Shavuot: One of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals. Public holiday in Israel. 20 Sivan May 31, 2021 Fast of the Khmelnytsky massacres: Not widely observed 29 Sivan June 9, 2021 Yom Kippur Katan: Optional.
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.
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
The modern Hebrew calendar has been designed to ensure that certain holy days and festivals do not fall on certain days of the week. As a result, there are only four possible patterns of days on which festivals can fall. (Note that Jewish days start at sunset of the preceding day indicated in this article.)
Jewish holidays are defined by the Hebrew calendar.Christian holidays are defined by the Gregorian calendar for Catholics and the Julian calendar for Orthodox. Druze holidays are also defined by the Gregorian calendar, with the sole exception of Eid al-Adha which is also celebrated by Muslims (and therefore defined by the Lunar Hijri calendar).
Sivan (Hebrew: סִיוָן, Modern: Sivan, Tiberian: Siwān, from Akkadian simānu, meaning "season; time") is the ninth month of the civil year and the third month of the religious year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a month of 30 days. Sivan usually falls in May–June on the Gregorian calendar.