Hebrew Festivals 5768-69 / 2008
Jewish Name |
Biblical Name/(Event) |
English Name |
Hebrew Date |
Gregorian Date |
| Purim | Purim | Lots/Feast of Esther | 14 Adar | Mar. 21, 2008 |
| Passover Eve | Pesach | Passover | 14 Nisan | Apr. 20, 2008 |
| Pesach | Chag Matzah | Feast of Unleavened Bread | 15-22 Nisan | Apr. 20-27, 2008 |
| Yom HaBikkurim | Wave Offering (Lev. 23:10-14) | First Fruits (of Barley) | 16 Nisan | Apr. 22, 2008 |
| Shavuot | Shavuot | Feast of Weeks/Pentecost | 6 Sivan | June 9, 2008 |
| Tisha b'Av | (Temple Destroyed) | Ninth of Av Fast | 9 Av | Aug. 10, 2008 |
| Rosh Hashanah | Yom Teruah | Feast of Trumpets | 1 Tishrei | Sep. 30, 2008/5769 |
| Yom Kippur | Yom Kippur | Day of Atonement | 10 Tishrei | Oct. 9, 2008 |
| Succot | Succot | Feast of Tabernacles | 15-21 Tishrei | Oct. 14-22, 2008 |
| Simchat Torah | (Ezra/Nehemiah Revival) | Celebration of the Law | 23 Tishrei | Oct. 24, 2008 |
| Chanukah | Chanukah (John 10:22) | Feast of Dedication | 25 Kislev - 2 Tevet | Dec. 22-29, 2008 |
Other Jewish and National Holidays Include the following:
Tu B'Shvat - New Year of Trees - January 22, 2008
Yom HaShoah, Memorial Day for Martyrs and Heroes of the Holocaust - May 1, 2008
Yom HaAtzma'ut, Israel Independence Day - May 8, 2008
Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day - June 2, 2008
Festivals begin at sundown the prior Gregorian day.