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.


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