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HOLIDAYS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:
Jewish Holidays
2012         5772


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HOLIDAYS IN SEQUENCE ORDER:
    Jerusalem Day 2012        28th of Iyyar 5772
Begins   Saturday evening May 19
Continues   Sunday May 20



Yom Yerushalayim forward planning:

5773 - Tuesday evening May 7, 2013
5774 - Tuesday evening May 27, 2014
5775 - Saturday evening, May 16, 2015
5776 - Saturday evening, June 24, 2016


    Shavuot 2012
6th of Sivan 5772
Begins Saturday evening May 26, 2012
Continues 1st day: Sunday May 27, 2012  
2nd day: Monday May 28, 2012  






Shavuot forward planning:
 5773 - Tuesday evening May 14, 2013
5774 - Tuesday evening June 3, 2014
5775 - Wednesday evening May 6, 2015
5776 - Saturday evening June 11, 2016 		 

Tisha B'av - Fast of Av
     Tisha B'av 2012
10th of Av 5772
                                                                                                     
 Begins          Saturday evening July 28, 2012
Continues    Sunday July 29, 2012

Tisha B'av forward planning:
Begins:
 5773 - Monday evening July 15, 2013
5774 - Monday evening August 4, 2014
5775 - Saturday evening July 25, 2015
5776 - Saturday evening August 13, 2016

Rosh Hashanah 2012    
5773
2012 Begins Sunday evening September 16, 2012
Continues 1st day: Monday September 17, 2012 1st of Tishrei 5773
2nd day: Tuesday September 18, 2012 2nd of Tishrei 5773



Rosh Hashanah forward planning:
Festival begins:

5774 - Wednesday evening September 4, 2013
5775 - Wednesday evening September 24, 2014
5776 - Sunday evening September 13, 2015
5777 - Sunday evening October 2, 2016
5778 - Wednesday evening September 20, 2017
5779 - Sunday evening September 9, 2018

     Yom Kippur 2012                                        10th of Tishrei 5773
Fast Begins Tuesday evening September 25, 2012 
Continues Wednesday September 26, 2012
  

Yom Kippur forward planning:
Fast begins:
5774 - Friday evening September 13, 2013
5775 - Friday evening October 3, 2014
5776 - Tuesday evening September 22, 2015
5777 - Tuesday evening October 11, 2016
5778 - Friday evening September 29, 2017
5779 - Tuesday evening September 18, 2018


Sukkot - Feast of Tabernacles 2012
Sukkot 2012 - Feast of Tabernacles                           
Begins Sunday evening September 30, 2012
Continues 1st day: Monday October 1, 2012 15th of Tishrei 5773
  2nd day: Tuesday October 2, 2012 16th of Tishrei 5773

Sukkot forward planning:
Festival begins:
5774 - Wednesday evening September 18, 2013
5775 - Wednesday evening October 8, 2014
5776 - Sunday evening September 27, 2015
5777 - Sunday evening September 16, 2016
5778 - Wednesday evening September 4, 2017
5779 - Sunday evening, September 23, 2018


In Israel, and in many non-Orthodox congregations Simchat Torah is celebrated on the same day as Shemini Atzeret.
Shemini Atzeret 2012 22nd of Tishrei 5773
Begins Sunday evening October 7, 2012  
Continues Monday October 8, 2012




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Shemini Atzeret forward planning:
Festival begins:      
5774 - Wednesday evening September 25, 2013
5775 - Wednesday evening October 15, 2014
5776 - Sunday evening October 4, 2015
5777 - Sunday evening October 23, 2016
5778 - Wednesday evening October 11, 2017
5779 - Sunday evening, September 30, 2018         

Outside Israel, Simchat Torah is celebrated on the following dates in 2012:
Begins Monday evening October 8, 2012 23rd of Tishrei 5773
Continues Tuesday October 9, 2012

 
Simchat Torah forward planning:
Festival begins: 
5774 - Thursday evening October 26, 2013
5775 - Thursday evening October 16, 2014
5776 - Monday evening October 5, 2015
5777 - Monday evening October 24, 2016
5778 - Thursday evening October 12, 2017
5779 - Monday evening October 1, 2018  

  
Chanukah 2012
25th of Kislev, 5773
Light 1st candle Saturday evening December 8, 2012
Light 2nd candle Sunday evening December 9, 2012
Light 3rd candle Monday evening December 10, 2012
Light 4th candle Tuesday evening December 11, 2012
Light 5th candle Wednesday evening December 12, 2012
Light 6th candle Thursday evening December 13, 2012
Light 7th candle Friday evening December 14, 2012
Light 8th candle Saturday evening December 15, 2012













Chanukah forward planning Year 2013 onwards:

Festival begins - light first candle
5774 - Wednesday evening November 27, 2013
5775 - Tuesday evening December 16, 2014
5776 - Sunday evening December 6, 2015
5777 - Saturday evening December 24, 2016
5778 - Tuesday evening December 12, 2017
5779 - Sunday evening December 2, 2018

Tu Bishvat 2013       
15th of Shvat 5773
Begins Friday evening January 25
Continues Saturday January 26




Tu Bishvat forward planning:
5774 - Wednesday evening January 15, 2014
5775 - Tuesday evening February 3, 2015
5776 - Sunday evening January 24, 2016
5777 - Friday evening, Feburary 10, 2017
5778 - Tuesday evening January 30, 2018
5779 -  Sunday evening January 20, 2019

Purim 2013
15th of Adar 2, 5773
Begins Saturday evening February 23, 2013
Continues Sunday February 24

 
Purim forward planning:    

5774 - Saturday evening March 15, 2014
5775 - Wednesday evening March 4, 2015
5776 - Wednesday evening March 23, 2016
5777 - Saturday evening March 11, 2017
5778 - Wednesday evening April 30, 2018
5779 - Wednesday evening March 20, 2019  

Pesach 2013
15th of Nisan 5773
Begins Monday evening March 25 - First Seder - Erev Pesach
Continues 1st day: Tuesday March 26  
Second Seder Tuesday evening March 27  
2nd day: Wednesday March 28  

Pesach forward planning:

5774 - First seder - Monday evening April 14, 2014
5775 - First seder - Friday evening April 3, 2015
5776 - First seder - Friday evening April 22, 2016
5777 - First seder - Monday evening April 10, 2017
5778 - First seder - Friday evening March 30, 2018
5779 - First seder - Friday evening April 19, 2019

Yom Hashoah 2013
27th of Nissan 5773
Begins             Saturday evening April 6 - Erev Yom Hashoah
Continues      Sunday April 7

Yom Hashoah forward planning:

 5774 - Saturday evening April 26, 2014 - continues through Sunday April 27
5775 - Wednesday evening April 15, 2015 - continues through Thursday April 16
5776 - Wednesday evening, May 4, 2016 - continues through Thursday May 5


Yom Hazikaron 2013
5th of Iyyar,
5773
Begins    Sunday evening April 14 - Erev Yom Hazikaron  
Continues   Monday April 15  





Yom Hazikaron forward planning:

5774 - Sunday evening May 4, 2014 - continues through Monday May 5
5775 - Tuesday evening April 21, 2015 - continues through Wednesday April 22
5776 - Tuesday evening, May 10, 2016 - continues through Wednesday May 11

Yom Ha'atzmaut 2013                           6th of Iyyar 5773
Begins   Monday evening April 15
Continues   Tuesday April 16

Yom Ha'aztzmaut forward planning:

 5774 - Monday evening May 5, 2014 -- continues through Tuesday May 6
5775 - Wednesday evening April 22, 2015 - - continues through Thursday April 23
5776 - Wednesday evening May 11, 2016 - - continues through Thursday May 12


Lag Ba'Omer 2013 18th of Iyyar, 5773
Begins   Saturday evening April 27  
Continues   Sunday April 28  
Torah portions
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Lag Ba'omer forward planning:

5774 -  Saturday evening May 17, 2014  
5775 - Wednesday evening May 6, 2015
5776 - Wednesday evening May 25, 2016
5777 - Saturday evening, May 13, 2017
5778 - Wednesday evening, May 2, 2018
5779 - Wednesday evening, May 22, 2019
5780 - Monday evening, May 11, 2020


About Jewish holidays:
All Jewish holidays begin the evening before the date specified.
In Hebrew calendar a "day" begins and ends at sunset, rather than at midnight.
All holidays are celebrated on the same day of the Hebrew calendar every year
(with few exceptions when some holidays fall on Shabbat).
Special thanks to the Israel Science and Technology homepage for this summary
Calendar Links
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For a list of Jewish calendar websites, click here
From Pesach to Shavuot - links for each holiday in English, Hebrew, German, Russian and French


Special thanks to Jenni Gottshalk of New Zealand for the use of her images for Yom Hazikaron, Yom Ha'atzmaut and Chanukah.



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