Jewish Holidays 2009
5769 - 5770

Plan ahead for every Jewish holiday for up to the next three years.
We welcome you to print this list, but kindly ask that you attribute Jewish World Life.com
Please note: In the Jewish calendar, the date is set from sunset on the evening before the day that follows.


Tisha B'av 2009 - 9th of Av 5769
Begins Wednesday evening July 29
Continues Thursday July 30

Rosh Hashanah 2009
Begins Friday evening September 18
Continues 1st day: Saturday September 19 1st of Tishrei 5770
  2nd day: Sunday September 20 2nd of Tishrei 5770

 







Rosh Hashanah forward planning:
5771 - Begins Wednesday evening September 8, 2010
Continues 1st day Thursday September 9, 2010, 2nd day Friday September 10, 2010

5772- Begins September 28, 2011
5773 - Begins September 16, 2012
Shabbat Shuva - The Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur - 8th of Tishrei 5770
Begins Friday evening September 25, Continues Saturday September 26
Yom Kippur 2009 - 10th of Tishrei 5770
Fast Begins Sunday evening September 27 (Kol Nidre)
Concludes Monday evening September 28 10th of Tishrei 5770



Yom Kippur forward planning:
5771 - Begins Friday September 17, 2010 - Continues Saturday September 18, 2010
5772 - Begins October 7, 2011
5773 - Begins September 25, 2012
Sukkot 2009 - Feast of Tabernacles - 15th of Tishrei 5770
Begins Friday evening October 2
Continues 1st day: Saturday October 3 15th of Tishrei 5770
  2nd day: Sunday October 4 16th of Tishrei 5770

Sukkot forward planning:
Begins Wednesday September 22, 2010
Continues 1st day Thursday September 23, 2010 - 2nd day Friday September 24, 2010


5771 - October 12, 2011
5772 - September 30, 2012

In Israel, and in many non-Orthodox congregations Simchat Torah is celebrated on the same day as Shemini Atzeret.
Shemini Atzeret 2009 - 22nd of Tishrei 5770
Begins Friday evening October 9
Continues Saturday October 10




Shemini Atzeret forward planning:
September 29, 2010
October 19, 2011
October 7, 2012
Outside Israel, Simchat Torah is celebrated on the following dates:
Begins Saturday evening October 10 23rd of Tishrei 5770
Continues Sunday October 11  

 


Simchat Torah forward planning:
September 30, 2010
October 20, 2011
October 8, 2012
Friday evening December 11, 2009 Light FIRST candle
Saturday December 12, 2009 Light 2nd candle
Sunday evening December 13, 2009 Light 3rd candle
Monday evening December 14, 2009 Light 4th candle
Tuesday evening December 15, 2009 Light 5th candle
Wednesday evening December 16, 2009 Light 6th candle
Saturday evening December 17, 2009 Light 7th candle
Sunday evening December 18, 2009 Light 8th candle


Chanukah forward planning Year 2010 onwards
2010
Wednesday December 1, 2010 Light FIRST candle
Thursday December 2, 2010 Light 2nd candle
Friday evening December 3, 2010 Light 3rd candle
Saturday evening December 4, 2010 Light 4th candle
Sunday evening December 5, 2010 Light 5th candle
Monday evening December 6, 2010 Light 6th candle
Tuesday evening December 7, 2010 Light 7th candle
Wednesday evening December 8, 2010 Light 8th candle


December 20, 2011 - First candle
December 8, 2012
- First candle
Tu Bishvat 2010
Begins Friday evening January 29
Continues Saturday January 30  




Tu Bishvat forward planning:
January 19, 2011
February 7, 2012
January 25, 2013
Purim 2010 - 14th of Adar 5770
Begins Monday evening March 9
Continues Tuesday March 10

 





Purim forward planning:
March 19, 2011
March 7, 2012
February 23, 2013
Pesach 2010 - 15th of Nisan
Begins Monday March 29, 2010 - First Seder
Continues 1st day: Tuesday March 30 1st of Tishrei 5770
  Second Seder Tuesday evening March 30  
  2nd day: Wednesday March 31 2nd of Tishrei 5770

Pesach forward planning:
Monday April 18, 2011 - First Seder
Tuesday April 19, 2011 - Second Seder

April 6, 2012
March 25, 2013
Yom Hashoah 2010
Begins Saturday April 10
Continues Sunday April 11 27th of Nisan 5770
Yom Hashoah forward planning:
Yom Hazikaron 2010
Begins Sunday evening April 18
Continues Monday April 19 5th of Iyyar 5770





Yom Hazikaron forward planning:
Sunday May 8, 2011
Tuesday April 24, 2012
Yom Ha'atzmaut 2010
Begins Monday evening April 19
Continues Tuesday April 20 6th of Iyyar 5770

Yom Ha'aztzmaut forward planning:
Monday May 9, 2011
Wednesday April 25, 2012
Lag Ba'Omer 2010
Begins Saturday evening May 1
Continues Sunday May 2 18th of Iyyar 5770




Lag Ba'omer forward planning:
Saturday May 21, 2011
Wednesday May 9, 2012
April 27, 2013
Jerusalem Day 2010
Begins Tuesday evening May 11
Continues Wednesday May 12 28th of Iyyar 5770



Yom Yerushalayim forward planning:
Tuesday May 31, 2011
Saturday May 19, 2012
Shavuot 2010
Begins Tuesday evening May 18
Continues 1st day: Wednesday May 19 6th of Sivan 5770
  2nd day: Thursday May 20 7th of Sivan 5770







Forward planning:
Tuesday June 7, 2011
Saturday May 26, 2012

Tuesday May 14, 2013
       
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
School holiday dates around Australia
For a list of Jewish calendar websites, click here
From Pesach to Shavuot - links for each holiday in English, Hebrew, German, Russian and French


Back to the FRONT PAGE of Jewish Australia.com