holidays
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- Rosh Hashana - Wed, 12 September 2007 at sundown
- The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah
- Tzom Gedaliah - Sun, 16 September 2007 at dawn
- Fast of the Seventh Month
- Shabbat Shuva - Fri, 14 September 2007 at sundown
- Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Shabbat of Returning)
- Yom Kippur - Fri, 21 September 2007 at sundown
- Day of Atonement
- Sukkot - Wed, 26 September 2007 at sundown
- Feast of Tabernacles
- Shmini Atzeret - Wed, 03 October 2007 at sundown
- Eighth Day of Assembly
- Simchat Torah - Thu, 04 October 2007 at sundown
- Day of Celebrating the Torah
- Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan - Thu, 11 October 2007 at sundown
- The new Hebrew month of Cheshvan
- Rosh Chodesh Kislev - Sat, 10 November 2007 at sundown
- The new Hebrew month of Kislev
- Chanukah - Tue, 04 December 2007 at sundown
- The Jewish festival of rededication, also known as the Festival of Lights. Sometimes spelled Hanukkah, Chanukkah, Hanukah, or Hannukah
- Rosh Chodesh Tevet - Sun, 09 December 2007 at sundown
- The new Hebrew month of Tevet
- Asara B'Tevet - Wed, 19 December 2007 at dawn
- Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem
- Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat - Mon, 07 January 2008 at sundown
- The new Hebrew month of Sh'vat
- Tu B'Shvat - Mon, 21 January 2008 at sundown
- New Year for Trees
- Shabbat Shekalim - Fri, 07 March 2008 at sundown
- Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar
- Rosh Chodesh Adar - Tue, 05 February 2008 at sundown
- The new Hebrew month of Adar
- Ta'anit Esther - Thu, 20 March 2008 at dawn
- Fast of Esther
- Shabbat Zachor - Fri, 14 March 2008 at sundown
- Shabbat before Purim
- Purim Katan - Tue, 19 February 2008 at sundown
- Minor Purim celebration during Adar I on leap years
- Purim - Thu, 20 March 2008 at sundown
- Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination
- Shushan Purim - Sat, 22 March 2008 at sundown
- Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities
- Shabbat Parah - Fri, 28 March 2008 at sundown
- Shabbat after Purim
- Shabbat HaChodesh - Fri, 04 April 2008 at sundown
- Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan
- Rosh Chodesh Nisan - Sat, 05 April 2008 at sundown
- The new Hebrew month of Nisan
- Shabbat HaGadol - Fri, 18 April 2008 at sundown
- Shabbat before Pesach
- Ta'anit Bechorot - Thu, 17 April 2008 at dawn
- Fast of the First Born
- Pesach - Sat, 19 April 2008 at sundown
- Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt
- Days of the Omer
- 7 weeks from the second night of Pesach to the day before Shavuot
- Yom HaShoah - Thu, 01 May 2008 at sundown
- Holocaust Memorial Day
- Rosh Chodesh Iyyar - Sun, 04 May 2008 at sundown
- The new Hebrew month of Iyyar
- Yom HaZikaron - Tue, 06 May 2008 at sundown
- Israeli Memorial Day. Note that Hebcal displays modern holidays like Yom HaZikaron according to the Israeli schedule. Although Yom Hazikaron is normally observed on the 4th of Iyyar, it may be moved
earlier or postponed if observance of the holiday (or Yom HaAtzma'ut, which always follows it) would conflict with Shabbat
- Yom HaAtzma'ut - Wed, 07 May 2008 at sundown
- Israeli Independence Day. Commemorates the declaration of independence of Israel in 1948. Note that Hebcal displays modern holidays like Yom HaAtzma'ut according to the Israeli schedule. Although Yom
HaAtzma'ut is normally observed on the 5th of Iyyar, it may be moved earlier or postponed if observance of the holiday (or Yom HaZikaron, which always preceeds it) would conflict with Shabbat
- Lag B'Omer - Thu, 22 May 2008 at sundown
- 33rd day of counting the Omer
- Yom Yerushalayim - Sun, 01 June 2008 at sundown
- Jerusalem Day. Commemorates the re-unification of Jerusalem in 1967
- Rosh Chodesh Sivan - Tue, 03 June 2008 at sundown
- The new Hebrew month of Sivan
- Shavuot - Sun, 08 June 2008 at sundown
- Feast of Pentecost
- Rosh Chodesh Tamuz - Wed, 02 July 2008 at sundown
- The new Hebrew month of Tamuz
- Tzom Tammuz - Sun, 20 July 2008 at dawn
- Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar
- Rosh Chodesh Av - Fri, 01 August 2008 at sundown
- The new Hebrew month of Av
- Shabbat Hazon - Fri, 08 August 2008 at sundown
- Shabbat before Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision)
- Tish'a B'Av - Sat, 09 August 2008 at sundown
- Fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples
- Shabbat Nachamu - Fri, 15 August 2008 at sundown
- Shabbat after Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Consolation)
- Rosh Chodesh Elul - Sat, 30 August 2008 at sundown
- The new Hebrew month of Elul
- Shabbat Rosh Chodesh
- When Shabbat falls on Rosh Chodesh
- Shabbat Machar Chodesh
- When Shabbat falls the day before Rosh Chodesh
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