Jewish Holidays 2011-2012 (Hebrew year 5772)
Except for minor fasts, holidays begin at sundown on the first date specified and
end at nightfall on the last date specified.
For example, if the dates for Rosh Hashana are listed as
-,
then the holiday begins at sundown on Sep 28
and ends at nightfall on Sep 30.
Major holidays
Dates in bold are yom tov, so they have similar obligations and restrictions to Shabbat in the sense that normal "work" is forbidden.
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Rosh Hashana | ‑, 2011 W‑F |
| The Jewish New Year | |
| Yom Kippur | ‑, 2011 F‑Sa |
| Day of Atonement | |
| Sukkot | ‑, 2011 W‑F ‑, 2011 Sa‑W |
| Feast of Booths | |
| Shmini Atzeret | ‑, 2011 W‑Th |
| Eighth Day of Assembly | |
| Simchat Torah | ‑, 2011 Th‑F |
| Day of Celebrating the Torah | |
| Chanukah | ‑, 2011 Tu‑W |
| Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication | |
| Pesach | ‑, 2012 F‑Su ‑, 2012 M‑Th ‑, 2012 Th‑Sa |
| Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread | |
| Shavuot | ‑, 2012 Sa‑M |
| Festival of Weeks | |
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Minor holidays
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Tu BiShvat | ‑, 2012 Tu‑W |
| New Year for Trees | |
| Purim | ‑, 2012 W‑Th |
| Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther | |
| Shushan Purim | ‑, 2012 Th‑F |
| Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities | |
| Pesach Sheni | ‑, 2012 Sa‑Su |
| Second Passover, one month after Passover | |
| Lag BaOmer | ‑, 2012 W‑Th |
| 33rd day of counting the Omer | |
| Tu B'Av | ‑, 2012 Th‑F |
| Minor Jewish holiday of love | |
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot | ‑, 2012 Sa‑Su |
| New Year for Tithing Animals | |
| Leil Selichot | Sep 8, 2012 Sa |
| Prayers for forgiveness in preparation for the High Holidays | |
Minor fasts
Minor fasts begin at dawn and end at nightfall.
Tish'a B'Av begins at sundown on the first date specified and ends at nightfall on the second date specified.
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Tzom Gedaliah | Oct 2, 2011 Su |
| Fast of the Seventh Month | |
| Asara B'Tevet | Jan 5, 2012 Th |
| Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem | |
| Ta'anit Esther | Mar 7, 2012 W |
| Fast of Esther | |
| Ta'anit Bechorot | Apr 6, 2012 F |
| Fast of the First Born | |
| Tzom Tammuz | Jul 8, 2012 Su |
| Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple | |
| Tish'a B'Av | ‑, 2012 Sa‑Su |
| The Ninth of Av | |
Modern holidays
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Sigd | ‑, 2011 F‑Sa |
| Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur | |
| Yom HaShoah | ‑, 2012 W‑Th |
| Holocaust Memorial Day | |
| Yom HaZikaron | ‑, 2012 Tu‑W |
| Israeli Memorial Day | |
| Yom HaAtzma'ut | ‑, 2012 W‑Th |
| Israeli Independence Day | |
| Yom Yerushalayim | ‑, 2012 Sa‑Su |
| Jerusalem Day | |
Special Shabbatot
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Shabbat Shuva | ‑, 2011 F‑Sa |
| Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Shabbat of Returning) | |
| Shabbat Shirah | ‑, 2012 F‑Sa |
| Shabbat of Song | |
| Shabbat Shekalim | ‑, 2012 F‑Sa |
| Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar | |
| Shabbat Zachor | ‑, 2012 F‑Sa |
| Shabbat before Purim | |
| Shabbat Parah | ‑, 2012 F‑Sa |
| Shabbat of the Red Heifer | |
| Shabbat HaChodesh | ‑, 2012 F‑Sa |
| Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan | |
| Shabbat HaGadol | ‑, 2012 F‑Sa |
| Shabbat before Pesach | |
| Shabbat Chazon | ‑, 2012 F‑Sa |
| Shabbat before Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision) | |
| Shabbat Nachamu | ‑, 2012 F‑Sa |
| Shabbat after Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Consolation) | |
Rosh Chodesh
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan | ‑, 2011 Th‑Sa |
| Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Kislev | ‑, 2011 Sa‑Su |
| Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Tevet | ‑, 2011 Su‑Tu |
| Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat | ‑, 2012 Tu‑W |
| Start of month of Sh'vat on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Adar | ‑, 2012 W‑F |
| Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Nisan | ‑, 2012 F‑Sa |
| Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Iyyar | ‑, 2012 Sa‑M |
| Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Sivan | ‑, 2012 M‑Tu |
| Start of month of Sivan on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Tamuz | ‑, 2012 Tu‑Th |
| Start of month of Tamuz on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Av | ‑, 2012 Th‑F |
| Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Elul | ‑, 2012 F‑Su |
| Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar | |