Jewish Holidays 5772 (2011-2012)

Jewish Holidays 2011-2012 (Hebrew year 5772)

Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays, observances and customs, holiday Torah readings.

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Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 sunset - Fri, 30 Sep 2011 nightfall
1-2 Tishrei

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Fri, 7 Oct 2011 sunset - Sat, 8 Oct 2011 nightfall
10 Tishrei

Day of Atonement. The holiest day of the year in Judaism, traditionally observed with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer.

Lulav (date palm frond), hadass (myrtle), aravah (willow), and etrog (citron) on a red tablecloth

Sukkot 🌿🍋

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 sunset - Wed, 19 Oct 2011 nightfall
15-21 Tishrei

Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, shalosh regalim).

Prayer shawl (tallit) with Torah scroll in a synagogue

Shmini Atzeret & Simchat Torah

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 sunset - Fri, 21 Oct 2011 nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
22-23 Tishrei

Eighth Day of Assembly. Immediately following Sukkot, it is observed as a separate holiday in the Diaspora and is combined with Simchat Torah in Israel.

Shmini Atzeret: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 sunset - Thu, 20 Oct 2011 nightfall
Simchat Torah: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 sunset - Fri, 21 Oct 2011 nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 sunset - Wed, 28 Dec 2011 nightfall
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet

Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah).

Asara B’Tevet

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 sunset - Wed, 8 Feb 2012 nightfall
15 Sh’vat

New Year for Trees. Tu BiShvat is one of four “New Years” mentioned in the Mishnah.

Purim 🎭️📜

Wed, 7 Mar 2012 sunset - Thu, 8 Mar 2012 nightfall
14 Adar

Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination.

Ta'anit Esther: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 sunset - Fri, 9 Mar 2012 nightfall

Traditional symbols on a seder plate for the Jewish festival of Passover

Pesach 🫓🍷

Fri, 6 Apr 2012 sunset - Sat, 14 Apr 2012 nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
15-22 Nisan

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.

Pesach Sheni: Sat, 5 May 2012 sunset - Sun, 6 May 2012 nightfall

Crackling bonfire on a dark background, CC0, photo by Matheus Bertelli

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Wed, 9 May 2012 sunset - Thu, 10 May 2012 nightfall
18 Iyyar

33rd day of counting the Omer. The holiday is a temporary break from the semi-mourning period the counting of the Omer. Practices include lighting bonfires, getting haircuts, and Jewish weddings.

Days of the Omer: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 sunset - Tue, 7 Jun 2011 nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Sat, 26 May 2012 sunset - Mon, 28 May 2012 nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
6-7 Sivan

Festival of Weeks. Commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Sat, 28 Jul 2012 sunset - Sun, 29 Jul 2012 nightfall
10 Av

The Ninth of Av. Fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples.

Tzom Tammuz: Sun, 8 Jul 2012 dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Thu, 2 Aug 2012 sunset - Fri, 3 Aug 2012 nightfall
15 Av

Minor Jewish holiday of love. Observed on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Av.

Modern holidays 🇮🇱

Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day	TuesdayTue, November 8Nov 8	WednesdayWed, November 9Nov 9	12 Cheshvan
Sigd	FridayFri, November 25Nov 25	SaturdaySat, November 26Nov 26	29 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	SaturdaySat, December 3Dec 3	SundaySun, December 4Dec 4	8 Kislev
Family Day	WednesdayWed, February 22Feb 22	ThursdayThu, February 23Feb 23	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaShoah	WednesdayWed, April 18Apr 18	ThursdayThu, April 19Apr 19	27 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	TuesdayTue, April 24Apr 24	WednesdayWed, April 25Apr 25	3 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	WednesdayWed, April 25Apr 25	ThursdayThu, April 26Apr 26	4 Iyyar
Herzl Day	TuesdayTue, May 1May 1	WednesdayWed, May 2May 2	10 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	SaturdaySat, May 19May 19	SundaySun, May 20May 20	28 Iyyar
Jabotinsky Day	WednesdayWed, July 18Jul 18	ThursdayThu, July 19Jul 19	29 Tamuz

Rosh Chodesh 🌒

רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon.

Note: the first day of Tishrei is not considered Rosh Chodesh. The holiday that occurs on the 1st day of Tishrei is called Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. For the month of Tishrei, the major holiday of Rosh Hashana takes precedence over what would be a minor holiday.

Rosh Chodesh	Starts	Ends
Cheshvan	ThursdayThu, October 27Oct 27	SaturdaySat, October 29Oct 29
Kislev	SaturdaySat, November 26Nov 26	SundaySun, November 27Nov 27
Tevet	SundaySun, December 25Dec 25	TuesdayTue, December 27Dec 27
Sh'vat	TuesdayTue, January 24Jan 24	WednesdayWed, January 25Jan 25
Adar	WednesdayWed, February 22Feb 22	FridayFri, February 24Feb 24
Nisan	FridayFri, March 23Mar 23	SaturdaySat, March 24Mar 24
Iyyar	SaturdaySat, April 21Apr 21	MondayMon, April 23Apr 23
Sivan	MondayMon, May 21May 21	TuesdayTue, May 22May 22
Tamuz	TuesdayTue, June 19Jun 19	ThursdayThu, June 21Jun 21
Av	ThursdayThu, July 19Jul 19	FridayFri, July 20Jul 20
Elul	FridayFri, August 17Aug 17	SundaySun, August 19Aug 19

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