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Happy
Birthday ISRAEL
60 Year of Independence
Every year since 1948, Israel
celebrates its independence on the fifth day of
Iyar, which is the formal Hebrew Calendar date
of the establishment of the State, when the young
country's "provisional government" read and signed a
Declaration of Independence in Tel Aviv. The secular
date of that monumental day was May 14, 1948.
In Israel Yom Ha'atzmaut is a national
holiday. Government offices, banks, educational
institutions, and most commercial establishments are
closed for the day. In the synagogues Yom
Ha'atzmaut is marked with the recital of the
Hallel prayer (Palms of Praise), and around the
country the Israeli government and local
municipalities conduct official ceremonies. Israelis
celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut in a variety of
ways, with parades, nighttime festivities and public
shows offered for free by the municipalities and the
government. Many spend the night dancing Israeli
folk dances or singing Israeli songs, and during the
daytime thousands of Israeli families go out on
hikes and picnics. Yom Ha'atzmaut is
concluded with the ceremony of granting the "Israel
Prize" recognizing individual Israelis for their
unique contribution to the country's culture,
science, arts, and the humanities.
For American and other Diaspora Jews, celebrating
Yom Ha'atzmaut has been a way to express
solidarity with the State of Israel and to
strengthen their alliance with it. Often, however,
celebrations are postponed to the Sunday following
Yom Ha'atzmaut in an effort to bolster
participation.
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Jewish Holidays |
Gregorian
Date |
Hebrew
Date |
| •Passover
(8) |
Sunday, Apr. 20, 2008 |
15 Nisan 5768 |
| •Yom
Hashoah |
Thursday, May 1, 2008 |
27 Nisan 5768 |
| •Yom
Hazikaron |
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 |
2 Iyar 5768 |
| •Yom Ha'Atzmaut |
Thurssday, May 8, 2008 |
3 Iyar 5768 |
| •Pesach
Sheini |
Monday, May 19, 2008 |
14 Iyar 5768 |
| •Lag B'Omer |
Friday May 23, 2008 |
18 Iyar 5768 |
| •Yom
Yerushalayim |
Monday, Jun 2, 2008 |
28 Iyar 5768 |
| •Shavuot
(2) |
Monday, June 6, 2008 |
6 Sivan 5768 |
|
Fast of Tamuz 17 |
Sunday, July 20, 2008 |
17 Tammuz 5768 |
|
Fast of Tisha B'Av |
Thursday, Aug. 10, 2008 |
9 Av 5768 |
|
Tu B'Av |
Tuesday, Aug 16, 2008 |
15 Av 5767 |
|
Selichot |
Saturday, Sept. 8, 2008 |
25 Elul 5767 |
|
Rosh
Hashanah (2) |
Thursday, Sept. 13, 2008 |
1 Tishri 5769 |
| •Fast
of Gedaliah |
Sunday, Sept. 16, 2008 |
4 Tishri 5769 |
| •Yom
Kippur |
Saturday, Sept 22, 2008 |
10 Tishri 5769 |
| •Sukkot
(6) |
Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 |
15 Tishri 5769 |
| •Hoshanah
Rabbah |
Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 |
21 Tishri 5769 |
| •Shemini
Atzeret |
Thursday, Oct. 4, 2008 |
22 Tishri 5769 |
| •Simchat
Torah |
Friday, Oct. 5, 2008 |
23 Tishri 5769 |
| •Chanukah
(8) |
Wednesday day, Dec 16, 2008 |
25 Kislev 5769 |
| •Fast
of Tevet 10 |
Tuesday,
Jan. 10, 2008 |
10 Tevet 5769 |
|
•Tu
B'Shvat |
Tuesday, Jan 22, 2008 |
15 Shevat 5769 |
| •Fast
of Esther |
Thursday, Mar. 20, 2008 |
13 Adar 5769 |
| •Purim |
Friday,
Mar 21, 2008 |
14 Adar 5769 |
| •Shushan
Purim |
Saturday, Mar.22, 2008 |
15 Adar 5769 |
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| Holiday
|
Jewish
Date
|
5767
|
5768
|
5769
|
5770
|
| Rosh
Hashanah (ראש השנה) |
Tishrei 1 |
9/23/2006 |
9/13/2007 |
9/30/2008 |
9/19/2009 |
| Yom
Kippur (יום כיפור) |
Tishrei 10 |
10/2/2006 |
9/22/2007 |
10/9/2008 |
9/28/2009 |
| Sukkot
(סוכות or סֻכּוֹת)
|
Tishrei 15 |
10/7/2006 |
9/27/2007 |
10/14/2008 |
10/3/2009 |
|
Shemini Atzeret (שמיני עצרת)
|
Tishrei 22 |
10/14/2006 |
10/4/2007 |
10/21/2008 |
10/10/2009 |
|
Simchat Torah(שמחת תורה)
|
Tishrei 22/23 |
10/15/2006 |
10/5/2007 |
10/22/2008 |
10/11/2009 |
|
Chanukkah (חנוכה)
|
Kislev
25 |
12/16/2006 |
12/5/2007 |
12/22/2008 |
12/12/2009 |
| Tu
B'Shvat(חג האילנות - ט"ו בשבט)
|
Shvat
15 |
2/3/2007 |
1/22/2008 |
2/9/2009 |
1/30/2010 |
|
Purim(פורים) |
Adar
14 |
3/4/2007 |
3/21/2008 |
3/10/2009 |
2/28/2010 |
|
Shushan Purim(פורים שושן)
|
Adar
15 |
3/5/2007 |
3/22/2008 |
3/11/2009 |
3/1/2010 |
|
Pesach, Passover (פסח) |
Nissan
15 |
4/3/2007 |
4/20/2008 |
4/9/2009 |
3/30/2010 |
| Lag
B'Omer ( ל"ג בעומר)
|
Iyar
18 |
5/6/2007 |
5/23/2008 |
5/12/2009 |
5/2/2010 |
|
Shavu'ot (שבועות)
|
Sivan
6 |
5/23/2007 |
6/9/2008 |
5/29/2009 |
5/19/2010 |
| Tisha
B'Av (צום תשעה באב)
|
Av 9 |
7/24/2007 |
8/10/2008 |
7/30/2009 |
7/20/2010 |
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September 13 and
14, 2008
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. Traditions
include dipping apples in honey, blowing the shofar
and more. More...
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September 22,
2008
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holiest
day of the Jewish calendar, a day marked by fasting
and prayer.
More...
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Sep 27,
2008
Sukkot is the Festival of Booths, the Lulav and
the Etrog and on Simchat Torah we rejoice in the
Torah, as the new reading cycle begins.
More...
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 December
16 2008
Chanukah is mostly associated with Menorah lighting
and dreidels. But there is much more to this holiday
of lights. Click here for everything you always
wanted to know about Chanukah and had no one to
ask. More...
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Mar 21, 2006
Purim - commemorate the escape from annihilation
of the Jews of Persia. The Heroes, Esther and her
uncle Morderchai are saluted with dress up, drink
and merryness.
More...
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Apr 20, 2008
Pesach celebrates Freedom. In
commemoration of the deliverance of our
forefathers from Egypt we conduct a
Seder, eat Matzah and read the Haggadah.
More...
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June 6-7,
2008
The holiday of Shavuot celebrates the giving of
the Torah to the nation of Israel on Mount Sinai.
More...
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