High Holy Day Dates and Schedule for 2011-12

Take a look below for this year's High Holy Days Schedule: New Moons Rosh Chodesh Shevat : Begins at sundown on Wed, 05 January 2011 Begins at sundown on Tue, 24 January 2012 Rosh Chodesh Adar : Begins at sundown on Thu, 03 February 2011 Begins at sundown on Wed, 22 February 2012 Rosh Chodesh Nisan : Begins at sundown on Mon, 04 April 2011 Begins at sundown on Fri, 23 March 2012 Rosh Chodesh Iyyar : Begins at sundown on Tue, 03 May 2011 Begins at sundown on Sat, 21 April 2012 Rosh Chodesh Sivan : Begins at sundown on Thu, 02 June 2011 Begins at sundown on Mon, 21 May 2012 Rosh Chodesh Tammuz : Begins at sundown on Fri, 01 July 2011 Begins at sundown on Tue, 19 June 2012 Rosh Chodesh Av : Begins at sundown on Sun, 31 July 2011 Begins at sundown on Thu, 19 July 2012 Rosh Chodesh Elul : Begins at sundown on Mon, 29 August 2011 Begins at sundown on Fri, 17 August 2012 Rosh Chodesh Tishri (Rosh Hashanah) : Begins at sundown on Wed, 28 September 2011 Begins at sundown on Sun, 16 September 2012 Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan : Begins at sundown on Thu, 27 October 2011 Begins at sundown on Mon, 15 October 2012 Rosh Chodesh Kislev : Begins at sundown on Sat, 26 November 2011 Begins at sundown on Wed, 14 November 2012 Rosh Chodesh Tevet : Begins at sundown on Sun, 25 December 2011 Begins at sundown on Thu, 13 December 2012 Rosh Chodesh Shevat : begins at sundown Wed, 05 January 2011 Begins at sundown Tue, 24 January 2012 Festivals in 2011 & 2012 Tu b'Shevat : New Year for Trees sunset January 19, 2011 - nightfall January 20, 2011 sunset February 7, 2012 - nightfall February 8, 2012 Ta'anit Esther : Begins at dawn on Thu, 17 March 2011 Begins at dawn on Wed, 07 March 2012 Purim : sunset March 19, 2011 - nightfall March 20, 2011 sunset March 7, 2012 - nightfall March 8, 2012 Pesach : Begins at sundown on Mon, April 18, 2011 - ends at sundown on Tue, April 26, 2011 Begins at sundown on Fri, April 6, 2012 - - ends at sundown on Sun, April 14, 2012 First Night Seder : Mon, April 18, 2011 Fri, April 6, 2012 Second Night Seder : Tue, April 19 2011 Sat, April 7 2012 Yom HaShoah : Holocaust Memorial Day Monday May 2, 2011 Thursday April 19, 2012 Yom HaZikaron : Memorial Day for the Fallen Israeli Soldiers Begins on Sunday 18th April 2010 at sunset (4th of Iyyar) Yom HaAtzma'ut : Israeli Independence Day commemorating the declaration of independence of Israel in 1948 (5th Iyyar). May 10, 2011 (Tuesday, postponed one day to Iyar 6) April 26, 2012 (Thursday, advanced one day to Iyar 4) Lag b'Omer : (33rd day of counting the Omer) Begins Sat. 21st May 2011 at sunset Begins wed. 9th May 2012 at sunset Yom Yerushalayim : Commemorating the re-unification of Jerusalem in 1967. Begins Tue, May 31st, 2011 at sunset Begins Sat, May 19, 2012 at sunset Shavuot : Begins Tue. 7 June 2011 at sunset Begins Sat. 26 May 2012 at sunset Tish'a b'Av : Fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples. Begins Mon. 8 August 2011 at sunset Begins Sat. 28 July 2012 at sunset Erev Rosh Hashanah 5771 : September 28, 2011 September 16, 2012 Rosh Hashanah 5771 : sunset September 28, 2011 - nightfall September 30, 2011 Second Day, sunset September 16, 2012 - nightfall September 18, 2012 Erev Yom Kippur : October 7, 2011 Tue, September 25, 2012 Yom Kippur : Sunset, October 7, 2011 – nightfall, October 8, 2011 Sunset, Tue, September 25, 2012 – nightfall, Wed, September 26, 2012 Erev Sukkot : October 12, 2011 September 30, 2012 First Day Sukkot : sunset October 12, 2011 - nightfall October 19, 2011 sunset September 30, 2012 - nightfall October 7, 2012 Erev Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah : Wednesday, 19th October 2011 Sunday, 7 October 2012 Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah : Begins wed, 19 October 2011 at sunset Begins Sun, 7 October 2012 at sunset First Night of Chanukah : Tuesday, December 20, 2011 Sunday, December 8, 2012 Second Night of Chanukah : Wednesday, December 21, 2011 Monday, December 9, 2012 Third Night of Chanukah : Thursday, December 22, 2011 Tuesday, December 10, 2012 Fourth Night of Chanukah : Friday, December 23, 2011 Wednesday, December 11, 2012 Fifth Night of Chanukah : Saturday, December 24 2011 Thursday, December 12, 2012 Sixth Night of Chanukah : Sunday, December 25, 2011 Friday, December 13, 2012 Seventh Night of Chanukah : Monday, December 26, 2011 Saturday, December 14, 2012 Eighth Night of Chanukah : Tuesday, December 27, 2011 Sunday, December 15, 2012 Last Day of Chanukah : Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at Sunset Monday, December 16, 2012 ending at Sunset Special Shabbatot in 2011 & 2012 Shabbat Shekalim : Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar. Begins Fri, 04 March 2011 at sunset Begins Fri, 17 February 2012 at sunset Shabbat Zachor : Shabbat before Purim. Begins Fri, 18 March 2011 at sunset Begins Fri, 02 March 2012 at sunset Shabbat Parah : Shabbat after Purim - Begins Fri, 25 March 2011 at sunset Begins Fri, 16 March 2012 at sunset Shabbat HaChodesh : Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan - Begins Fri, 01 April 2011 at sunset Begins Fri, 23 March 2012 at sunset Shabbat HaGadol : Shabbat before Pesach - Begins Fri, 15 April 2011 at sunset Begins Fri, 30 March 2012 at sunset Shabbat Chazon : Shabbat before Tish'a B'Av (/Shabbat of Vision) - Begins Friday, August 05, 2011 at sunset Begins Friday, July 27, 2012 at sunset Shabbat Nachamu : Shabbat after Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Consolation) - Begins Fri, 12 August 2011 at sunset Begins Fri, 03 August 2012 at sunset Shabbat Shuvah : the Sabbath of Return - Begins Fri, 30 September 2011 at sunset Begins Fri, 21 September 2012 at sunset Chinese New Year Valentine's Day Rangoli Link to us! Download Free Goodies! 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