Jewish Holidays

At Shalom Village we celebrate all Jewish holidays. The Jewish day begins and ends at sundown. Thus, all holidays begin at sundown of the first date shown and end at nightfall of the last day shown. Since the Jewish calendar begins with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish year always straddles two years from the civil calendar. In other words, spring holidays (such as Pesach and Shavuot) occur in the civil year following Rosh Hashanah.

Following is a calendar and a brief description of some of the special days observed at Shalom Village. For more information about any of the holidays please click the "Click here to learn more" link. Click here to learn more about Jewish Life at Shalom Village.

Civil Year	2011 - 2012	2012 - 2013
Jewish Year	5772	5773
Shabbat (Sabbath) Click here to learn more	Friday Evening to Saturday Evening	Friday Evening to Saturday Evening
Rosh Hashanah The Jewish New Year; start of the Ten Days of Penitence. Click here to learn more	September 28 - 30, 2011	September 16 - 18, 2012
Yom Kippur Day of Atonement; a very solemn day of the year, devoted to fasting, prayer, and repentance. Click here to learn more	October 7 - 8, 2011	September 25 - 26, 2012
Sukkot First two days of Tabernacles, commemorating the dwelling of the Israelites in booths in the wilderness. Click here to learn more	October 12 - 19, 2011	September 30 - October 7, 2012
Shemini Atzeret Eighth Day of Assembly Simchas Torah Rejoicing of the Law. Click here to learn more	October 19 - 20, 2011	October 7 - 8, 2012
Chanukah (Hanukkah) Feast of Lights; victory of the Maccabees and rededication of the Temple. Click here to learn more	December 20 - 28 , 2011	December 8 - 16, 2012
Tu B'Shvat Click here to learn more	February 7 - 8, 2012	January 24 - 25, 2013
Purim Celebrates defeat of plot to destroy the Jews of Persia. Click here to learn more	March 7 - 8, 2012	February 23 - 24, 2013
Pesach (Passover) Passover; deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt. The Seder service on the first two evenings recounts the story of the Exodus. The last two days of Pesach are also observed as full holy days. Click here to learn more	April 6 - 13, 2012	March 25 - April 1, 2013
Yom Ha'shoah Holocaust Remembrance Day Click here to learn more	April 18 - 19, 2012	April 6 - 7, 2013
Yom Ha'Atzmaut Israeli Independence Day Click here to learn more	April 25 - 26, 2012	April 15 - 16, 2013
Lag B'omer This day is a festival in the middle of the days of mourning. Click here to learn more	May 9 - 10, 2012	April 27 - 28, 2013
Shavuot Feast of Weeks; marks the giving of the Law (Torah) at Mt. Sinai. Click here to learn more	May 26 - 27, 2012	May 14 - 15, 2013
Tisha B'Av Tisha B'Av marks the final day of a three week period of intense national mourning for the events that led to the loss of Jewish Independence. Click here to learn more	July 28 - 29, 2012	July 15 - 16, 2013

For the festivals of Passover, Shavuot, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and Sukkot the greeting is "Gut Yontif" (Yiddish for "good holiday") or "Hag Sameach" (Hebrew for "good holiday")

For Yom Kippur you can add "Have an easy fast" or "May you be inscribed for a happy, healthy and sweet year"

On the Sabbath, on Friday night you can say "Gut Shabbos" (Yiddish for "Good Sabbath")