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	2009 - 2010	2010 - 2011
Jewish Year	5770	5771
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	Fri - Sun September 18 - 20, 2009	Wed - Fri September 8 - 10, 2010
Yom Kippur Day of Atonement; a very solemn day of the year, devoted to fasting, prayer, and repentance. Click here to learn more	Sun - Mon September 27 - 28, 2009	Fri - Sat September 17 - 18, 2010
Sukkot First two days of Tabernacles, commemorating the dwelling of the Israelites in booths in the wilderness. Click here to learn more	Fri - Fri October 2 - 9, 2009	Wed - Wed September 22 - 29, 2010
Shemini Atzeret Eighth Day of Assembly Simchas Torah Rejoicing of the Law. Click here to learn more	Fri - Sat October 9 - 10, 2009	Wed - Thurs September 29 - 30, 2010
	Sun October 11, 2009	Fri October 1, 2010
Chanukah (Hanukkah) Feast of Lights; victory of the Maccabees and rededication of the Temple. Click here to learn more	Fri - Sat December 11 - 19 , 2009	Wed - Thurs December 1 - 9, 2010
Tu B'Shvat Click here to learn more	Fri - Sat January 29 - 30, 2010	Wed - Thurs January 19 - 20, 2011
Purim Celebrates defeat of plot to destroy the Jews of Persia. Click here to learn more	Sat - Sun February 27 - 28, 2010	Sat - Sun March 19 - 20, 2011
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	Mon - Mon March 29 - April 5, 2010	Mon - Mon April 18 - 25, 2011
Yom Ha'shoah Holocaust Remembrance Day Click here to learn more	Sat - Sun April 10 - 11, 2010	Sat - Sun April 30 - May 1, 2011
Yom Ha'Atzmaut Israeli Independence Day Click here to learn more	Sun - Mon April 18 - 19, 2010	Sun - Mon May 8 - 9, 2011
Lag B'omer This day is a festival in the middle of the days of mourning. Click here to learn more	Sat - Sun May 1 - 2, 2010	Sat - Sun May 21 - 22, 2011
Shavuot Feast of Weeks; marks the giving of the Law (Torah) at Mt. Sinai. Click here to learn more	Tues - Wed May 18 - 19, 2010	Tue - Wed June 7 - 8, 2011
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	Mon - Tues July 19 - 20, 2010	Mon - Tue August 8 - 9, 2011

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")