Jewish Holiday Listing for 2013

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Jewish Holiday	Date(s) in 2013

Tu B'Shevat	January 26
Ta'anit Esther Work permitted	February 21
Purim Work should be avoided. Consult a Rabbi if this is not possible.	Nightfall of February 23 through nightfall of February 24
Shushan Purim Work permitted	February 25
Passover No work permitted on March 26-27 and April 1-2. Work is permitted only on March 28-29 and 31 with certain restrictions.	Sunset of March 25 through nightfall of April 2
Second Passover Work Permitted	April 24
Lag B'Omer Work Permitted	April 28
Shavuot No work is permitted	Sunset of May 14 through nightfall of May 16
Fast of the 17th of Tammuz Work Permitted	June 25
Fast of Tish'a B'Av Work should be avoided. Consult a Rabbi if this is not possible.	Sunset of July 15 through nightfall of July 16
Rosh Hashanah No work is permitted.	Sunset of September 4 through nightfall of September 6
Fast of Gedaliah Work permitted	September 8
Yom Kippur No work is permitted.	Sunset of September 13 through nightfall of September 14
Sukkot No work permitted on September 19-20. Work is permitted on September 22-24 with certain restrictions.	Sunset of September 18 through sunset of September 25
Hoshanah Rabbah Work permitted with certain restrictions.	September 25
Shemini Atzeret No work is permitted.	Sunset of September 25 through nightfall of September 26
Simchat Torah No work is permitted.	Nightfall of September 26 through nightfall of September 27
Chanukah Work permitted, except Shabbat	Sunset of November 27 through December 5
Fast of Tevet 10 Work Permitted	December 13

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