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Jewish Holiday Listing for 2010

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Upcoming Jewish Holiday:

Purim

February 27 - March 1, 2010

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Jewish Holiday (Dates in 2010)	Work Restrictions

Tu B'Shevat January 30	Falls on Shabbat

Ta'anit Esther February 25	Work permitted

Purim Nightfall of February 27 through nightfall of February 28	Work should be avoided. Consult a Rabbi if this is not possible.

Shushan Purim March 1	Work permitted

Passover Sunset of March 29 through nightfall of April 6	No work permitted on March 30-31 and April 5-6. Work is permitted only on April 1-2 and 4 with certain restrictions.
Second Passover April 28	Work permitted

Lag B'Omer May 2	Work permitted

Shavuot Sunset of May 18 through nightfall of May 20	No work is permitted

The 17th of Tammuz June 29	Work permitted

Tish'a B'Av Sunset of July 19 through nightfall of July 20	Work should be avoided. Consult a Rabbi if this is not possible.

Rosh Hashanah Sunset of September 8 through nightfall of September 10	No work is permitted.

Fast of Gedaliah September 12	Work permitted

Yom Kippur Sunset of September 17 through nightfall of September 18	No work is permitted.

Sukkot Sunset of September 22 through sunset of September 29	No work permitted on Sept. 23-25. Work is permitted on Sept. 26-29 with certain restrictions.

Hoshanah Rabbah September 29	Work permitted with certain restrictions.
Shemini Atzeret Sunset of September 29 through nightfall of September 30	No work is permitted.

Simchat Torah Nightfall of September 30 through nightfall of October 1	No work is permitted.

Chanukah Sunset of December 1 through December 9	Work permitted

For a list of approved dates to hold a Jewish wedding, click here.

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Posted: Jan 27, 2010

Re: 15 Av

In 2010, Tu B'Av (or the 15th day of Av) occurs on July 26. our sages regarded the 15th of Av to be one of the two most joyous days on the Jewish calendar (the other being Yom Kippur--Talmud, Taanit 26b). Nevertheless, no special Av 15 observances or celebrations are ordained by Halachah (Torah law) or custom, other than the omission of the tachanun (confession of sins) and similar portions from the daily prayers, as is the case with all festive dates. For more information on this day please see our 15th of Av Section.

Posted By Chani Benjaminson, chabad.org

Posted: Jan 27, 2010

tu b'av

when is tu b'av?

Posted By Anonymous, Jerusalem, Israel

Posted: Jan 21, 2010

RE: Passover

Yes, our calendar is indeed different. Passover is always held on the evening following the 14th day of the first month of the spring (called Nissan).

Now what is the first month? Unlike the Gregorian calendar, where the months are random groupings of thirty or so days, Jewish months follow the lunar cycle. This means that the month begins with the birth of the new moon and ends when the moon disappears. As such, the first month of the spring varies according to the lunar and solar cycles.

Posted By Menachem Posner for Chabad.org

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General Note
	The Jewish calendar date begins at sundown of the night beforehand. Thus all holidays observances begin the night before the dates listed. The exception to this rule is fast days, which begin at dawn of the date shown below (aside for Tisha b'Av and Yom Kippur which also begin the night before). Jewish calendar dates conclude at nightfall.

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