Jewish Holiday Listing for 2008

Jewish Holiday	Date(s) in 2008
Tu B'Shevat	January 22
Ta'anit Esther	March 20
Purim Work should be avoided. Consult a Rabbi if this is not possible.	Nightfall of March 20 through nightfall of March 21
Shushan Purim Work permitted	March 22
Passover No work permitted on April 20-21, 26-27. Work is permitted only on April 22-25 with certain restrictions.	Nightfall of April 20 through nightfall of April 27
Second Passover	May 19
Lag B'Omer	May 23
Shavuot No work is permitted	Sunset of June 8 through nightfall of June 10
The 17th of Tammuz	July 20
Tish'a B'Av Work should be avoided. Consult a Rabbi if this is not possible.	Sunset of August 9 through nightfall of August 10
Rosh Hashanah No work is permitted.	Sunset of September 29 through nightfall of October 1
Fast of Gedaliah	October 2
Yom Kippur No work is permitted.	Sunset of October 8 through nightfall of October 9
Sukkot No work permitted on Oct. 14-15. Work is permitted on Oct. 16-17-19-20 with certain restrictions.	Sunset of October 13 through sunset of October 20
Hoshanah Rabbah Work permitted with certain restrictions.	October 20
Shemini Atzeret No work is permitted.	Sunset of October 20 through nightfall of October 21
Simchat Torah No work is permitted.	Nightfall of October 21 through nightfall of October 22
Chanukah	Sunset of December 21 through December 29

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

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