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| Year | Rosh Hashanah* | Yom Kippur |
| 5757 AM | 96-SEP-23 | 96-OCT-02 |
| 5758 AM | 97-OCT-02 | 97-0CT-11 |
| 5759 | 98-SEP-21 | 98-SEP-30 |
| 5760 | 99-SEP-11 | 99-SEP-20 |
| 5761 | 00-SEP-30 | 00-OCT-09 |
| 5762 | 01-SEP-18 | 01-SEP-27 |
| 5763 | 02-SEP-07 | 02-SEP-16 |
| 5764 | 03-SEP-27 | 03-OCT-06 |
| 5765 | 04-SEP-15 | 04-SEP-24 |
| 5766 | 05-OCT-03 | 05-OCT-12 |
| 5767 | 06-SEP-22 | 06-OCT-01 |
| 5768 | 07-SEP-12 | 07-SEP-21 |
| 5769 | 08-SEP-29 4 | 08-OCT-12 5 |
This essay continues below.
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Other holy days:
| Year | Sukkot* | Hanukkah* | Purim | Pesach* | Shavout* |
| 5757 AM | 96-OCT-7 | 96-DEC-06 | 97-MAR-23 | 97-APR-22 | 97-JUN-11 |
| 5758 | 97-OCT-16 | 97-DEC-24 | 98-MAR-12 | 98-APR-11 | 98-MAY-31 |
| 5759 | 98-OCT-05 | 98-DEC-14 | 99-MAR-02 | 99-APR-01 | 99-MAY-21 |
| 5760 | 99-SEP-25 | 99-DEC-04 | 00-MAR-21 | 00-APR-20 | 00-JUN-09 |
| 5761 | 00-OCT-14 | 00-DEC-22 | 01-MAR-09 | 01-APR-09 | 01-MAY-28 |
| 5762 | 01-OCT-02 | 01-DEC-10 | 02-FEB-26 | 02-MAR-28 | 02-MAY-17 |
| 5763 | 02-SEP-21 | 02-NOV-30 | 03-MAR-28 | 03-APR-17 | 03-JUN-06 |
| 5764 | 03-OCT-11 | 03-DEC-20 | 04-MAR-07 | 04-APR-06 | 04-MAY-26 |
| 5765 | 04-SEP-30 | 04-DEC-08 | 05-MAR-25 | 05-APR-24 | 05-JUN-13 |
| 5766 | 05-OCT-18 | 05-DEC-26 | 06-MAR-14 | 06-APR-13 | 06-JUN-02 |
| 5767 | 06-OCT-07 | 06-DEC-16 | 07-MAR-04 | 07-APR-03 | 07-MAY-23 |
| 5768 | 07-OCT-04 | 07-DEC-05 | 08-MAR-21 | 08-APR-20 | 08-JUN-09 |
| 5769 AM | 08-OCT-14 | 08-DEC-22 |
* First day
Description of the seven holy days:
| Date/Month | Name | Alternative name and meaning |
| 1st of Tishri | Rosh Hashanah; "Head of the Year" | The Jewish New Year, and the anniversary of the completion of creation. |
| 10th of Tishri | Yom Kippur; "Day of Atonement" | A day of fasting and praying which occurs 10 days after the first day of Rosh Hashanah. The holiest day in the year. |
| 15th of Tishri | Sukkot; "Season of our rejoicing; Feast of Tabernacles" | The Feast of Booths is an 8 day harvest festival; a time of thanksgiving. This was considered the most important Jewish festival in 1st cent. CE |
| 25th of Kislev | Hanukkah, Chanukah; "Feast of Dedication" | The Feast of Lights is an 8 day Feast of Dedication. It recalls the war fought by the Maccabees in the cause of religious freedom. |
| 14th of Adar | Purim; "Feast of Lots" | The Feast of Lots recalls the defeat by Queen Esther of the plan to slaughter all of the Persian Jews, circa 400 BCE. |
| 15th Nissan | Pesach; "Passover" | The 8 day festival recalls the exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt circa 1300 BCE. A holiday meal, the Seder, is held at home. |
| 6th of Sivan; 50 days after Pesach | Shavouth; "Festival of Weeks" | Pentacost (a.k.a. Feast of Weeks) recalls God's revelation of the Torah to the Jewish people. |
Rules for calculating Rosh Hashanah and Passover are available online at: http://quasar.as.utexas.edu/
Reasonable care has been taken to prepare this list. Sources often differ, so check elsewhere if the precise date is important.
References:
The following information sources were used to prepare and update the above essay. The hyperlinks are not necessarily still active today.
- Stephen M Wylen, "Holidays mark victory of light over darkness," The Bergen Record, 1999-DEC-2
- Seymour Rossel, "Basic Judaism: Jewish Holy Days," at: http://www.rossel.net/
- Bill Jeffery, "AST 309--Time: Easter, Rosh Hashanah and Passover," University of Texas, Austin, at: http://quasar.as.utexas.edu/
- Fact Monster, "Rosh Hashanah is Jewish New Year," at: http://www.factmonster.com/
- Fact Monster, "What is Yom Kippur?," at: http://www.factmonster.com/
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Religious Tolerance
Last update: 2005-DEC-01
Author: B.A. Robinson
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