Friday, October 28, 2011

Jewish Holidays 2011

Jewish Holidays 2011
 by: Alice Simon




Jewish holidays 2011

Holidays are awaited eagerly all over the world. It is always exciting to know about the holidays. Jewish calendar holidays are either festive events or historical events. Jewish holidays 2011 includes some of the best annual festivals of this community like, Sukkkot, Hanukkah and Purim.

Jewish calendar holidays 2011:

To know about the exact date, on which the events are celebrated, you can take a look at the calendar list of Jewish holidays 2011 given below.

Date: 5th January

Occasion: 10th Tevet

Date: 20th January

Occasion: Tu B’ Shevat

Date: 27th January

Occasion: National Holocaust Memorial Day

Date: 17th March

Occasion: Fast of Esther

Date: 20th March

Occasion: Purim

Date: 21st March

Occasion: Shushan Purim

Date: 18th April

Occasion: Fast of the Firstborn

Date: 19th April

Occasion: First Passover

Date: 26th April

Occasion: Final Passover

Date: 1st May

Occasion: Yom Hashoah

Date: 8th May

Occasion: Yom Hazikaron

Date: 9th May

Occasion: Yom Ha’atzmaut

Date: 22nd May

Occasion: Lag B’Omer

Date: 1st June

Occasion: Yom Jerushalayim

Date: 8th June

Occasion: Shavuot

Date: 19th July

Occasion: 17th Tammuz

Date: 9th August

Occasion: Tisha B’ Av

Date: 29th September

Occasion: Rosh Hashanah

Date: 1st October

Occasion: Fast of Gedalliah

Date: 8th October

Occasion: Yom Kippur

Date: 13th October

Occasion: Sukkot

Date: 19th October

Occasion: Hoshanah Rabbah

Date: 20th October

Occasion: Shemini Atzeret

Date: 21st October

Occasion: Simchat Torah

Date: 21st December

Occasion: Hanukkah

Famous Jewish holidays in 2011:

Jewish festivals and events are celebrated with great fervor every year. Some of the famous festivals and events as holidays in 2011 include:

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