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The month of Tishri (September and October on the Gregorian calendar) is clearly the busiest time of the year for Jewish holidays. In the month of Tishri, outside of Israel there are a total of 13 days of special religious significance, 7 of them days on which work is not permitted; even in Israel without doubled holidays, there are 12 special days, 5 of them on which work is not permitted.
These holidays include the holidays known as the "High Holidays", the most important holidays of the Jewish year: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. If a Jew ever goes to synagogue (other than for weddings or bar mitzvahs), it is for these holidays.
Tishri 5774 (September / October 2013) | ||||||
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Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Shabbat |
1 Tishri September 5 Rosh Hashanah |
2 Tishri September 6 Rosh Hashanah |
3 Tishri September 7 Parashat Ha'azinu |
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4 Tishri September 8 Fast of Gedaliah |
5 Tishri September 9 |
6 Tishri September 10 |
7 Tishri September 11 |
8 Tishri September 12 |
9 Tishri September 13 |
10 Tishri September 14 Yom Kippur |
11 Tishri September 15 |
12 Tishri September 16 |
13 Tishri September 17 |
14 Tishri September 18 |
15 Tishri September 19 Sukkot |
16 Tishri September 20 Chol ha-Moed (Israel) Sukkot (abroad) |
17 Tishri September 21 Chol ha-Moed |
18 Tishri September 22 Chol ha-Moed |
19 Tishri September 23 Chol ha-Moed |
20 Tishri September 24 Chol ha-Moed |
21 Tishri September 25 Hoshannah Rabbah Chol ha-Moed |
22 Tishri September 26 Shemini Atzeret |
23 Tishri September 27 Simchat Torah (abroad) |
24 Tishri September 28 Parashat Bereishit |
25 Tishri September 29 |
26 Tishri September 30 |
27 Tishri October 1 |
28 Tishri October 2 |
29 Tishri October 3 |
30 Tishri October 4 Rosh Chodesh |