| Jewish Holiday |
Date(s) in 2008 |
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| Tu B'Shevat |
January 22 |
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| Ta'anit Esther |
March 20 |
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Purim
Work should be avoided.
Consult a Rabbi if this is not possible. |
Nightfall of March 20 through nightfall of March 21 |
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Shushan Purim
Work permitted |
March 22 |
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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 |
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| Second Passover |
May 19 |
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| Lag B'Omer |
May 23 |
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Shavuot
No work is permitted |
Sunset of June 8 through nightfall of June 10 |
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| The 17th of Tammuz |
July 20 |
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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 |
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Rosh Hashanah
No work is permitted. |
Sunset of September 29 through nightfall of October 1 |
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Fast of Gedaliah
|
October 2 |
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Yom Kippur
No work is permitted. |
Sunset of October 8 through nightfall of October 9 |
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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 |
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Hoshanah Rabbah
Work permitted with certain restrictions. |
October 20 |
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Shemini Atzeret
No work is permitted. |
Sunset of October 20 through nightfall of October 21 |
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Simchat Torah
No work is permitted. |
Nightfall of October 21 through nightfall of October 22 |
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| Chanukah |
Sunset of December 21 through December 29 |
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For a list of approved dates to hold a Jewish wedding, click here.
