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Work Restrictions |
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Fast of Tevet 10
January 6 |
Work permitted |
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Tu B'Shevat
February 9 |
Work permitted |
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Ta'anit Esther
March 9 |
Work permitted |
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Purim
Nightfall of March 9 through nightfall of March 10 |
Work should be avoided. Consult a Rabbi if this is not possible. |
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Shushan Purim
March 11 |
Work permitted |
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Passover
Sunset of April 8 through nightfall of April 16 |
No work permitted on April 9-11, 15-16. Work is permitted only on April
12-14 with certain restrictions. |
Second Passover
May 8 |
Work permitted |
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Lag B'Omer
May 12 |
Work permitted |
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Shavuot
Sunset of May 28 through nightfall of May 30 |
No work is permitted |
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The 17th of Tammuz
July 9 |
Work permitted |
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Tish'a B'Av
Sunset of July 29 through nightfall of July 30 |
Work should be avoided. Consult a Rabbi if this is not possible. |
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Rosh Hashanah
Sunset of September 18 through nightfall of September 20 |
No work is permitted. |
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Fast of Gedaliah
September 21 |
Work permitted |
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Yom Kippur
Sunset of September 27 through nightfall of September 28 |
No work is permitted. |
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Sukkot
Sunset of October 2 through sunset of October 9 |
No work permitted on Oct. 3-4. Work is permitted on Oct.
5-9 with certain restrictions. |
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Hoshanah Rabbah
October 9 |
Work permitted with certain restrictions. |
Shemini Atzeret
Sunset of October 9 through nightfall of October 10 |
No work is permitted. |
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Simchat Torah
Nightfall of October 10 through nightfall of October 11 |
No work is permitted. |
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Chanukah
Sunset of December 11 through December 19 |
Work permitted |
For a list of approved dates to hold a Jewish wedding, click here.
