JEWISH HOLY DAYS AND COMMEMORATIONS

SEPT. 1, 2015 – AUG. 31, 2016 Academic Year

HOLY DAYS (No school in session and no testing on the following day)
Monday	September 14, 2015	Rosh Hashana - Day 1
Tuesday	September 15, 2015	Rosh Hashana - Day 2
Wednesday	September 23, 2015	Yom Kippur
Monday	September 28, 2015	Sukkot - Day 1
Tuesday	September 29, 2015	Sukkot - Day 2
Monday	October 5, 2015	Shmini Atzeret
Tuesday	October 6, 2015	Simchat Torah
Thursday	March 24, 2016	Purim
Saturday	April 23, 2016	Passover - Day 1
Sunday	April 24, 2016	Passover - Day 2
Friday	April 29, 2016	Passover - Day 7
Saturday	April 30, 2016	Passover - Day 8
Sunday	June 12, 2016	Shavuot - Day 1
Monday	June 13, 2016	Shavuot - Day 2
Sunday	August 14, 2016	Tisha B’Av

SPECIAL DAYS OF COMMEMORATION (Preferably no tests are given)
Sunday	September 13, 2015	Eve of Rosh Hashana
Wednesday	September 16, 2015	Fast of Gedalia
Tuesday	September 22, 2015	Eve of Yom Kippur
Sunday	September 27, 2015	Eve of Sukkot
Wednesday - Saturday	September 30 - October 3, 2015	Intermediate Days of Sukkot
Sunday	October 4, 2015	Hoshana Rabba/Eve of Shmini Atzeret
Tuesday	December 22, 2015	Fast Day (Tenth of Tevet)
Wednesday	March 23, 2016	Fast Day ( Fast of Esther)
Friday	April 22, 2016	Eve of Passover
Monday - Thursday	April 25 - 28, 2016	Intermediate Days of Passover
Saturday	June 11, 2016	Eve of Shavuot
Sunday	July 24, 2016	Fast Day (Fast of Tammuz)
Saturday	August 13, 2016	Eve of Tisha B’Av