| HOLY DAYS | MONTH BEGINS |
| PURIM***
February 27-28 / Adar 14-15 |
SHEVAT
January 15 |
| 1st DAY OF BIBLICAL YEAR
April 14 / Nisan 1 |
ADAR
February 14 |
| PASSOVER (prev. evening)
April 28 / Nisan 15 |
ADAR II
March 15 |
| FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD
April 28-May 4 / Nisan 15-21 |
NISAN
April 14 |
| FIRSTFRUIT - Wave Sheaf
May 2 / Nisan 19 |
IRAR
May 14 |
| PENTECOST
June 20 / Sivan 9 |
SIVAN
June 12 |
| FEAST OF TRUMPETS
October 8 / Tishri 1 |
TAMMUZ
July 12 |
| DAY OF ATONEMENT
October 17 / Tishri 10 |
AV
August 10 |
| FEAST OF TABERNACLES
October 22-28 / Tishri 15-21 |
ELUL
September 9 |
| EIGHTH DAY
October 29 / Tishri 22 |
TISHRI
October 8 |
| HANUKKAH***
Dec 30-Jan 6 / Kislev 25-Tevet 2 |
HESHVAN
November 7 |
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KISLEV
December 6 |
The dates given are based on the sighting of the New Moon Crescent over Jerusalem the previous evening. (A Biblical day starts at sundown). For more information, see our booklet, God's Calendar vs Roman-Jewish Calendar.
*** Purim and Hanukkah are not a commanded holy day, but is in the Bible and Jesus observed it.
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