JEWISH HOLY DAYS AND COMMEMORATIONS
SEPT. 1, 2016 – AUG. 31, 2017 Academic Year
| HOLY DAYS (No school in session and no testing on the following day) |
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| Monday |
October 3, 2016 |
Rosh Hashana - Day 1 |
| Tuesday |
October 4, 2016 |
Rosh Hashana - Day 2 |
| Wednesday |
October 12, 2016 |
Yom Kippur |
| Monday |
October 17, 2016 |
Sukkot - Day 1 |
| Tuesday |
October 18, 2016 |
Sukkot - Day 2 |
| Monday |
October 24, 2016 |
Shmini Atzeret |
| Tuesday |
October 25, 2016 |
Simchat Torah |
| Sunday |
March 12, 2017 |
Purim |
| Tuesday |
April 11, 2017 |
Passover - Day 1 |
| Wednesday |
April 12, 2017 |
Passover - Day 2 |
| Monday |
April 17, 2017 |
Passover - Day 7 |
| Tuesday |
April 18, 2017 |
Passover - Day 8 |
| Wednesday |
May 31, 2017 |
Shavuot - Day 1 |
| Thursday |
June 1, 2017 |
Shavuot - Day 2 |
| Tuesday |
August 1, 2017 |
Tisha B’Av |
| SPECIAL DAYS OF COMMEMORATION (Preferably no tests are given) |
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| Sunday |
October 2, 2016 |
Eve of Rosh Hashana |
| Wednesday |
October 5, 2016 |
Fast of Gedalia |
| Tuesday |
October 11, 2016 |
Eve of Yom Kippur |
| Sunday |
October 16, 2016 |
Eve of Sukkot |
| Wednesday - Saturday |
October 19 - 22, 2016 |
Intermediate Days of Sukkot |
| Sunday |
October 23, 2016 |
Hoshana Rabba/Eve of Shmini Atzeret |
| Sunday |
January 8, 2017 |
Fast Day ( Tenth of Tevet) |
| Thursday |
March 9, 2017 |
Fast Day ( Fast of Esther) |
| Monday |
April 10, 2017 |
Eve of Passover |
| Thursday - Sunday |
April 13 - 16, 2017 |
Intermediate Days of Passover |
| Tuesday |
May 30, 2017 |
Eve of Shavuot |
| Tuesday |
July 11, 2017 |
Fast Day (Fast of Tammuz) |
| Monday |
July 31, 2017 |
Eve of Tisha B’Av |
| OTHER JEWISH DAYS OF COMMEMORATION (No special treatment) |
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| Saturday - Sunday |
Dec. 24, 2016 - January 1, 2017 |
Chanukah |
| Saturday |
February 11, 2017 |
Tu Bishvat |
| Monday |
April 24, 2017 |
Yom HaShoah |
| Monday |
May 1, 2017 |
Yom HaZikaron |
| Tuesday |
May 2, 2017 |
Yom HaAtzmaut |
| Sunday |
May 14, 2017 |
Lag B’Omer |
| Wednesday |
May 24, 2017 |
Yom Yerushalaim |
| LEGAL HOLIDAYS THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE DEP. OF HR AS DAYS OFF |
|---|
| Monday |
September 5, 2016 |
Labor Day |
| Thursday - Friday |
November 24 - 25, 2016 |
Thanksgiving |
| Monday |
January 2, 2017 |
New Year’s Day Observed |
| Monday |
January 16, 2017 |
Martin Luther King Day |
| Monday |
February 20, 2017 |
Presidents Day |
| Monday |
May 29, 2017 |
Memorial Day |
| Tuesday |
July 4, 2017 |
Independence Day |
