JEWISH HOLY DAYS AND COMMEMORATIONS
SEPT. 1, 2017 – AUG. 31, 2018 Academic Year
| HOLY DAYS (No school in session and no testing on the following day) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | September 21, 2017 | Rosh Hashana - Day 1 |
| Friday | September 22, 2017 | Rosh Hashana - Day 2 |
| Saturday | September 30, 2017 | Yom Kippur |
| Thursday | October 5, 2017 | Sukkot - Day 1 |
| Friday | October 6, 2017 | Sukkot - Day 2 |
| Thursday | October 12, 2017 | Shmini Atzeret |
| Friday | October 13, 2017 | Simchat Torah |
| Thursday | March 1, 2018 | Purim |
| Saturday | March 31, 2018 | Passover - Day 1 |
| Sunday | April 1, 2018 | Passover - Day 2 |
| Friday | April 6, 2018 | Passover - Day 7 |
| Saturday | April 7, 2018 | Passover - Day 8 |
| Sunday | May 20, 2018 | Shavuot - Day 1 |
| Monday | May 21, 2018 | Shavuot - Day 2 |
| Sunday | July 22, 2018 | Tisha B’Av |
| SPECIAL DAYS OF COMMEMORATION (Preferably no tests are given) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | September 20, 2017 | Eve of Rosh Hashana |
| Sunday | September 24, 2018 | Fast of Gedalia |
| Friday | September 29, 2017 | Eve of Yom Kippur |
| Wednesday | October 4, 2017 | Eve of Sukkot |
| Saturday - Tuesday | October 7 - 10, 2017 | Intermediate Days of Sukkot |
| Wednesday | October 11, 2017 | Hoshana Rabba/Eve of Shmini Atzeret |
| Thursday | December 28, 2017 | Fast Day (Tenth of Tevet) |
| Wednesday | February 28, 2018 | Fast Day (Fast of Esther) |
| Friday | March 30, 2018 | Eve of Passover |
| Monday - Thursday | April 2 - 5, 2018 | Intermediate Days of Passover |
| Saturday | May 19, 2018 | Eve of Shavuot |
| Sunday | July 1, 2018 | Fast Day (Fast of Tammuz) |
| Saturday | July 21, 2018 | Eve of Tisha B’Av |
| OTHER JEWISH DAYS OF COMMEMORATION (No special treatment) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday - Wednesday | December 12 - 20, 2017 | Chanukah |
| Wednesday | January 31, 2018 | Tu Bishvat |
| Thursday | April 12, 2018 | Yom HaShoah |
| Wednesday | April 18, 2018 | Yom HaZikaron |
| Thursday | April 19, 2018 | Yom HaAtzmaut |
| Thursday | May 3, 2018 | Lag B’Omer |
| Sunday | May 13, 2018 | Yom Yerushalaim |
| LEGAL HOLIDAYS THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE DEP. OF HR AS DAYS OFF | ||
|---|---|---|
| Monday | September 4, 2017 | Labor Day |
| Thursday - Friday | November 23 - 24, 2017 | Thanksgiving |
| Monday | January 1, 2018 | New Year’s Day |
| Monday | January 15, 2018 | Martin Luther King Day |
| Monday | February 19, 2018 | Presidents Day |
| Monday | May 28, 2018 | Memorial Day |
| Wednesday | July 4, 2018 | Independence Day |