JEWISH HOLY DAYS AND COMMEMORATIONS
SEPT. 1, 2018 – AUG. 31, 2019 Academic Year
| HOLY DAYS (No school in session and no testing on the following day) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Monday | September 10, 2018 | Rosh Hashana - Day 1 |
| Tuesday | September 11, 2018 | Rosh Hashana - Day 2 |
| Wednesday | September 19, 2018 | Yom Kippur |
| Monday | September 24, 2018 | Sukkot - Day 1 |
| Tuesday | September 25, 2018 | Sukkot - Day 2 |
| Monday | October 1, 2018 | Shmini Atzeret |
| Tuesday | October 2, 2018 | Simchat Torah |
| Thursday | March 21, 2019 | Purim |
| Saturday | Apri1 20, 2019 | Passover - Day 1 |
| Sunday | April 21, 2019 | Passover - Day 2 |
| Friday | April 26, 2019 | Passover - Day 7 |
| Saturday | April 27, 2019 | Passover - Day 8 |
| Sunday | June 9, 2019 | Shavuot - Day 1 |
| Monday | June 10, 2019 | Shavuot - Day 2 |
| Sunday | August 11, 2019 | Tisha B’Av |
| SPECIAL DAYS OF COMMEMORATION (Preferably no tests are given) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | September 9, 2018 | Eve of Rosh Hashana |
| Wednesday | September 12, 2019 | Fast of Gedalia |
| Tuesday | September 18, 2018 | Eve of Yom Kippur |
| Sunday | September 23, 2018 | Eve of Sukkot |
| Wednesday - Saturday | September 26 - 29, 2018 | Intermediate Days of Sukkot |
| Sunday | September 30, 2018 | Hoshana Rabba/Eve of Shmini Atzeret |
| Tuesday | December 18, 2018 | Fast Day (Tenth of Tevet) |
| Wednesday | March 20, 2019 | Fast Day (Fast of Esther) |
| Friday | April 19, 2019 | Eve of Passover |
| Monday - Thursday | April 22 - 25, 2019 | Intermediate Days of Passover |
| Saturday | June 8, 2019 | Eve of Shavuot |
| Sunday | July 21, 2019 | Fast Day (Fast of Tammuz) |
| Saturday | August 10, 2019 | Eve of Tisha B’Av |
| OTHER JEWISH DAYS OF COMMEMORATION (No special treatment) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sunday - Monday | December 2 - 10, 2018 | Chanukah |
| Monday | January 21, 2019 | Tu Bishvat |
| Thursday | May 2, 2019 | Yom HaShoah |
| Wednesday | May 8, 2019 | Yom HaZikaron |
| Thursday | May 9, 2019 | Yom HaAtzmaut |
| Thursday | May 23, 2019 | Lag B’Omer |
| Sunday | June 2, 2019 | Yom Yerushalaim |
| LEGAL HOLIDAYS THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE DEP. OF HR AS DAYS OFF | ||
|---|---|---|
| Monday | September 3, 2018 | Labor Day |
| Thursday - Friday | November 22 - 23, 2018 | Thanksgiving |
| Tuesday | January 1, 2019 | New Year’s Day |
| Monday | January 21, 2019 | Martin Luther King Day |
| Monday | February 18, 2019 | Presidents Day |
| Monday | May 27, 2019 | Memorial Day |
| Thursday | July 4, 2019 | Independence Day |