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The month of Tishri (September and October on the Gregorian calendar) is clearly the busiest time of the year for Jewish holidays. In the month of Tishri, outside of Israel there are a total of 13 days of special religious significance, 7 of them days on which work is not permitted; even in Israel without doubled holidays, there are 12 special days, 5 of them on which work is not permitted.
These holidays include the holidays known as the "High Holidays", the most important holidays of the Jewish year: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. If a Jew ever goes to synagogue (other than for weddings or bar mitzvahs), it is for these holidays.
| Tishri 5773 (September / October 2012) | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Shabbat |
| 1 Tishri September 17 Rosh Hashanah |
2 Tishri September 18 Rosh Hashanah |
3 Tishri September 19 Fast of Gedaliah |
4 Tishri September 20 |
5 Tishri September 21 |
6 Tishri September 22 Parashat Vayeilekh |
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| 7 Tishri September 23 |
8 Tishri September 24 |
9 Tishri September 25 |
10 Tishri September 26 Yom Kippur |
11 Tishri September 27 |
12 Tishri September 28 |
13 Tishri September 29 Parashat Ha'azinu |
| 14 Tishri September 30 |
15 Tishri October 1 Sukkot |
16 Tishri October 2 Chol ha-Moed (Israel) Sukkot (abroad) |
17 Tishri October 3 Chol ha-Moed |
18 Tishri October 4 Chol ha-Moed |
19 Tishri October 5 Chol ha-Moed |
20 Tishri October 6 Chol ha-Moed |
| 21 Tishri October 7 Hoshannah Rabbah |
22 Tishri October 8 Shemini Atzeret |
23 Tishri October 9 Simchat Torah (abroad) |
24 Tishri October 10 |
25 Tishri October 11 |
26 Tishri October 12 |
27 Tishri October 13 Parashat Bereishit |
| 28 Tishri October 14 |
29 Tishri October 15 |
30 Tishri October 16 Rosh Chodesh |
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