Level: Basic
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 5769 (September / October 2008) | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Shabbat |
| 1 Tishri September 30 Rosh Hashanah |
2 Tishri October 1 Rosh Hashanah |
3 Tishri October 2 Fast of Gedaliah |
4 Tishri October 3 |
5 Tishri October 4 Parashat Vayeilekh |
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| 6 Tishri October 5 |
7 Tishri October 6 |
8 Tishri October 7 |
9 Tishri October 8 |
10 Tishri October 9 Yom Kippur |
11 Tishri October 10 |
12 Tishri October 11 Parashat Ha'azinu |
| 13 Tishri October 12 |
14 Tishri October 13 |
15 Tishri October 14 Sukkot |
16 Tishri October 15 Chol ha-Moed (Israel) Sukkot (abroad) |
17 Tishri October 16 Chol ha-Moed |
18 Tishri October 17 Chol ha-Moed |
19 Tishri October 18 Chol ha-Moed |
| 20 Tishri October 19 Chol ha-Moed |
21 Tishri October 20 Hoshannah Rabbah |
22 Tishri October 21 Shemini Atzeret |
23 Tishri October 22 Simchat Torah (abroad) |
24 Tishri October 23 |
25 Tishri October 24 |
26 Tishri October 25 Parashat Bereishit |
| 27 Tishri October 26 |
28 Tishri October 27 |
29 Tishri October 28 |
30 Tishri October 29 Rosh Chodesh |
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