JEWISH HOLY DAYS AND COMMEMORATIONS
SEPT. 1, 2019 – AUG. 31, 2020 Academic Year
| HOLY DAYS (No school in session and no testing on the following day) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Monday | September 30, 2019 | Rosh Hashana - Day 1 |
| Tuesday | October 1, 2019 | Rosh Hashana - Day 2 |
| Wednesday | October 9, 2019 | Yom Kippur |
| Monday | October 14, 2019 | Sukkot - Day 1 |
| Tuesday | October 15, 2019 | Sukkot - Day 2 |
| Monday | October 21, 2019 | Shmini Atzeret |
| Tuesday | October 22, 2019 | Simchat Torah |
| Tuesday | March 10, 2020 | Purim |
| Thursday | Apri1 9, 2020 | Passover - Day 1 |
| Friday | April 10, 2020 | Passover - Day 2 |
| Wednesday | April 15, 2020 | Passover - Day 7 |
| Thursday | April 16, 2020 | Passover - Day 8 |
| Friday | May 29, 2020 | Shavuot - Day 1 |
| Saturday | May 30, 2020 | Shavuot - Day 2 |
| Thursday | July 30, 2020 | Tisha B’Av |
| SPECIAL DAYS OF COMMEMORATION (Preferably no tests are given) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | September 29, 2019 | Eve of Rosh Hashana |
| Wednesday | October 2, 2020 | Fast of Gedalia |
| Tuesday | October 8, 2019 | Eve of Yom Kippur |
| Sunday | October 13, 2019 | Eve of Sukkot |
| Wednesday - Saturday | October 16 - 19, 2019 | Intermediate Days of Sukkot |
| Sunday | October 20, 2019 | Hoshana Rabba/Eve of Shmini Atzeret |
| Tuesday | January 7, 2019 | Fast Day (Tenth of Tevet) |
| Monday | March 9, 2020 | Fast Day (Fast of Esther) |
| Wednesday | April 8, 2020 | Eve of Passover |
| Saturday - Tuesday | April 11 - 14, 2020 | Intermediate Days of Passover |
| Thursday | May 28, 2020 | Eve of Shavuot |
| Thursday | July 9, 2020 | Fast Day (Fast of Tammuz) |
| Wednesday | July 29, 2020 | Eve of Tisha B’Av |
| OTHER JEWISH DAYS OF COMMEMORATION (No special treatment) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sunday - Monday | December 22 - 30, 2019 | Chanukah |
| Monday | February 10, 2020 | Tu Bishvat |
| Tuesday | April 21, 2020 | Yom HaShoah |
| Tuesday | April 28, 2020 | Yom HaZikaron |
| Wednesday | April 29, 2020 | Yom HaAtzmaut |
| Tuesday | May 12, 2020 | Lag B’Omer |
| Friday | May 22, 2020 | Yom Yerushalaim |
| LEGAL HOLIDAYS THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE DEP. OF HR AS DAYS OFF | ||
|---|---|---|
| Monday | September 2, 2019 | Labor Day |
| Thursday - Friday | November 28 - 29, 2019 | Thanksgiving |
| Wednesday | January 1, 2020 | New Year’s Day |
| Monday | January 20, 2020 | Martin Luther King Day |
| Monday | February 17, 2020 | Presidents Day |
| Monday | May 25, 2020 | Memorial Day |
| Friday | July 3, 2020 | Independence Day |
