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