JEWISH HOLY DAYS AND COMMEMORATIONS
SEPT. 1, 2015 – AUG. 31, 2016 Academic Year
| HOLY DAYS (No school in session and no testing on the following day) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Monday | September 14, 2015 | Rosh Hashana - Day 1 |
| Tuesday | September 15, 2015 | Rosh Hashana - Day 2 |
| Wednesday | September 23, 2015 | Yom Kippur |
| Monday | September 28, 2015 | Sukkot - Day 1 |
| Tuesday | September 29, 2015 | Sukkot - Day 2 |
| Monday | October 5, 2015 | Shmini Atzeret |
| Tuesday | October 6, 2015 | Simchat Torah |
| Thursday | March 24, 2016 | Purim |
| Saturday | April 23, 2016 | Passover - Day 1 |
| Sunday | April 24, 2016 | Passover - Day 2 |
| Friday | April 29, 2016 | Passover - Day 7 |
| Saturday | April 30, 2016 | Passover - Day 8 |
| Sunday | June 12, 2016 | Shavuot - Day 1 |
| Monday | June 13, 2016 | Shavuot - Day 2 |
| Sunday | August 14, 2016 | Tisha B’Av |
| SPECIAL DAYS OF COMMEMORATION (Preferably no tests are given) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | September 13, 2015 | Eve of Rosh Hashana |
| Wednesday | September 16, 2015 | Fast of Gedalia |
| Tuesday | September 22, 2015 | Eve of Yom Kippur |
| Sunday | September 27, 2015 | Eve of Sukkot |
| Wednesday - Saturday | September 30 - October 3, 2015 | Intermediate Days of Sukkot |
| Sunday | October 4, 2015 | Hoshana Rabba/Eve of Shmini Atzeret |
| Tuesday | December 22, 2015 | Fast Day (Tenth of Tevet) |
| Wednesday | March 23, 2016 | Fast Day ( Fast of Esther) |
| Friday | April 22, 2016 | Eve of Passover |
| Monday - Thursday | April 25 - 28, 2016 | Intermediate Days of Passover |
| Saturday | June 11, 2016 | Eve of Shavuot |
| Sunday | July 24, 2016 | Fast Day (Fast of Tammuz) |
| Saturday | August 13, 2016 | Eve of Tisha B’Av |
| OTHER JEWISH DAYS OF COMMEMORATION (No special treatment) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sunday - Monday | Dec. 6 - 14 , 2015 | Chanukah |
| Monday | January 25, 2016 | Tu Bishvat |
| Thursday | May 5, 2016 | Yom HaShoah |
| Wednesday | May 11, 2016 | Yom HaZikaron |
| Thursday | May 12, 2016 | Yom HaAtzmaut |
| Thursday | May 26, 2016 | Lag B’Omer |
| Sunday | June 5, 2016 | Yom Yerushalaim |
| LEGAL HOLIDAYS THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE DEP. OF HR AS DAYS OFF | ||
|---|---|---|
| Monday | September 7, 2015 | Labor Day |
| Thursday - Friday | November 26 - 27, 2015 | Thanksgiving |
| Friday | January 1, 2016 | New Year’s Day |
| Monday | January 18, 2016 | Martin Luther King Day |
| Monday | February 15, 2016 | Presidents’ Day |
| Monday | May 30, 2016 | Memorial Day |
| Monday | July 4, 2016 | Independence Day |
