Feast Dates for 2005

Based on the Astronomical New Moon

January 11 Rosh Chodesh (New Moon) 11^th month

February 10 Rosh Chodesh (New Moon) 12^th month

February 23 Purim (Festival of Lots)

March 20 Vernal Equinox

March 11 Rosh Chodesh (New Moon) 13^th month

April 10 Rosh Chodesh (New Moon) Abib

April 23 Pesach (Passover)

April 24 1^st day of Chag HaMatzah (Unleavened Bread)

April 24 Yom HaBikkurim (Wave Sheaf offering)—

begin count to Pentecost

April 30 7^th day of Chag HaMatzah (Unleavened Bread)

May 9 Rosh Chodesh (New Moon) 2^nd month

June 8 Rosh Chodesh (New Moon) 3^rd month

June 12 Shavuot (Pentecost)

July 7 Rosh Chodesh (New Moon) 4^th month

August 6 Rosh Chodesh (New Moon) 5^th month

August 14 Tisha b’Av (9^th day of Av)

September 4 or 5 Rosh Chodesh (New Moon) 6^th month

October 4 Rosh Chodesh (New Moon) 7^th month

Rosh HaShanah (Civil New Year),

Yom Teruah (Feast of Trumpets)

October 13 Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)

End of year 3, begin year 4 of count to Sabbatical Year

October 18 1^st day of Sukkot (Tabernacles)

October 24 7^th day of Sukkot—

Hoshana Rabbah (Festival of Willows)

October 25 Shemini Atzeret (Last Great Day)

November 3 Rosh Chodesh (New Moon) 8^th month

December 2 Rosh Chodesh (New Moon) 9^th month

December 26 Chanukah begins

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