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 5768 (September / October 2007) | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Shabbat |
| 1 Tishri September 13 Rosh Hashanah |
2 Tishri September 14 Rosh Hashanah |
3 Tishri September 15 Parashat Ha'azinu |
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| 4 Tishri September 16 Fast of Gedaliah |
5 Tishri September 17 |
6 Tishri September 18 |
7 Tishri September 19 |
8 Tishri September 20 |
9 Tishri September 21 |
10 Tishri September 22 Yom Kippur |
| 11 Tishri September 23 |
12 Tishri September 24 |
13 Tishri September 25 |
14 Tishri September 26 |
15 Tishri September 27 Sukkot |
16 Tishri September 28 Chol ha-Moed (Israel) Sukkot (abroad) |
17 Tishri September 29 Chol ha-Moed |
| 18 Tishri September 30 Chol ha-Moed |
19 Tishri October 1 Chol ha-Moed |
20 Tishri October 2 Chol ha-Moed |
21 Tishri October 3 Hoshannah Rabbah Chol ha-Moed |
22 Tishri October 4 Shemini Atzeret |
23 Tishri October 5 Simchat Torah (abroad) |
24 Tishri October 6 Parashat Bereishit |
| 25 Tishri October 7 |
26 Tishri October 8 |
27 Tishri October 9 |
28 Tishri October 10 |
29 Tishri October 11 |
30 Tishri October 12 Rosh Chodesh |
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