Festivals
Holidays and festivals form the circle of the Jewish year. While celebrating and observing with our community fills an important role, there is also an essential component which we can fulfill at home, especially for our children as we set the example of Jewish worship. 
The festivals in bold below are those that are learned from the Torah and whose observance is based on Shabbat. Each is a day of rest, celebrated with sanctity and joy (with the exception of the holy day of Yom Kippur, our time of deepest introspection).
Please note that Festival day and Sabbath observance begins at sunset on the previous evening. For times, please see foot of home page.
5777 • 2016–2017
| Rosh Hashanah | Monday 3 October–Tuesday 4 October 2016 |
| Yom Kippur | Wednesday 12 October 2016 |
| Sukkot | Monday 17–Sunday 23 October 2016 (days of rest: 1st & 2nd days) |
| Shemini Atzeret | Monday 24 October 2016 |
| Simchat Torah | Tuesday 25 October 2016 |
| Chanukah | Saturday 24 December 2016–Sunday 1 January 2017 |
| Tu Bishvat | Sunday 12 February, 2017 |
| Purim | Sunday 12 March, 2017 |
| Pesach | Tuesday 11 April – Tuesday 18 April, 2017 (days of rest: 1st, 2nd, 7th & 8th days) - |
| Yom HaShoah | Monday 24 April, 2017 |
| Yom Hazikaron | Monday 1 May, 2017 |
| Yom Ha'Atzmaut | Tuesday 2 May, 2017 |
| Lag B'Omer | Sunday 14 May, 2017 |
| Yom Yerushalayim | Wedneday 24 May, 2017 |
| Shavuot | Wednesday 31 May - Thursday 1 June, 2017 |
| Tisha B'Av | Tuesday 1 August, 2017 |
| Rosh Hashana | Wednesday, 21 - Thursday 22 September, 2017 |
| Yom Kippur | Friday 29 September - Saturday 30 September, 2017 |
