Jewish Holidays Year 2006
List of Jewish Holidays and Fasts for Year 2006
Here is a list of all major Jewish holidays and fasts for 2006.
Please note that the holidays or fasts actually start at sundown
on the previous date and not at midnight. It also ends at the
following sundown.
Please also note that if the 2006 Jewish holiday is for more that one day,
we list the first day. The Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) 2006 is a two day
event, Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) 2006 lasts for seven days, Hanukkah (Chanukka)
2006 lasts for eight days, Passover (Pesach) 2006 lasts for eight days, and
Festivals of Weeks (Shavuot) 2006 lasts for two days. The exception to the
rule is that Israel only celebrates Passover for seven days, and Festivals
of Weeks for one day.
Asara b'Tevet
Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem
Fast
Tuesday
January 10, 2006
Ta'anit Ester
Fast of Easter
Fast
Monday
March 13, 2006
Purim
Purim
Holiday
Tuesday
March 14, 2006
Pesach
Passover
Holiday
Thursday
April 13, 2006
Shavuot
Festivals of Weeks
Holiday
Friday
June 02, 2006
Shiva Asar b'Tammuz
Fast of the Seventh Month
Fast
Thursday
July 13, 2006
Tish'a b'Av
The Ninth of Av Fast
Holiday
Thursday
August 03, 2006
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Rosh Hashanah
The Jewish New Year
Holiday
Saturday
September 23, 2006
Tzom Gedaliah
Fast of the Seventh Month
Fast
Monday
September 25, 2006
Yom Kippur
Day of Atonement
Holiday
Monday
October 02, 2006
Sukkot
Feast of Tabernacles
Holiday
Saturday
October 07, 2006
Chanukka
Hanukkah
Holiday
Saturday
December 16, 2006
Asara b'Tevet
Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem
Fast
Sunday
December 31, 2006
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