Jewish Calendar for 2017

My Friend in Kelowna, still holds to his belief that the rapture will take place Sept 29/30 on Yom Kippur this year. He speculated that it was Yom Kippur 2016. .. Just out of interest, this is the Jewish Calendar for 2017. Should be an interesting year.

Major holidays

Holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date specified.
Dates in bold are yom tov, so they have similar obligations and restrictions to Shabbat in the sense that normal "work" is forbidden.

Holiday	Dates	Description
Purim	Mar 12 Su	Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar
Pesach	Apr 11-12 Tu‑W Apr 13-16 Th‑Su Apr 17-18 M‑Tu	Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread
Shavuot	May 31-Jun 1 W‑Th	Festival of Weeks, commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai
Tish'a B'Av	Aug 1 Tu	The Ninth of Av, fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples
Rosh Hashana	Sep 21-22 Th‑F	The Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur	Sep 30 Sa	Day of Atonement
Sukkot	Oct 5-6 Th‑F Oct 7-11 Sa‑W	Feast of Tabernacles
Shmini Atzeret	Oct 12 Th	Eighth Day of Assembly
Simchat Torah	Oct 13 F	Day of Celebrating the Torah
Chanukah	Dec 13-20 W‑W	The Jewish festival of rededication, also known as the Festival of Lights

Minor holidays

Holiday	Dates	Description
Tu BiShvat	Feb 11 Sa	New Year for Trees
Shushan Purim	Mar 13 M	Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities
Pesach Sheni	May 10 W	Second Passover, one month after Passover
Lag BaOmer	May 14 Su	33rd day of counting the Omer
Tu B'Av	Aug 7 M	Jewish holiday of love, similar to Valentine's Day
Leil Selichot	Sep 16 Sa	Prayers for forgiveness in preparation for the High Holidays

Minor fasts

Holiday	Dates	Description
Asara B'Tevet	Jan 8 Su Dec 28 Th	Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem
Ta'anit Esther	Mar 9 Th	Fast of Esther
Ta'anit Bechorot	Apr 10 M	Fast of the First Born
Tzom Tammuz	Jul 11 Tu	Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple
Tzom Gedaliah	Sep 24 Su	Fast of the Seventh Month, commemorates the assassination of the Jewish governor of Judah

Modern holidays

Holiday	Dates	Description
Yom HaShoah	Apr 24 M	Holocaust Memorial Day
Yom HaZikaron	May 1 M	Israeli Memorial Day
Yom HaAtzma'ut	May 2 Tu	Israeli Independence Day
Yom Yerushalayim	May 24 W	Jerusalem Day
Yom HaAliyah	Oct 27 F	Recognizes Aliyah, immigration to the Jewish State of Israel
Sigd	Nov 18 Sa	Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur

Special Shabbatot

Holiday	Dates	Description
Shabbat Shekalim	Feb 25 Sa	Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar
Shabbat Zachor	Mar 11 Sa	Shabbat before Purim
Shabbat Parah	Mar 18 Sa	Shabbat of the Red Heifer
Shabbat HaChodesh	Mar 25 Sa	Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan
Shabbat HaGadol	Apr 8 Sa	Shabbat before Pesach
Shabbat Chazon	Jul 29 Sa	Shabbat before Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision)
Shabbat Nachamu	Aug 5 Sa	Shabbat after Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Consolation)
Shabbat Shuva	Sep 23 Sa	Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Shabbat of Returning)

Rosh Chodesh

Holiday	Dates	Description
Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat	Jan 28 Sa	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Sh'vat
Rosh Chodesh Adar	Feb 26 Su	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Adar
Rosh Chodesh Nisan	Mar 28 Tu	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Nisan
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar	Apr 26 W	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Iyyar
Rosh Chodesh Sivan	May 26 F	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Sivan
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz	Jun 24 Sa	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Tamuz
Rosh Chodesh Av	Jul 24 M	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Av
Rosh Chodesh Elul	Aug 22 Tu	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Elul
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan	Oct 20 F	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Cheshvan
Rosh Chodesh Kislev	Nov 19 Su	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Kislev
Rosh Chodesh Tevet	Dec 18 M	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Tevet