Tu B'Shevat - January 16, 2014
Tu B'Shevat, Tu B’Shevat, the 15th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar, is the day that marks the beginning of a “new year” for trees.
Work permitted
Ta'anit Esther - March 13, 2014
Purim - March 15 - 16, 2014
Shushan Purim - March 17, 2014
Purim, Purim celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from the wicked Haman in the days of Queen Esther of Persia.
Work should be avoided.
Consult a Rabbi if this is not possible.
Passover - April 14 - 22, 2014
Passover (Pesach) celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. Our Passover megasite has tools, guides, insights, stories, inspiration—and just about everything you need to celebrate Passover. (But bring your own wine.)
No work permitted on April 15 - 16 and April 21 - 22. Work is permitted only on April 17 - 18 and April 20 with certain restrictions.
Yom Ha'Atzma'ut a.k.a. Israeli Independence Day (Israel) m 5, 2014
Yom Ha'Atzma'ut a.k.a. Israeli Independence Day (Israel) The 5th of Iyar in the Hebrew Calender (Moved Earlier if the 5th is a Saturday)
Second Passover - May 14, 2014
Thirty days ago we cleaned our homes and souls of leaven, and matzahed our way through the week-long festival of Passover. And now, Pesach Sheni—a Second Passover!
Work permitted
Lag B'Omer - May 18, 2014
Sefirat HaOmer - April 15 - June 3, 2014
The birthday of Jewish mysticism . . . The spiritual significance of the bow and arrow . . . Can love be true, and can truth be loving? . . . What is Kabbalah?
Work permitted
Shavuot - June 3 - 5, 2014
Shavuot marks the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai. The Ten Commandments are read in synagogues, just as they were in the desert on Mt. Sinai over 3,300 years ago.
No work is permitted
The Three Weeks
Fast of the 17th of Tammuz - July 15, 2014
Fast of Tish'a B'Av - August 4 - 5, 2014
The “Three Weeks” and Tisha B’Av are designated as a time of mourning over the destruction of the Holy Temple and the galut (exile).
Work permitted
The 15th of Av - August 11, 2014
Our sages proclaimed the 15th of Av as one of the two greatest festivals of the year, yet they ordained no special observances or celebrations for it . . .
Work permitted
The Month of Elul - August 27 - September 24, 2014
Rosh Hashanah - September 24 - 26, 2014
Fast of Gedaliah - September 28, 2014
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. It is the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, and a day of judgement and coronation of G‑d as king.
No work is permitted.
Yom Kippur - October 3 - 4, 2014
Sukkot - October 8 - 15, 2014
Hoshanah Rabbah - October 15, 2014
Virtually everything you need to know about the holiday of Sukkot: How-To Guides, Sukkah and “Four Kinds” Wizards, Essays and Insights, Recipes, Stories, Multimedia, and much more!
No work permitted on October 9 - 10. Work is permitted on October 12 - 15 with certain restrictions..
Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah - October 15 - 17, 2014
Virtually everything you need to know about the holidays of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah: How-To Guides, Essays and Insights, Recipes, Stories, Multimedia, and much more!
No work permitted
Chanukah - December 16 - 24, 2014
Chanukah commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after a group of Jewish warriors defeated the occupying mighty Greek armies.
Work permitted, except Shabbat
