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The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati provides the following resources to help increase understanding of the Jewish faith and Cincinnati's Jewish community. If you have any questions, please contact Brian Jaffee at 513.985.1501.

JCRC Speakers Bureau

The Jewish Community Relations Council can assist local organizations with locating a knowledgeable speaker on a variety of topics.   For more information, please contact Brian Jaffee at 513.985.1501.

Topics Covered:

  •  Israel Advocacy on College Campuses        
  •  Working effectively with the media
  •  Responding to anti-semitism
  • General Israel Education in the classroom
  •  Securing your Jewish facility
  •  History of Cincinnati's Jewish community
  •  Holocaust Education and Awareness

Jewish Holiday Calendar

The following is a list of major Jewish Holidays in 2008-2011.  To download a five year Jewish holiday calendar, click on one of the following formats:  Word   PDF

Holidays begin at sunset the evening before the day indicated. For more information on all of the Jewish holidays, click here.

To find your local Jewish community, click here.

Calendar 2008-09
(5769)		 2009-10
(5770)		 2010-11
(5771)
Rosh Hashanah Tues-Wed 9/30/08-10/1/08 Sat-Sun 9/19/09-9/20/09 Thur-Fri 9/9/10-9/10/10
Yom Kippur Thur 10/9/08 Mon 9/28/09 Sat 9/18/10
Sukkot Tues-Wed 10/14/08-10/15/08 Sat-Fri 10/3/09-10/9/09 Thur-Wed 9/23/10-9/29/10
Shemini Atzeret Tues 10/21/08 Sat 10/10/09 Thu 9/30/10
Simchat Torah Wed 10/22/08 Sun 10/11/09 Fri 10/1/10
Hannukah Mon-Mon 12/22/08-12/29/08 Sat-Sat 12/12/09-12/19/09 Thur-Thur 12/2/10-12/9/10
Tu B'Shvat Mon 2/9/09 Sat 1/30/10 Thur 1/20/11
Purim Tues 3/10/09 Sun 2/28/10 Sun 3/20/11
Passover Thur-Thur 4/9/09-4/16/09 Tues-Tues 3/30/10-4/6/10 Tues-Tues 4/19/11-4/26/11
Yom HaShoah
(Holocaust Remembrance Day)		 Tues 4/21/09 Sun 4/11/10 Sun 5/1/11
Yom HaZikaron
(Israel's Memorial Day)		 Tues 4/28/09 Sun 4/18/10 Sun 5/8/11
Yom HaAtzmaut
(Israel's Independence Day)		 Wed 4/29/09 Mon 4/19/10 Mon 5/9/11
Lag B'Omer Tues 5/12/09 Sun 5/2/10 Sun 5/22/11
Shavuot Fri-Sat 5/29/09-5/30/09 Wed-Thur 5/19/10-5/20/10 Wed-Thur 6/8/11-6/9/11
Tisha B'Av Thur 7/30/09 Tues 7/20/10 Tues 8/9/11
Holiday Press Kits
The JCRC provides press kits on the major Jewish holidays. For PSA announcement suggestions, story leads, or more information, contact Brian Jaffee at 513.985.1501. View Press Kits

When Jewish Holidays Begin  
All Jewish holidays begin the evening before the date specified on most calendars. This is because a Jewish "day" begins and ends at sunset, rather than at midnight. Work is not permitted on Rosh Hashanah, on Yom Kippur, on the first and second days of Sukkot, on Shemini Atzeret, on Simchat Torah, on Shavu'ot, and the first, second, seventh and eighth days of Passover.