Tuesday March 19, 2024

Shavuot 2016


Torah scriptures and golden brown wheat.
June 2016
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Shavuot
Sunday June 12
-7 years, -9 months, -7 days
or -2837 days

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Flag Day
Tuesday June 14
-7 years, -9 months, -5 days
or -2835 days

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Fathers Day
Sunday June 19
-7 years, -9 months
or -2830 days

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Shavuot for the year 2016 starts on Sunday, June 12th ending the two day holiday at sundown on Monday, June 13th. For the Jewish calendar night begins before day, thus the holiday begins on the sunset of the previous day on the evening of Saturday, June 11th.


Shavuot in Israel with the Hebrew calendar falls on Sivan 6-7 each year, but have a different date each year on the Gregorian calendar. Shavuot is a two day festival. The festival marks the wheat harvest in Israel and commemorates the day God gave the Torah to Israel on Mount Sinai.

Why do Jewish holidays start at nighttime?

According to the Torah, the story of creation in Genesis says “And it was evening, and it was morning day one”, “And it was evening, and it was morning; the second day”, thus night comes before day. So for the Jewish calendar all days begin at nightfall and end the next day at nightfall including holidays.

Days to the start of Shavuot 2016

Sunday, June 12th is day number 164 of the 2016 calendar year with -7 years, -9 months, -7 days until Shavuot 2016.


Shavuot
Name(s):Shavuot, Feast of Weeks, Shovuos, Shavu'oth
Type:Observance, Jewish
When:6th or 7th of Sivan in Hebrew Calendar

Dates for Shavuot

HolidayDateDays to Go
Shavuot 2022 Sunday, June 05, 2022 -653
Shavuot 2023 Friday, May 26, 2023 -298
Shavuot 2024 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 85
Shavuot 2025 Monday, June 02, 2025 440
Shavuot 2026 Friday, May 22, 2026 794
Shavuot 2027 Friday, June 11, 2027 1179


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