HOLIDAYS BEGIN AT SUNDOWN ON THE PRECEDING DAY.
| Holiday | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Purim | March 4 | March 21 | March 10 | February 28 | March 20 |
| Pesah | April 3 | April 20 | April 9 | March 30 | April 19 |
| Lag ba-Omer | May 6 | May 23 | May 12 | May 2 | May 22 |
| Shavuot | May 23 | June 9 | May 29 | May 19 | June 8 |
| Rosh ha-Shanah | September 13 | September 30 | September 19 | September 9 | September 29 |
| Yom Kippur | September 22 | October 9 | September 28 | September 18 | October 8 |
| Sukkot | September 27 | October 14 | October 3 | September 23 | October 13 |
| Shemini Azeret | October 4 | October 21 | October 10 | September 30 | October 30 |
| Simhat Torah | October 5 | October 22 | October 11 | October 1 | October 21 |
| Hanukkah | December 5 | December 22 | December12 | December 2 | December 22 |
BLESSINGS OVER THE CANDLES
Shabbat, festivals, Rosh ha-Shanah, and Yom Kippur are all welcomed into the home by the lighting of candles. Customarily at least two candles are lit. For Shabbat and for holidays in general, candle-lighting time precedes sunset in order to avoid inadvertently transgressing the prohibitions of kindling or transferring fire. When the second day of a holiday falls on a weekday, or when a holiday begins as Shabbat ends, the earliest time to light candles is after the conclusion of the first day of the holiday or of Shabbat.
ON SHABBAT:
Baruch atah adonai elohenu melech ha-olam, asher kid-shanu b'mitzvotav v'tsivanu l'hadlik ner shel shabbot.
Blessed are You, Lord - our God, Ruler of the Universe - who has made us holy by giving us commandments, and has commanded us to kindle the Sabbath lights.
ON FESTIVALS:
Baruch atah adonai eluhenu melech ha-olam, asher kid-shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu l'hadlik ner shel (shabbat v') yom tov.
Blessed are You, Lord - Our God, Ruler of the Universe - who has made us holy by giving us commandments, and has commanded us to kindle the (Sabbath and) Festival lights.
Baruch atah adonai elohenu melech ha-olam, shehe-heyanu, v'kiy'manu, v'higi'anu la-z'man ha-zeh.
Blessed are You, Lord - our God, Ruler of the Universe - who has kept us alive, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this moment.
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