Jewish Holidays 1627

Warning! Results for year 1752 C.E. and earlier may be inaccurate.
Hebcal does not take into account a correction of ten days that was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII known as the Gregorian Reformation. ^[1]

Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays, observances and customs, holiday Torah readings.

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Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Sun, 31 January sunset - Mon, 1 February nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5387

New Year for Trees. Tu BiShvat is one of four “New Years” mentioned in the Mishnah.

Purim 🎭️📜

Mon, 1 March sunset - Tue, 2 March nightfall
14 Adar 5387

Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination.

Ta'anit Esther: Mon, 1 March dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Tue, 2 March sunset - Wed, 3 March nightfall

Traditional symbols on a seder plate for the Jewish festival of Passover

Pesach 🫓🍷

Wed, 31 March sunset - Thu, 8 April nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
15-22 Nisan 5387

Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt.

Pesach Sheni: Thu, 29 April sunset - Fri, 30 April nightfall

Crackling bonfire on a dark background, CC0, photo by Matheus Bertelli

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Mon, 3 May sunset - Tue, 4 May nightfall
18 Iyyar 5387

33rd day of counting the Omer. The holiday is a temporary break from the semi-mourning period the counting of the Omer. Practices include lighting bonfires, getting haircuts, and Jewish weddings.

Days of the Omer: Thu, 1 April sunset - Thu, 20 May nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Thu, 20 May sunset - Sat, 22 May nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
6-7 Sivan 5387

Festival of Weeks. Commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Wed, 21 July sunset - Thu, 22 July nightfall
9 Av 5387

The Ninth of Av. Fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples.

Tzom Tammuz: Thu, 1 July dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Tue, 27 July sunset - Wed, 28 July nightfall
15 Av 5387

Minor Jewish holiday of love. Observed on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Av.

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Fri, 10 September sunset - Sun, 12 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5388

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Mon, 13 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Sun, 19 September sunset - Mon, 20 September nightfall
10 Tishrei 5388

Day of Atonement. The holiest day of the year in Judaism, traditionally observed with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer.

Lulav (date palm frond), hadass (myrtle), aravah (willow), and etrog (citron) on a red tablecloth

Sukkot 🌿🍋

Fri, 24 September sunset - Fri, 1 October nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5388

Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, shalosh regalim).

Prayer shawl (tallit) with Torah scroll in a synagogue

Shmini Atzeret & Simchat Torah

Fri, 1 October sunset - Sun, 3 October nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
22-23 Tishrei 5388

Eighth Day of Assembly. Immediately following Sukkot, it is observed as a separate holiday in the Diaspora and is combined with Simchat Torah in Israel.

Shmini Atzeret: Fri, 1 October sunset - Sat, 2 October nightfall
Simchat Torah: Sat, 2 October sunset - Sun, 3 October nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Thu, 2 December sunset - Fri, 10 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5388

Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah).

Asara B’Tevet

Fri, 17 December dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5388

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Modern holidays 🇮🇱

Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date

Rosh Chodesh 🌒

רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon.

Note: the first day of Tishrei is not considered Rosh Chodesh. The holiday that occurs on the 1st day of Tishrei is called Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. For the month of Tishrei, the major holiday of Rosh Hashana takes precedence over what would be a minor holiday.

Rosh Chodesh	Starts	Ends
Sh'vat	SundaySun, January 17Jan 17	MondayMon, January 18Jan 18
Adar	MondayMon, February 15Feb 15	WednesdayWed, February 17Feb 17
Nisan	WednesdayWed, March 17Mar 17	ThursdayThu, March 18Mar 18
Iyyar	ThursdayThu, April 15Apr 15	SaturdaySat, April 17Apr 17
Sivan	SaturdaySat, May 15May 15	SundaySun, May 16May 16
Tamuz	SundaySun, June 13Jun 13	TuesdayTue, June 15Jun 15
Av	TuesdayTue, July 13Jul 13	WednesdayWed, July 14Jul 14
Elul	WednesdayWed, August 11Aug 11	FridayFri, August 13Aug 13
Cheshvan	SaturdaySat, October 9Oct 9	MondayMon, October 11Oct 11
Kislev	MondayMon, November 8Nov 8	TuesdayTue, November 9Nov 9
Tevet	TuesdayTue, December 7Dec 7	WednesdayWed, December 8Dec 8

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