Jewish Holidays 1820

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, 30 January sunset - Mon, 31 January nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5580

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Mon, 28 February sunset - Tue, 29 February nightfall
14 Adar 5580

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, 28 February dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Tue, 29 February sunset - Wed, 1 March nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Wed, 29 March sunset - Thu, 6 April nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
15-22 Nisan 5580

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, 27 April sunset - Fri, 28 April nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Mon, 1 May sunset - Tue, 2 May nightfall
18 Iyyar 5580

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, 30 March sunset - Thu, 18 May nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Thu, 18 May sunset - Sat, 20 May nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
6-7 Sivan 5580

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Wed, 19 July sunset - Thu, 20 July nightfall
9 Av 5580

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

Tzom Tammuz: Thu, 29 June dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Tue, 25 July sunset - Wed, 26 July nightfall
15 Av 5580

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

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Fri, 8 September sunset - Sun, 10 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5581

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Mon, 11 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Sun, 17 September sunset - Mon, 18 September nightfall
10 Tishrei 5581

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, 22 September sunset - Fri, 29 September nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5581

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, 29 September sunset - Sun, 1 October nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
22-23 Tishrei 5581

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, 29 September sunset - Sat, 30 September nightfall
Simchat Torah: Sat, 30 September sunset - Sun, 1 October nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Thu, 30 November sunset - Fri, 8 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5581

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, 15 December dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5581

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 16Jan 16	MondayMon, January 17Jan 17
Adar	MondayMon, February 14Feb 14	WednesdayWed, February 16Feb 16
Nisan	WednesdayWed, March 15Mar 15	ThursdayThu, March 16Mar 16
Iyyar	ThursdayThu, April 13Apr 13	SaturdaySat, April 15Apr 15
Sivan	SaturdaySat, May 13May 13	SundaySun, May 14May 14
Tamuz	SundaySun, June 11Jun 11	TuesdayTue, June 13Jun 13
Av	TuesdayTue, July 11Jul 11	WednesdayWed, July 12Jul 12
Elul	WednesdayWed, August 9Aug 9	FridayFri, August 11Aug 11
Cheshvan	SaturdaySat, October 7Oct 7	MondayMon, October 9Oct 9
Kislev	MondayMon, November 6Nov 6	TuesdayTue, November 7Nov 7
Tevet	TuesdayTue, December 5Dec 5	WednesdayWed, December 6Dec 6

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