Jewish Holidays 1859 for the Diaspora

Jewish Holidays 1859

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 🌳

Wed, 19 January sunset - Thu, 20 January nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5619

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Sat, 19 March sunset - Sun, 20 March nightfall
14 Adar II 5619

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: Thu, 17 March dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Sun, 20 March sunset - Mon, 21 March nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Mon, 18 April sunset - Tue, 26 April nightfall
15-22 Nisan 5619

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: Tue, 17 May sunset - Wed, 18 May nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Sat, 21 May sunset - Sun, 22 May nightfall
18 Iyyar 5619

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: Tue, 19 April sunset - Tue, 7 June nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Tue, 7 June sunset - Thu, 9 June nightfall
6-7 Sivan 5619

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Mon, 8 August sunset - Tue, 9 August nightfall
9 Av 5619

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

Tzom Tammuz: Tue, 19 July dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Sun, 14 August sunset - Mon, 15 August nightfall
15 Av 5619

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

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Wed, 28 September sunset - Fri, 30 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5620

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Sun, 2 October dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Fri, 7 October sunset - Sat, 8 October nightfall
10 Tishrei 5620

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 🌿🍋

Wed, 12 October sunset - Wed, 19 October nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5620

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

Wed, 19 October sunset - Fri, 21 October nightfall
22-23 Tishrei 5620

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: Wed, 19 October sunset - Thu, 20 October nightfall
Simchat Torah: Thu, 20 October sunset - Fri, 21 October nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Tue, 20 December sunset - Wed, 28 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5620

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).

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	WednesdayWed, January 5Jan 5	ThursdayThu, January 6Jan 6
Adar I	ThursdayThu, February 3Feb 3	SaturdaySat, February 5Feb 5
Adar II	SaturdaySat, March 5Mar 5	MondayMon, March 7Mar 7
Nisan	MondayMon, April 4Apr 4	TuesdayTue, April 5Apr 5
Iyyar	TuesdayTue, May 3May 3	ThursdayThu, May 5May 5
Sivan	ThursdayThu, June 2Jun 2	FridayFri, June 3Jun 3
Tamuz	FridayFri, July 1Jul 1	SundaySun, July 3Jul 3
Av	SundaySun, July 31Jul 31	MondayMon, August 1Aug 1
Elul	MondayMon, August 29Aug 29	WednesdayWed, August 31Aug 31
Cheshvan	ThursdayThu, October 27Oct 27	SaturdaySat, October 29Oct 29
Kislev	SaturdaySat, November 26Nov 26	SundaySun, November 27Nov 27
Tevet	SundaySun, December 25Dec 25	TuesdayTue, December 27Dec 27

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