Jewish Holidays 5633 (1872-1873)

Jewish Holidays 1872-1873 (Hebrew year 5633)

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

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Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Wed, 2 Oct 1872 sunset - Fri, 4 Oct 1872 nightfall
1-2 Tishrei

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Sun, 6 Oct 1872 dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Fri, 11 Oct 1872 sunset - Sat, 12 Oct 1872 nightfall
10 Tishrei

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, 16 Oct 1872 sunset - Wed, 23 Oct 1872 nightfall
15-21 Tishrei

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, 23 Oct 1872 sunset - Fri, 25 Oct 1872 nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
22-23 Tishrei

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, 23 Oct 1872 sunset - Thu, 24 Oct 1872 nightfall
Simchat Torah: Thu, 24 Oct 1872 sunset - Fri, 25 Oct 1872 nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Tue, 24 Dec 1872 sunset - Wed, 1 Jan 1873 nightfall
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet

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

Thu, 9 Jan 1873 dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Tue, 11 Feb 1873 sunset - Wed, 12 Feb 1873 nightfall
15 Sh’vat

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Wed, 12 Mar 1873 sunset - Thu, 13 Mar 1873 nightfall
14 Adar

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: Wed, 12 Mar 1873 dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Thu, 13 Mar 1873 sunset - Fri, 14 Mar 1873 nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Fri, 11 Apr 1873 sunset - Sat, 19 Apr 1873 nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
15-22 Nisan

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: Sat, 10 May 1873 sunset - Sun, 11 May 1873 nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Wed, 14 May 1873 sunset - Thu, 15 May 1873 nightfall
18 Iyyar

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, 23 Apr 1872 sunset - Tue, 11 Jun 1872 nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Sat, 31 May 1873 sunset - Mon, 2 Jun 1873 nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
6-7 Sivan

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Sat, 2 Aug 1873 sunset - Sun, 3 Aug 1873 nightfall
10 Av

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

Tzom Tammuz: Sun, 13 Jul 1873 dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Thu, 7 Aug 1873 sunset - Fri, 8 Aug 1873 nightfall
15 Av

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

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
Cheshvan	ThursdayThu, October 31Oct 31	SaturdaySat, November 2Nov 2
Kislev	SaturdaySat, November 30Nov 30	SundaySun, December 1Dec 1
Tevet	SundaySun, December 29Dec 29	TuesdayTue, December 31Dec 31
Sh'vat	TuesdayTue, January 28Jan 28	WednesdayWed, January 29Jan 29
Adar	WednesdayWed, February 26Feb 26	FridayFri, February 28Feb 28
Nisan	FridayFri, March 28Mar 28	SaturdaySat, March 29Mar 29
Iyyar	SaturdaySat, April 26Apr 26	MondayMon, April 28Apr 28
Sivan	MondayMon, May 26May 26	TuesdayTue, May 27May 27
Tamuz	TuesdayTue, June 24Jun 24	ThursdayThu, June 26Jun 26
Av	ThursdayThu, July 24Jul 24	FridayFri, July 25Jul 25
Elul	FridayFri, August 22Aug 22	SundaySun, August 24Aug 24

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