Jewish Holidays 1960 for Israel

Jewish Holidays 1960

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

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Asara B’Tevet

Sun, 10 January dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5720

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Fri, 12 February sunset - Sat, 13 February nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5720

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Sat, 12 March sunset - Sun, 13 March nightfall
14 Adar 5720

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, 10 March dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Sun, 13 March sunset - Mon, 14 March nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓

Mon, 11 April sunset - Mon, 18 April nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
15-21 Nisan 5720

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, 10 May sunset - Wed, 11 May nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Sat, 14 May sunset - Sun, 15 May nightfall
18 Iyyar 5720

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, 12 April sunset - Tue, 31 May nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Tue, 31 May sunset - Wed, 1 June nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
6 Sivan 5720

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Mon, 1 August sunset - Tue, 2 August nightfall
9 Av 5720

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

Tzom Tammuz: Tue, 12 July dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Sun, 7 August sunset - Mon, 8 August nightfall
15 Av 5720

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

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Wed, 21 September sunset - Fri, 23 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5721

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Sun, 25 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Fri, 30 September sunset - Sat, 1 October nightfall
10 Tishrei 5721

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, 5 October sunset - Wed, 12 October nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5721

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, 12 October sunset - Thu, 13 October nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
22 Tishrei 5721

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.

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Tue, 13 December sunset - Wed, 21 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5721

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, 29 December dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5721

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
Yom HaShoah	SundaySun, April 24Apr 24	MondayMon, April 25Apr 25	28 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	SaturdaySat, April 30Apr 30	SundaySun, May 1May 1	4 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	SundaySun, May 1May 1	MondayMon, May 2May 2	5 Iyyar

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
Tevet	ThursdayThu, December 31Dec 31	FridayFri, January 1Jan 1
Sh'vat	FridayFri, January 29Jan 29	SaturdaySat, January 30Jan 30
Adar	SaturdaySat, February 27Feb 27	MondayMon, February 29Feb 29
Nisan	MondayMon, March 28Mar 28	TuesdayTue, March 29Mar 29
Iyyar	TuesdayTue, April 26Apr 26	ThursdayThu, April 28Apr 28
Sivan	ThursdayThu, May 26May 26	FridayFri, May 27May 27
Tamuz	FridayFri, June 24Jun 24	SundaySun, June 26Jun 26
Av	SundaySun, July 24Jul 24	MondayMon, July 25Jul 25
Elul	MondayMon, August 22Aug 22	WednesdayWed, August 24Aug 24
Cheshvan	ThursdayThu, October 20Oct 20	SaturdaySat, October 22Oct 22
Kislev	SaturdaySat, November 19Nov 19	SundaySun, November 20Nov 20
Tevet	SundaySun, December 18Dec 18	TuesdayTue, December 20Dec 20

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