Jewish Holidays 1969 for Israel

Jewish Holidays 1969

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, 2 February sunset - Mon, 3 February nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5729

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Mon, 3 March sunset - Tue, 4 March nightfall
14 Adar 5729

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, 3 March dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Tue, 4 March sunset - Wed, 5 March nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓

Wed, 2 April sunset - Wed, 9 April nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
15-21 Nisan 5729

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, 1 May sunset - Fri, 2 May nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Mon, 5 May sunset - Tue, 6 May nightfall
18 Iyyar 5729

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, 3 April sunset - Thu, 22 May nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Thu, 22 May sunset - Fri, 23 May nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
6 Sivan 5729

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Wed, 23 July sunset - Thu, 24 July nightfall
9 Av 5729

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

Tzom Tammuz: Thu, 3 July dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Tue, 29 July sunset - Wed, 30 July nightfall
15 Av 5729

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

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Fri, 12 September sunset - Sun, 14 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5730

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Mon, 15 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Sun, 21 September sunset - Mon, 22 September nightfall
10 Tishrei 5730

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, 26 September sunset - Fri, 3 October nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5730

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, 3 October sunset - Sat, 4 October nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
22 Tishrei 5730

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 🕎

Thu, 4 December sunset - Fri, 12 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5730

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, 19 December dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5730

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	MondayMon, April 14Apr 14	TuesdayTue, April 15Apr 15	27 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	MondayMon, April 21Apr 21	TuesdayTue, April 22Apr 22	4 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	TuesdayTue, April 22Apr 22	WednesdayWed, April 23Apr 23	5 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	ThursdayThu, May 15May 15	FridayFri, May 16May 16	28 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
Sh'vat	SundaySun, January 19Jan 19	MondayMon, January 20Jan 20
Adar	MondayMon, February 17Feb 17	WednesdayWed, February 19Feb 19
Nisan	WednesdayWed, March 19Mar 19	ThursdayThu, March 20Mar 20
Iyyar	ThursdayThu, April 17Apr 17	SaturdaySat, April 19Apr 19
Sivan	SaturdaySat, May 17May 17	SundaySun, May 18May 18
Tamuz	SundaySun, June 15Jun 15	TuesdayTue, June 17Jun 17
Av	TuesdayTue, July 15Jul 15	WednesdayWed, July 16Jul 16
Elul	WednesdayWed, August 13Aug 13	FridayFri, August 15Aug 15
Cheshvan	SaturdaySat, October 11Oct 11	MondayMon, October 13Oct 13
Kislev	MondayMon, November 10Nov 10	TuesdayTue, November 11Nov 11
Tevet	TuesdayTue, December 9Dec 9	WednesdayWed, December 10Dec 10

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