Jewish Holidays 1976

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 🌳

Fri, 16 January sunset - Sat, 17 January nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5736

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Mon, 15 March sunset - Tue, 16 March nightfall
14 Adar II 5736

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, 15 March dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Tue, 16 March sunset - Wed, 17 March nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Wed, 14 April sunset - Thu, 22 April nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
15-22 Nisan 5736

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, 13 May sunset - Fri, 14 May nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Mon, 17 May sunset - Tue, 18 May nightfall
18 Iyyar 5736

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, 15 April sunset - Thu, 3 June nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Thu, 3 June sunset - Sat, 5 June nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
6-7 Sivan 5736

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Wed, 4 August sunset - Thu, 5 August nightfall
9 Av 5736

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

Tzom Tammuz: Thu, 15 July dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Tue, 10 August sunset - Wed, 11 August nightfall
15 Av 5736

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

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Fri, 24 September sunset - Sun, 26 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5737

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Mon, 27 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Sun, 3 October sunset - Mon, 4 October nightfall
10 Tishrei 5737

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, 8 October sunset - Fri, 15 October nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5737

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, 15 October sunset - Sun, 17 October nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
22-23 Tishrei 5737

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, 15 October sunset - Sat, 16 October nightfall
Simchat Torah: Sat, 16 October sunset - Sun, 17 October nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Thu, 16 December sunset - Fri, 24 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5737

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, 31 December dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5737

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 26Apr 26	TuesdayTue, April 27Apr 27	27 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	MondayMon, May 3May 3	TuesdayTue, May 4May 4	4 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	TuesdayTue, May 4May 4	WednesdayWed, May 5May 5	5 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	ThursdayThu, May 27May 27	FridayFri, May 28May 28	28 Iyyar
Ben-Gurion Day	SaturdaySat, November 27Nov 27	SundaySun, November 28Nov 28	6 Kislev

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	FridayFri, January 2Jan 2	SaturdaySat, January 3Jan 3
Adar I	SaturdaySat, January 31Jan 31	MondayMon, February 2Feb 2
Adar II	MondayMon, March 1Mar 1	WednesdayWed, March 3Mar 3
Nisan	WednesdayWed, March 31Mar 31	ThursdayThu, April 1Apr 1
Iyyar	ThursdayThu, April 29Apr 29	SaturdaySat, May 1May 1
Sivan	SaturdaySat, May 29May 29	SundaySun, May 30May 30
Tamuz	SundaySun, June 27Jun 27	TuesdayTue, June 29Jun 29
Av	TuesdayTue, July 27Jul 27	WednesdayWed, July 28Jul 28
Elul	WednesdayWed, August 25Aug 25	FridayFri, August 27Aug 27
Cheshvan	SaturdaySat, October 23Oct 23	MondayMon, October 25Oct 25
Kislev	MondayMon, November 22Nov 22	TuesdayTue, November 23Nov 23
Tevet	TuesdayTue, December 21Dec 21	WednesdayWed, December 22Dec 22

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