Jewish Holidays 5744 (1983-1984) for Israel

Jewish Holidays 1983-1984 (Hebrew year 5744)

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

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Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Wed, 7 Sep 1983 sunset - Fri, 9 Sep 1983 nightfall
1-2 Tishrei

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Sun, 11 Sep 1983 dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Fri, 16 Sep 1983 sunset - Sat, 17 Sep 1983 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, 21 Sep 1983 sunset - Wed, 28 Sep 1983 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, 28 Sep 1983 sunset - Thu, 29 Sep 1983 nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
22 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.

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Wed, 30 Nov 1983 sunset - Thu, 8 Dec 1983 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

Fri, 16 Dec 1983 dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Wed, 18 Jan 1984 sunset - Thu, 19 Jan 1984 nightfall
15 Sh’vat

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Sat, 17 Mar 1984 sunset - Sun, 18 Mar 1984 nightfall
14 Adar II

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, 15 Mar 1984 dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Sun, 18 Mar 1984 sunset - Mon, 19 Mar 1984 nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓

Mon, 16 Apr 1984 sunset - Mon, 23 Apr 1984 nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
15-21 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: Tue, 15 May 1984 sunset - Wed, 16 May 1984 nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Sat, 19 May 1984 sunset - Sun, 20 May 1984 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, 29 Mar 1983 sunset - Tue, 17 May 1983 nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Tue, 5 Jun 1984 sunset - Wed, 6 Jun 1984 nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
6 Sivan

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Mon, 6 Aug 1984 sunset - Tue, 7 Aug 1984 nightfall
9 Av

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

Tzom Tammuz: Tue, 17 Jul 1984 dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Sun, 12 Aug 1984 sunset - Mon, 13 Aug 1984 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
Ben-Gurion Day	SaturdaySat, November 12Nov 12	SundaySun, November 13Nov 13	7 Kislev
Yom HaShoah	SundaySun, April 29Apr 29	MondayMon, April 30Apr 30	28 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	SaturdaySat, May 5May 5	SundaySun, May 6May 6	4 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	SundaySun, May 6May 6	MondayMon, May 7May 7	5 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	TuesdayTue, May 29May 29	WednesdayWed, May 30May 30	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
Cheshvan	ThursdayThu, October 6Oct 6	SaturdaySat, October 8Oct 8
Kislev	SaturdaySat, November 5Nov 5	MondayMon, November 7Nov 7
Tevet	MondayMon, December 5Dec 5	WednesdayWed, December 7Dec 7
Sh'vat	WednesdayWed, January 4Jan 4	ThursdayThu, January 5Jan 5
Adar I	ThursdayThu, February 2Feb 2	SaturdaySat, February 4Feb 4
Adar II	SaturdaySat, March 3Mar 3	MondayMon, March 5Mar 5
Nisan	MondayMon, April 2Apr 2	TuesdayTue, April 3Apr 3
Iyyar	TuesdayTue, May 1May 1	ThursdayThu, May 3May 3
Sivan	ThursdayThu, May 31May 31	FridayFri, June 1Jun 1
Tamuz	FridayFri, June 29Jun 29	SundaySun, July 1Jul 1
Av	SundaySun, July 29Jul 29	MondayMon, July 30Jul 30
Elul	MondayMon, August 27Aug 27	WednesdayWed, August 29Aug 29

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