Jewish Holidays 5752 (1991-1992)

Jewish Holidays 1991-1992 (Hebrew year 5752)

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

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Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Sun, 8 Sep 1991 sunset - Tue, 10 Sep 1991 nightfall
1-2 Tishrei

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Wed, 11 Sep 1991 dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Tue, 17 Sep 1991 sunset - Wed, 18 Sep 1991 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 🌿🍋

Sun, 22 Sep 1991 sunset - Sun, 29 Sep 1991 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

Sun, 29 Sep 1991 sunset - Tue, 1 Oct 1991 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: Sun, 29 Sep 1991 sunset - Mon, 30 Sep 1991 nightfall
Simchat Torah: Mon, 30 Sep 1991 sunset - Tue, 1 Oct 1991 nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Sun, 1 Dec 1991 sunset - Mon, 9 Dec 1991 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

Tue, 17 Dec 1991 dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Sun, 19 Jan 1992 sunset - Mon, 20 Jan 1992 nightfall
15 Sh’vat

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Wed, 18 Mar 1992 sunset - Thu, 19 Mar 1992 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: Wed, 18 Mar 1992 dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Thu, 19 Mar 1992 sunset - Fri, 20 Mar 1992 nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Fri, 17 Apr 1992 sunset - Sat, 25 Apr 1992 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, 16 May 1992 sunset - Sun, 17 May 1992 nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Wed, 20 May 1992 sunset - Thu, 21 May 1992 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: Sat, 30 Mar 1991 sunset - Sat, 18 May 1991 nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Sat, 6 Jun 1992 sunset - Mon, 8 Jun 1992 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, 8 Aug 1992 sunset - Sun, 9 Aug 1992 nightfall
10 Av

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

Tzom Tammuz: Sun, 19 Jul 1992 dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Thu, 13 Aug 1992 sunset - Fri, 14 Aug 1992 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	TuesdayTue, November 12Nov 12	WednesdayWed, November 13Nov 13	6 Kislev
Family Day	MondayMon, February 3Feb 3	TuesdayTue, February 4Feb 4	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaShoah	WednesdayWed, April 29Apr 29	ThursdayThu, April 30Apr 30	27 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	TuesdayTue, May 5May 5	WednesdayWed, May 6May 6	3 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	WednesdayWed, May 6May 6	ThursdayThu, May 7May 7	4 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	SaturdaySat, May 30May 30	SundaySun, May 31May 31	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	MondayMon, October 7Oct 7	WednesdayWed, October 9Oct 9
Kislev	WednesdayWed, November 6Nov 6	FridayFri, November 8Nov 8
Tevet	FridayFri, December 6Dec 6	SundaySun, December 8Dec 8
Sh'vat	SundaySun, January 5Jan 5	MondayMon, January 6Jan 6
Adar I	MondayMon, February 3Feb 3	WednesdayWed, February 5Feb 5
Adar II	WednesdayWed, March 4Mar 4	FridayFri, March 6Mar 6
Nisan	FridayFri, April 3Apr 3	SaturdaySat, April 4Apr 4
Iyyar	SaturdaySat, May 2May 2	MondayMon, May 4May 4
Sivan	MondayMon, June 1Jun 1	TuesdayTue, June 2Jun 2
Tamuz	TuesdayTue, June 30Jun 30	ThursdayThu, July 2Jul 2
Av	ThursdayThu, July 30Jul 30	FridayFri, July 31Jul 31
Elul	FridayFri, August 28Aug 28	SundaySun, August 30Aug 30

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