Jewish Holidays 1994 for the Diaspora

Jewish Holidays 1994

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 🌳

Wed, 26 January sunset - Thu, 27 January nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5754

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Thu, 24 February sunset - Fri, 25 February nightfall
14 Adar 5754

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, 24 February dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Fri, 25 February sunset - Sat, 26 February nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Sat, 26 March sunset - Sun, 3 April nightfall
15-22 Nisan 5754

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: Sun, 24 April sunset - Mon, 25 April nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Thu, 28 April sunset - Fri, 29 April nightfall
18 Iyyar 5754

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: Sun, 27 March sunset - Sun, 15 May nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Sun, 15 May sunset - Tue, 17 May nightfall
6-7 Sivan 5754

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Sat, 16 July sunset - Sun, 17 July nightfall
9 Av 5754

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

Tzom Tammuz: Sun, 26 June dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Fri, 22 July sunset - Sat, 23 July nightfall
15 Av 5754

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

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Mon, 5 September sunset - Wed, 7 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5755

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Thu, 8 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Wed, 14 September sunset - Thu, 15 September nightfall
10 Tishrei 5755

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 🌿🍋

Mon, 19 September sunset - Mon, 26 September nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5755

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

Mon, 26 September sunset - Wed, 28 September nightfall
22-23 Tishrei 5755

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: Mon, 26 September sunset - Tue, 27 September nightfall
Simchat Torah: Tue, 27 September sunset - Wed, 28 September nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Sun, 27 November sunset - Mon, 5 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5755

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, 13 December dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5755

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
Family Day	ThursdayThu, February 10Feb 10	FridayFri, February 11Feb 11	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaShoah	WednesdayWed, April 6Apr 6	ThursdayThu, April 7Apr 7	26 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	TuesdayTue, April 12Apr 12	WednesdayWed, April 13Apr 13	2 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	WednesdayWed, April 13Apr 13	ThursdayThu, April 14Apr 14	3 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	SundaySun, May 8May 8	MondayMon, May 9May 9	28 Iyyar
Ben-Gurion Day	TuesdayTue, November 8Nov 8	WednesdayWed, November 9Nov 9	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	WednesdayWed, January 12Jan 12	ThursdayThu, January 13Jan 13
Adar	ThursdayThu, February 10Feb 10	SaturdaySat, February 12Feb 12
Nisan	SaturdaySat, March 12Mar 12	SundaySun, March 13Mar 13
Iyyar	SundaySun, April 10Apr 10	TuesdayTue, April 12Apr 12
Sivan	TuesdayTue, May 10May 10	WednesdayWed, May 11May 11
Tamuz	WednesdayWed, June 8Jun 8	FridayFri, June 10Jun 10
Av	FridayFri, July 8Jul 8	SaturdaySat, July 9Jul 9
Elul	SaturdaySat, August 6Aug 6	MondayMon, August 8Aug 8
Cheshvan	TuesdayTue, October 4Oct 4	ThursdayThu, October 6Oct 6
Kislev	ThursdayThu, November 3Nov 3	FridayFri, November 4Nov 4
Tevet	FridayFri, December 2Dec 2	SundaySun, December 4Dec 4

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