Jewish Holidays 2002 for Israel

Jewish Holidays 2002

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, 27 January sunset - Mon, 28 January nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5762

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Mon, 25 February sunset - Tue, 26 February nightfall
14 Adar 5762

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, 25 February dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Tue, 26 February sunset - Wed, 27 February nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓

Wed, 27 March sunset - Wed, 3 April nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
15-21 Nisan 5762

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, 25 April sunset - Fri, 26 April nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Mon, 29 April sunset - Tue, 30 April nightfall
18 Iyyar 5762

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, 28 March sunset - Thu, 16 May nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Thu, 16 May sunset - Fri, 17 May nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
6 Sivan 5762

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Wed, 17 July sunset - Thu, 18 July nightfall
9 Av 5762

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

Tzom Tammuz: Thu, 27 June dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Tue, 23 July sunset - Wed, 24 July nightfall
15 Av 5762

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

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Fri, 6 September sunset - Sun, 8 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5763

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Mon, 9 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Sun, 15 September sunset - Mon, 16 September nightfall
10 Tishrei 5763

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, 20 September sunset - Fri, 27 September nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5763

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, 27 September sunset - Sat, 28 September nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
22 Tishrei 5763

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 🕎

Fri, 29 November sunset - Sat, 7 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5763

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

Sun, 15 December dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5763

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	MondayMon, February 11Feb 11	TuesdayTue, February 12Feb 12	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaShoah	MondayMon, April 8Apr 8	TuesdayTue, April 9Apr 9	27 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	MondayMon, April 15Apr 15	TuesdayTue, April 16Apr 16	4 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	TuesdayTue, April 16Apr 16	WednesdayWed, April 17Apr 17	5 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	ThursdayThu, May 9May 9	FridayFri, May 10May 10	28 Iyyar
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day	WednesdayWed, October 16Oct 16	ThursdayThu, October 17Oct 17	11 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	SundaySun, November 10Nov 10	MondayMon, November 11Nov 11	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	SundaySun, January 13Jan 13	MondayMon, January 14Jan 14
Adar	MondayMon, February 11Feb 11	WednesdayWed, February 13Feb 13
Nisan	WednesdayWed, March 13Mar 13	ThursdayThu, March 14Mar 14
Iyyar	ThursdayThu, April 11Apr 11	SaturdaySat, April 13Apr 13
Sivan	SaturdaySat, May 11May 11	SundaySun, May 12May 12
Tamuz	SundaySun, June 9Jun 9	TuesdayTue, June 11Jun 11
Av	TuesdayTue, July 9Jul 9	WednesdayWed, July 10Jul 10
Elul	WednesdayWed, August 7Aug 7	FridayFri, August 9Aug 9
Cheshvan	SaturdaySat, October 5Oct 5	MondayMon, October 7Oct 7
Kislev	MondayMon, November 4Nov 4	WednesdayWed, November 6Nov 6
Tevet	WednesdayWed, December 4Dec 4	FridayFri, December 6Dec 6

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