Jewish Holidays 2005

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 🌳

Mon, 24 January sunset - Tue, 25 January nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5765

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Thu, 24 March sunset - Fri, 25 March nightfall
14 Adar II 5765

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

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Sat, 23 April sunset - Sun, 1 May nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
15-22 Nisan 5765

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, 22 May sunset - Mon, 23 May nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Thu, 26 May sunset - Fri, 27 May nightfall
18 Iyyar 5765

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, 24 April sunset - Sun, 12 June nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Sun, 12 June sunset - Tue, 14 June nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
6-7 Sivan 5765

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Sat, 13 August sunset - Sun, 14 August nightfall
9 Av 5765

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

Tzom Tammuz: Sun, 24 July dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Fri, 19 August sunset - Sat, 20 August nightfall
15 Av 5765

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

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Mon, 3 October sunset - Wed, 5 October nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5766

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Thu, 6 October dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Wed, 12 October sunset - Thu, 13 October nightfall
10 Tishrei 5766

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, 17 October sunset - Mon, 24 October nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5766

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, 24 October sunset - Wed, 26 October nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
22-23 Tishrei 5766

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, 24 October sunset - Tue, 25 October nightfall
Simchat Torah: Tue, 25 October sunset - Wed, 26 October nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Sun, 25 December sunset - Mon, 2 January nightfall
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5766

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).

Modern holidays 🇮🇱

Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
Family Day	TuesdayTue, February 8Feb 8	WednesdayWed, February 9Feb 9	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaShoah	WednesdayWed, May 4May 4	ThursdayThu, May 5May 5	26 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	TuesdayTue, May 10May 10	WednesdayWed, May 11May 11	2 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	WednesdayWed, May 11May 11	ThursdayThu, May 12May 12	3 Iyyar
Herzl Day	WednesdayWed, May 18May 18	ThursdayThu, May 19May 19	10 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	SundaySun, June 5Jun 5	MondayMon, June 6Jun 6	28 Iyyar
Jabotinsky Day	ThursdayThu, August 4Aug 4	FridayFri, August 5Aug 5	29 Tamuz
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day	SundaySun, November 13Nov 13	MondayMon, November 14Nov 14	12 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	TuesdayTue, December 6Dec 6	WednesdayWed, December 7Dec 7	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	MondayMon, January 10Jan 10	TuesdayTue, January 11Jan 11
Adar I	TuesdayTue, February 8Feb 8	ThursdayThu, February 10Feb 10
Adar II	ThursdayThu, March 10Mar 10	SaturdaySat, March 12Mar 12
Nisan	SaturdaySat, April 9Apr 9	SundaySun, April 10Apr 10
Iyyar	SundaySun, May 8May 8	TuesdayTue, May 10May 10
Sivan	TuesdayTue, June 7Jun 7	WednesdayWed, June 8Jun 8
Tamuz	WednesdayWed, July 6Jul 6	FridayFri, July 8Jul 8
Av	FridayFri, August 5Aug 5	SaturdaySat, August 6Aug 6
Elul	SaturdaySat, September 3Sep 3	MondayMon, September 5Sep 5
Cheshvan	TuesdayTue, November 1Nov 1	ThursdayThu, November 3Nov 3
Kislev	ThursdayThu, December 1Dec 1	FridayFri, December 2Dec 2
Tevet	FridayFri, December 30Dec 30	SundaySun, January 1Jan 1

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