Jewish Holidays 2012 for Israel

Jewish Holidays 2012

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

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Asara B’Tevet

Thu, 5 January dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5772

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Tue, 7 February sunset - Wed, 8 February nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5772

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Wed, 7 March sunset - Thu, 8 March nightfall
14 Adar 5772

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, 7 March dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Thu, 8 March sunset - Fri, 9 March nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓

Fri, 6 April sunset - Fri, 13 April nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
15-21 Nisan 5772

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, 5 May sunset - Sun, 6 May nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Wed, 9 May sunset - Thu, 10 May nightfall
18 Iyyar 5772

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, 7 April sunset - Sat, 26 May nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Sat, 26 May sunset - Sun, 27 May nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
6 Sivan 5772

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Sat, 28 July sunset - Sun, 29 July nightfall
10 Av 5772

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

Tzom Tammuz: Sun, 8 July dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Thu, 2 August sunset - Fri, 3 August nightfall
15 Av 5772

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

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Sun, 16 September sunset - Tue, 18 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5773

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Wed, 19 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Tue, 25 September sunset - Wed, 26 September nightfall
10 Tishrei 5773

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, 30 September sunset - Sun, 7 October nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5773

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, 7 October sunset - Mon, 8 October nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
22 Tishrei 5773

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 🕎

Sat, 8 December sunset - Sun, 16 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5773

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, 23 December dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5773

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	WednesdayWed, February 22Feb 22	ThursdayThu, February 23Feb 23	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaShoah	WednesdayWed, April 18Apr 18	ThursdayThu, April 19Apr 19	27 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	TuesdayTue, April 24Apr 24	WednesdayWed, April 25Apr 25	3 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	WednesdayWed, April 25Apr 25	ThursdayThu, April 26Apr 26	4 Iyyar
Herzl Day	TuesdayTue, May 1May 1	WednesdayWed, May 2May 2	10 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	SaturdaySat, May 19May 19	SundaySun, May 20May 20	28 Iyyar
Jabotinsky Day	WednesdayWed, July 18Jul 18	ThursdayThu, July 19Jul 19	29 Tamuz
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day	SaturdaySat, October 27Oct 27	SundaySun, October 28Oct 28	12 Cheshvan
Sigd	TuesdayTue, November 13Nov 13	WednesdayWed, November 14Nov 14	29 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	MondayMon, November 19Nov 19	TuesdayTue, November 20Nov 20	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	TuesdayTue, January 24Jan 24	WednesdayWed, January 25Jan 25
Adar	WednesdayWed, February 22Feb 22	FridayFri, February 24Feb 24
Nisan	FridayFri, March 23Mar 23	SaturdaySat, March 24Mar 24
Iyyar	SaturdaySat, April 21Apr 21	MondayMon, April 23Apr 23
Sivan	MondayMon, May 21May 21	TuesdayTue, May 22May 22
Tamuz	TuesdayTue, June 19Jun 19	ThursdayThu, June 21Jun 21
Av	ThursdayThu, July 19Jul 19	FridayFri, July 20Jul 20
Elul	FridayFri, August 17Aug 17	SundaySun, August 19Aug 19
Cheshvan	MondayMon, October 15Oct 15	WednesdayWed, October 17Oct 17
Kislev	WednesdayWed, November 14Nov 14	ThursdayThu, November 15Nov 15
Tevet	ThursdayThu, December 13Dec 13	FridayFri, December 14Dec 14

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