Jewish Holidays 5775 (2014-2015) for Israel

Jewish Holidays 2014-2015 (Hebrew year 5775)

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

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Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Wed, 24 Sep 2014 sunset - Fri, 26 Sep 2014 nightfall
1-2 Tishrei

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Fri, 3 Oct 2014 sunset - Sat, 4 Oct 2014 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 🌿🍋

Wed, 8 Oct 2014 sunset - Wed, 15 Oct 2014 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

Wed, 15 Oct 2014 sunset - Thu, 16 Oct 2014 nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
22 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.

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Tue, 16 Dec 2014 sunset - Wed, 24 Dec 2014 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

Thu, 1 Jan 2015 dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Tue, 3 Feb 2015 sunset - Wed, 4 Feb 2015 nightfall
15 Sh’vat

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Wed, 4 Mar 2015 sunset - Thu, 5 Mar 2015 nightfall
14 Adar

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, 4 Mar 2015 dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 sunset - Fri, 6 Mar 2015 nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓

Fri, 3 Apr 2015 sunset - Fri, 10 Apr 2015 nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
15-21 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, 2 May 2015 sunset - Sun, 3 May 2015 nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Wed, 6 May 2015 sunset - Thu, 7 May 2015 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: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 sunset - Tue, 3 Jun 2014 nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Sat, 23 May 2015 sunset - Sun, 24 May 2015 nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
6 Sivan

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Sat, 25 Jul 2015 sunset - Sun, 26 Jul 2015 nightfall
10 Av

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

Tzom Tammuz: Sun, 5 Jul 2015 dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 sunset - Fri, 31 Jul 2015 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
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day	TuesdayTue, November 4Nov 4	WednesdayWed, November 5Nov 5	12 Cheshvan
Sigd	FridayFri, November 21Nov 21	SaturdaySat, November 22Nov 22	29 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	SaturdaySat, November 29Nov 29	SundaySun, November 30Nov 30	8 Kislev
Hebrew Language Day	SundaySun, January 11Jan 11	MondayMon, January 12Jan 12	21 Tevet
Family Day	WednesdayWed, February 18Feb 18	ThursdayThu, February 19Feb 19	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaShoah	WednesdayWed, April 15Apr 15	ThursdayThu, April 16Apr 16	27 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	TuesdayTue, April 21Apr 21	WednesdayWed, April 22Apr 22	3 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	WednesdayWed, April 22Apr 22	ThursdayThu, April 23Apr 23	4 Iyyar
Herzl Day	TuesdayTue, April 28Apr 28	WednesdayWed, April 29Apr 29	10 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	SaturdaySat, May 16May 16	SundaySun, May 17May 17	28 Iyyar
Jabotinsky Day	WednesdayWed, July 15Jul 15	ThursdayThu, July 16Jul 16	29 Tamuz

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	ThursdayThu, October 23Oct 23	SaturdaySat, October 25Oct 25
Kislev	SaturdaySat, November 22Nov 22	SundaySun, November 23Nov 23
Tevet	SundaySun, December 21Dec 21	TuesdayTue, December 23Dec 23
Sh'vat	TuesdayTue, January 20Jan 20	WednesdayWed, January 21Jan 21
Adar	WednesdayWed, February 18Feb 18	FridayFri, February 20Feb 20
Nisan	FridayFri, March 20Mar 20	SaturdaySat, March 21Mar 21
Iyyar	SaturdaySat, April 18Apr 18	MondayMon, April 20Apr 20
Sivan	MondayMon, May 18May 18	TuesdayTue, May 19May 19
Tamuz	TuesdayTue, June 16Jun 16	ThursdayThu, June 18Jun 18
Av	ThursdayThu, July 16Jul 16	FridayFri, July 17Jul 17
Elul	FridayFri, August 14Aug 14	SundaySun, August 16Aug 16

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