Jewish Holidays 2015

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

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Asara B’Tevet

Thu, 1 January dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5775

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Tue, 3 February sunset - Wed, 4 February nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5775

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Wed, 4 March sunset - Thu, 5 March nightfall
14 Adar 5775

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 March dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Thu, 5 March sunset - Fri, 6 March nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Fri, 3 April sunset - Sat, 11 April nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
15-22 Nisan 5775

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 sunset - Sun, 3 May nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Wed, 6 May sunset - Thu, 7 May nightfall
18 Iyyar 5775

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, 4 April sunset - Sat, 23 May nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Sat, 23 May sunset - Mon, 25 May nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
6-7 Sivan 5775

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Sat, 25 July sunset - Sun, 26 July nightfall
10 Av 5775

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

Tzom Tammuz: Sun, 5 July dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Thu, 30 July sunset - Fri, 31 July nightfall
15 Av 5775

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

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Sun, 13 September sunset - Tue, 15 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5776

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Wed, 16 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Tue, 22 September sunset - Wed, 23 September nightfall
10 Tishrei 5776

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, 27 September sunset - Sun, 4 October nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5776

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, 4 October sunset - Tue, 6 October nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
22-23 Tishrei 5776

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: Sun, 4 October sunset - Mon, 5 October nightfall
Simchat Torah: Mon, 5 October sunset - Tue, 6 October nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Sun, 6 December sunset - Mon, 14 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5776

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, 22 December dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5776

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
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
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day	SaturdaySat, October 24Oct 24	SundaySun, October 25Oct 25	12 Cheshvan
Sigd	TuesdayTue, November 10Nov 10	WednesdayWed, November 11Nov 11	29 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	TuesdayTue, November 17Nov 17	WednesdayWed, November 18Nov 18	6 Kislev
Hebrew Language Day	WednesdayWed, December 30Dec 30	ThursdayThu, December 31Dec 31	19 Tevet

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 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
Cheshvan	MondayMon, October 12Oct 12	WednesdayWed, October 14Oct 14
Kislev	WednesdayWed, November 11Nov 11	FridayFri, November 13Nov 13
Tevet	FridayFri, December 11Dec 11	SundaySun, December 13Dec 13

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