Jewish Holidays 2017 for Israel

Jewish Holidays 2017

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

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Asara B’Tevet

Sun, 8 January dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5777

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Fri, 10 February sunset - Sat, 11 February nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5777

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Sat, 11 March sunset - Sun, 12 March nightfall
14 Adar 5777

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, 9 March dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Sun, 12 March sunset - Mon, 13 March nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓

Mon, 10 April sunset - Mon, 17 April nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
15-21 Nisan 5777

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: Tue, 9 May sunset - Wed, 10 May nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Sat, 13 May sunset - Sun, 14 May nightfall
18 Iyyar 5777

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, 11 April sunset - Tue, 30 May nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Tue, 30 May sunset - Wed, 31 May nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
6 Sivan 5777

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Mon, 31 July sunset - Tue, 1 August nightfall
9 Av 5777

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

Tzom Tammuz: Tue, 11 July dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Sun, 6 August sunset - Mon, 7 August nightfall
15 Av 5777

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

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Wed, 20 September sunset - Fri, 22 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5778

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Sun, 24 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Fri, 29 September sunset - Sat, 30 September nightfall
10 Tishrei 5778

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, 4 October sunset - Wed, 11 October nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5778

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, 11 October sunset - Thu, 12 October nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
22 Tishrei 5778

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, 12 December sunset - Wed, 20 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5778

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, 28 December dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5778

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	WednesdayWed, January 18Jan 18	ThursdayThu, January 19Jan 19	21 Tevet
Family Day	SaturdaySat, February 25Feb 25	SundaySun, February 26Feb 26	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaAliyah	WednesdayWed, April 5Apr 5	ThursdayThu, April 6Apr 6	10 Nisan
Yom HaShoah	SundaySun, April 23Apr 23	MondayMon, April 24Apr 24	28 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	SundaySun, April 30Apr 30	MondayMon, May 1May 1	5 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	MondayMon, May 1May 1	TuesdayTue, May 2May 2	6 Iyyar
Herzl Day	SaturdaySat, May 6May 6	SundaySun, May 7May 7	11 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	TuesdayTue, May 23May 23	WednesdayWed, May 24May 24	28 Iyyar
Jabotinsky Day	SaturdaySat, July 22Jul 22	SundaySun, July 23Jul 23	29 Tamuz
Yom HaAliyah School Observance	FridayFri, October 27Oct 27	FridayFri, October 27Oct 27	7 Cheshvan
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day	TuesdayTue, October 31Oct 31	WednesdayWed, November 1Nov 1	12 Cheshvan
Sigd	FridayFri, November 17Nov 17	SaturdaySat, November 18Nov 18	29 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	SaturdaySat, November 25Nov 25	SundaySun, November 26Nov 26	8 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	FridayFri, January 27Jan 27	SaturdaySat, January 28Jan 28
Adar	SaturdaySat, February 25Feb 25	MondayMon, February 27Feb 27
Nisan	MondayMon, March 27Mar 27	TuesdayTue, March 28Mar 28
Iyyar	TuesdayTue, April 25Apr 25	ThursdayThu, April 27Apr 27
Sivan	ThursdayThu, May 25May 25	FridayFri, May 26May 26
Tamuz	FridayFri, June 23Jun 23	SundaySun, June 25Jun 25
Av	SundaySun, July 23Jul 23	MondayMon, July 24Jul 24
Elul	MondayMon, August 21Aug 21	WednesdayWed, August 23Aug 23
Cheshvan	ThursdayThu, October 19Oct 19	SaturdaySat, October 21Oct 21
Kislev	SaturdaySat, November 18Nov 18	SundaySun, November 19Nov 19
Tevet	SundaySun, December 17Dec 17	TuesdayTue, December 19Dec 19

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