Jewish Holidays 2020

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

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Asara B’Tevet

Tue, 7 January dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5780

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Sun, 9 February sunset - Mon, 10 February nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5780

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Mon, 9 March sunset - Tue, 10 March nightfall
14 Adar 5780

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: Mon, 9 March dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Tue, 10 March sunset - Wed, 11 March nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Wed, 8 April sunset - Thu, 16 April nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
15-22 Nisan 5780

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: Thu, 7 May sunset - Fri, 8 May nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Mon, 11 May sunset - Tue, 12 May nightfall
18 Iyyar 5780

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: Thu, 9 April sunset - Thu, 28 May nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Thu, 28 May sunset - Sat, 30 May nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
6-7 Sivan 5780

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Wed, 29 July sunset - Thu, 30 July nightfall
9 Av 5780

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

Tzom Tammuz: Thu, 9 July dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Tue, 4 August sunset - Wed, 5 August nightfall
15 Av 5780

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

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Fri, 18 September sunset - Sun, 20 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5781

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Mon, 21 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Sun, 27 September sunset - Mon, 28 September nightfall
10 Tishrei 5781

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 🌿🍋

Fri, 2 October sunset - Fri, 9 October nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5781

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

Fri, 9 October sunset - Sun, 11 October nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
22-23 Tishrei 5781

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: Fri, 9 October sunset - Sat, 10 October nightfall
Simchat Torah: Sat, 10 October sunset - Sun, 11 October nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Thu, 10 December sunset - Fri, 18 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5781

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

Fri, 25 December dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5781

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 15Jan 15	ThursdayThu, January 16Jan 16	19 Tevet
Family Day	MondayMon, February 24Feb 24	TuesdayTue, February 25Feb 25	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaAliyah	FridayFri, April 3Apr 3	SaturdaySat, April 4Apr 4	10 Nisan
Yom HaShoah	MondayMon, April 20Apr 20	TuesdayTue, April 21Apr 21	27 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	MondayMon, April 27Apr 27	TuesdayTue, April 28Apr 28	4 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	TuesdayTue, April 28Apr 28	WednesdayWed, April 29Apr 29	5 Iyyar
Herzl Day	SundaySun, May 3May 3	MondayMon, May 4May 4	10 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	ThursdayThu, May 21May 21	FridayFri, May 22May 22	28 Iyyar
Jabotinsky Day	MondayMon, July 20Jul 20	TuesdayTue, July 21Jul 21	29 Tamuz
Yom HaAliyah School Observance	SundaySun, October 25Oct 25	SundaySun, October 25Oct 25	7 Cheshvan
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day	WednesdayWed, October 28Oct 28	ThursdayThu, October 29Oct 29	11 Cheshvan
Sigd	SundaySun, November 15Nov 15	MondayMon, November 16Nov 16	29 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	SaturdaySat, November 21Nov 21	SundaySun, November 22Nov 22	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	SundaySun, January 26Jan 26	MondayMon, January 27Jan 27
Adar	MondayMon, February 24Feb 24	WednesdayWed, February 26Feb 26
Nisan	WednesdayWed, March 25Mar 25	ThursdayThu, March 26Mar 26
Iyyar	ThursdayThu, April 23Apr 23	SaturdaySat, April 25Apr 25
Sivan	SaturdaySat, May 23May 23	SundaySun, May 24May 24
Tamuz	SundaySun, June 21Jun 21	TuesdayTue, June 23Jun 23
Av	TuesdayTue, July 21Jul 21	WednesdayWed, July 22Jul 22
Elul	WednesdayWed, August 19Aug 19	FridayFri, August 21Aug 21
Cheshvan	SaturdaySat, October 17Oct 17	MondayMon, October 19Oct 19
Kislev	MondayMon, November 16Nov 16	TuesdayTue, November 17Nov 17
Tevet	TuesdayTue, December 15Dec 15	WednesdayWed, December 16Dec 16

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