Jewish Holidays 5782 (2021-2022)

Jewish Holidays 2021-2022 (Hebrew year 5782)

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

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Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Mon, 6 Sep 2021 sunset - Wed, 8 Sep 2021 nightfall
1-2 Tishrei

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Thu, 9 Sep 2021 dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 sunset - Thu, 16 Sep 2021 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 🌿🍋

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 sunset - Mon, 27 Sep 2021 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

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 sunset - Wed, 29 Sep 2021 nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
22-23 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.

Shmini Atzeret: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 sunset - Tue, 28 Sep 2021 nightfall
Simchat Torah: Tue, 28 Sep 2021 sunset - Wed, 29 Sep 2021 nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 sunset - Mon, 6 Dec 2021 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

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 sunset - Mon, 17 Jan 2022 nightfall
15 Sh’vat

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 sunset - Thu, 17 Mar 2022 nightfall
14 Adar II

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, 16 Mar 2022 dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 sunset - Fri, 18 Mar 2022 nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 sunset - Sat, 23 Apr 2022 nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
15-22 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, 14 May 2022 sunset - Sun, 15 May 2022 nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Wed, 18 May 2022 sunset - Thu, 19 May 2022 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: Sun, 28 Mar 2021 sunset - Sun, 16 May 2021 nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Sat, 4 Jun 2022 sunset - Mon, 6 Jun 2022 nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
6-7 Sivan

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Sat, 6 Aug 2022 sunset - Sun, 7 Aug 2022 nightfall
10 Av

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

Tzom Tammuz: Sun, 17 Jul 2022 dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 sunset - Fri, 12 Aug 2022 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
Yom HaAliyah School Observance	WednesdayWed, October 13Oct 13	WednesdayWed, October 13Oct 13	7 Cheshvan
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day	SundaySun, October 17Oct 17	MondayMon, October 18Oct 18	12 Cheshvan
Sigd	WednesdayWed, November 3Nov 3	ThursdayThu, November 4Nov 4	29 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	TuesdayTue, November 9Nov 9	WednesdayWed, November 10Nov 10	6 Kislev
Hebrew Language Day	WednesdayWed, December 22Dec 22	ThursdayThu, December 23Dec 23	19 Tevet
Family Day	MondayMon, January 31Jan 31	TuesdayTue, February 1Feb 1	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaAliyah	SundaySun, April 10Apr 10	MondayMon, April 11Apr 11	10 Nisan
Yom HaShoah	WednesdayWed, April 27Apr 27	ThursdayThu, April 28Apr 28	27 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	TuesdayTue, May 3May 3	WednesdayWed, May 4May 4	3 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	WednesdayWed, May 4May 4	ThursdayThu, May 5May 5	4 Iyyar
Herzl Day	TuesdayTue, May 10May 10	WednesdayWed, May 11May 11	10 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	SaturdaySat, May 28May 28	SundaySun, May 29May 29	28 Iyyar
Jabotinsky Day	WednesdayWed, July 27Jul 27	ThursdayThu, July 28Jul 28	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	TuesdayTue, October 5Oct 5	ThursdayThu, October 7Oct 7
Kislev	ThursdayThu, November 4Nov 4	FridayFri, November 5Nov 5
Tevet	FridayFri, December 3Dec 3	SundaySun, December 5Dec 5
Sh'vat	SundaySun, January 2Jan 2	MondayMon, January 3Jan 3
Adar I	MondayMon, January 31Jan 31	WednesdayWed, February 2Feb 2
Adar II	WednesdayWed, March 2Mar 2	FridayFri, March 4Mar 4
Nisan	FridayFri, April 1Apr 1	SaturdaySat, April 2Apr 2
Iyyar	SaturdaySat, April 30Apr 30	MondayMon, May 2May 2
Sivan	MondayMon, May 30May 30	TuesdayTue, May 31May 31
Tamuz	TuesdayTue, June 28Jun 28	ThursdayThu, June 30Jun 30
Av	ThursdayThu, July 28Jul 28	FridayFri, July 29Jul 29
Elul	FridayFri, August 26Aug 26	SundaySun, August 28Aug 28

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