Jewish Holidays 2023 for Israel

Jewish Holidays 2023

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

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Asara B’Tevet

Tue, 3 January dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5783

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Sun, 5 February sunset - Mon, 6 February nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5783

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Mon, 6 March sunset - Tue, 7 March nightfall
14 Adar 5783

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, 6 March dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Tue, 7 March sunset - Wed, 8 March nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓

Wed, 5 April sunset - Wed, 12 April nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
15-21 Nisan 5783

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, 4 May sunset - Fri, 5 May nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Mon, 8 May sunset - Tue, 9 May nightfall
18 Iyyar 5783

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, 6 April sunset - Thu, 25 May nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Thu, 25 May sunset - Fri, 26 May nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
6 Sivan 5783

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Wed, 26 July sunset - Thu, 27 July nightfall
9 Av 5783

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

Tzom Tammuz: Thu, 6 July dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Tue, 1 August sunset - Wed, 2 August nightfall
15 Av 5783

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

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Fri, 15 September sunset - Sun, 17 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5784

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Mon, 18 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Sun, 24 September sunset - Mon, 25 September nightfall
10 Tishrei 5784

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, 29 September sunset - Fri, 6 October nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5784

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, 6 October sunset - Sat, 7 October nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
22 Tishrei 5784

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 🕎

Thu, 7 December sunset - Fri, 15 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5784

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, 22 December dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5784

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 11Jan 11	ThursdayThu, January 12Jan 12	19 Tevet
Family Day	MondayMon, February 20Feb 20	TuesdayTue, February 21Feb 21	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaAliyah	FridayFri, March 31Mar 31	SaturdaySat, April 1Apr 1	10 Nisan
Yom HaShoah	MondayMon, April 17Apr 17	TuesdayTue, April 18Apr 18	27 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	MondayMon, April 24Apr 24	TuesdayTue, April 25Apr 25	4 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	TuesdayTue, April 25Apr 25	WednesdayWed, April 26Apr 26	5 Iyyar
Herzl Day	SundaySun, April 30Apr 30	MondayMon, May 1May 1	10 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	ThursdayThu, May 18May 18	FridayFri, May 19May 19	28 Iyyar
Jabotinsky Day	MondayMon, July 17Jul 17	TuesdayTue, July 18Jul 18	29 Tamuz
Yom HaAliyah School Observance	SundaySun, October 22Oct 22	SundaySun, October 22Oct 22	7 Cheshvan
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day	WednesdayWed, October 25Oct 25	ThursdayThu, October 26Oct 26	11 Cheshvan
Sigd	SundaySun, November 12Nov 12	MondayMon, November 13Nov 13	29 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	SaturdaySat, November 18Nov 18	SundaySun, November 19Nov 19	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 22Jan 22	MondayMon, January 23Jan 23
Adar	MondayMon, February 20Feb 20	WednesdayWed, February 22Feb 22
Nisan	WednesdayWed, March 22Mar 22	ThursdayThu, March 23Mar 23
Iyyar	ThursdayThu, April 20Apr 20	SaturdaySat, April 22Apr 22
Sivan	SaturdaySat, May 20May 20	SundaySun, May 21May 21
Tamuz	SundaySun, June 18Jun 18	TuesdayTue, June 20Jun 20
Av	TuesdayTue, July 18Jul 18	WednesdayWed, July 19Jul 19
Elul	WednesdayWed, August 16Aug 16	FridayFri, August 18Aug 18
Cheshvan	SaturdaySat, October 14Oct 14	MondayMon, October 16Oct 16
Kislev	MondayMon, November 13Nov 13	TuesdayTue, November 14Nov 14
Tevet	TuesdayTue, December 12Dec 12	WednesdayWed, December 13Dec 13

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