Jewish Holidays 2026

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

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Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Sun, 1 February sunset - Mon, 2 February nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5786

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Mon, 2 March sunset - Tue, 3 March nightfall
14 Adar 5786

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, 2 March dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Tue, 3 March sunset - Wed, 4 March nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Wed, 1 April sunset - Thu, 9 April nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
15-22 Nisan 5786

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, 30 April sunset - Fri, 1 May nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Mon, 4 May sunset - Tue, 5 May nightfall
18 Iyyar 5786

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, 2 April sunset - Thu, 21 May nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Thu, 21 May sunset - Sat, 23 May nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
6-7 Sivan 5786

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Wed, 22 July sunset - Thu, 23 July nightfall
9 Av 5786

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

Tzom Tammuz: Thu, 2 July dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Tue, 28 July sunset - Wed, 29 July nightfall
15 Av 5786

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

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Fri, 11 September sunset - Sun, 13 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5787

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Mon, 14 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Sun, 20 September sunset - Mon, 21 September nightfall
10 Tishrei 5787

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, 25 September sunset - Fri, 2 October nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5787

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, 2 October sunset - Sun, 4 October nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
22-23 Tishrei 5787

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, 2 October sunset - Sat, 3 October nightfall
Simchat Torah: Sat, 3 October sunset - Sun, 4 October nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Fri, 4 December sunset - Sat, 12 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5787

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

Sun, 20 December dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5787

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 7Jan 7	ThursdayThu, January 8Jan 8	19 Tevet
Family Day	MondayMon, February 16Feb 16	TuesdayTue, February 17Feb 17	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaAliyah	FridayFri, March 27Mar 27	SaturdaySat, March 28Mar 28	10 Nisan
Yom HaShoah	MondayMon, April 13Apr 13	TuesdayTue, April 14Apr 14	27 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	MondayMon, April 20Apr 20	TuesdayTue, April 21Apr 21	4 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	TuesdayTue, April 21Apr 21	WednesdayWed, April 22Apr 22	5 Iyyar
Herzl Day	SundaySun, April 26Apr 26	MondayMon, April 27Apr 27	10 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	ThursdayThu, May 14May 14	FridayFri, May 15May 15	28 Iyyar
Jabotinsky Day	MondayMon, July 13Jul 13	TuesdayTue, July 14Jul 14	29 Tamuz
Yom HaAliyah School Observance	SundaySun, October 18Oct 18	SundaySun, October 18Oct 18	7 Cheshvan
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day	WednesdayWed, October 21Oct 21	ThursdayThu, October 22Oct 22	11 Cheshvan
Sigd	SundaySun, November 8Nov 8	MondayMon, November 9Nov 9	29 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	SundaySun, November 15Nov 15	MondayMon, November 16Nov 16	6 Kislev
Hebrew Language Day	WednesdayWed, December 30Dec 30	ThursdayThu, December 31Dec 31	21 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	SundaySun, January 18Jan 18	MondayMon, January 19Jan 19
Adar	MondayMon, February 16Feb 16	WednesdayWed, February 18Feb 18
Nisan	WednesdayWed, March 18Mar 18	ThursdayThu, March 19Mar 19
Iyyar	ThursdayThu, April 16Apr 16	SaturdaySat, April 18Apr 18
Sivan	SaturdaySat, May 16May 16	SundaySun, May 17May 17
Tamuz	SundaySun, June 14Jun 14	TuesdayTue, June 16Jun 16
Av	TuesdayTue, July 14Jul 14	WednesdayWed, July 15Jul 15
Elul	WednesdayWed, August 12Aug 12	FridayFri, August 14Aug 14
Cheshvan	SaturdaySat, October 10Oct 10	MondayMon, October 12Oct 12
Kislev	MondayMon, November 9Nov 9	WednesdayWed, November 11Nov 11
Tevet	WednesdayWed, December 9Dec 9	FridayFri, December 11Dec 11

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