Jewish Holidays 2056 for Israel

Jewish Holidays 2056

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 🌳

Tue, 1 February sunset - Wed, 2 February nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5816

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Wed, 1 March sunset - Thu, 2 March nightfall
14 Adar 5816

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, 1 March dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Thu, 2 March sunset - Fri, 3 March nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓

Fri, 31 March sunset - Fri, 7 April nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
15-21 Nisan 5816

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, 29 April sunset - Sun, 30 April nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Wed, 3 May sunset - Thu, 4 May nightfall
18 Iyyar 5816

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: Sat, 1 April sunset - Sat, 20 May nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Sat, 20 May sunset - Sun, 21 May nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
6 Sivan 5816

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Sat, 22 July sunset - Sun, 23 July nightfall
10 Av 5816

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

Tzom Tammuz: Sun, 2 July dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Thu, 27 July sunset - Fri, 28 July nightfall
15 Av 5816

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

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Sun, 10 September sunset - Tue, 12 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5817

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Wed, 13 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Tue, 19 September sunset - Wed, 20 September nightfall
10 Tishrei 5817

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 🌿🍋

Sun, 24 September sunset - Sun, 1 October nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5817

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

Sun, 1 October sunset - Mon, 2 October nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
22 Tishrei 5817

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 🕎

Sat, 2 December sunset - Sun, 10 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5817

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, 17 December dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5817

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	SundaySun, January 9Jan 9	MondayMon, January 10Jan 10	21 Tevet
Family Day	WednesdayWed, February 16Feb 16	ThursdayThu, February 17Feb 17	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaAliyah	SundaySun, March 26Mar 26	MondayMon, March 27Mar 27	10 Nisan
Yom HaShoah	WednesdayWed, April 12Apr 12	ThursdayThu, April 13Apr 13	27 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	TuesdayTue, April 18Apr 18	WednesdayWed, April 19Apr 19	3 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	WednesdayWed, April 19Apr 19	ThursdayThu, April 20Apr 20	4 Iyyar
Herzl Day	TuesdayTue, April 25Apr 25	WednesdayWed, April 26Apr 26	10 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	SaturdaySat, May 13May 13	SundaySun, May 14May 14	28 Iyyar
Jabotinsky Day	WednesdayWed, July 12Jul 12	ThursdayThu, July 13Jul 13	29 Tamuz
Yom HaAliyah School Observance	TuesdayTue, October 17Oct 17	TuesdayTue, October 17Oct 17	7 Cheshvan
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day	SaturdaySat, October 21Oct 21	SundaySun, October 22Oct 22	12 Cheshvan
Sigd	TuesdayTue, November 7Nov 7	WednesdayWed, November 8Nov 8	29 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	MondayMon, November 13Nov 13	TuesdayTue, November 14Nov 14	6 Kislev
Hebrew Language Day	WednesdayWed, December 27Dec 27	ThursdayThu, December 28Dec 28	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	TuesdayTue, January 18Jan 18	WednesdayWed, January 19Jan 19
Adar	WednesdayWed, February 16Feb 16	FridayFri, February 18Feb 18
Nisan	FridayFri, March 17Mar 17	SaturdaySat, March 18Mar 18
Iyyar	SaturdaySat, April 15Apr 15	MondayMon, April 17Apr 17
Sivan	MondayMon, May 15May 15	TuesdayTue, May 16May 16
Tamuz	TuesdayTue, June 13Jun 13	ThursdayThu, June 15Jun 15
Av	ThursdayThu, July 13Jul 13	FridayFri, July 14Jul 14
Elul	FridayFri, August 11Aug 11	SundaySun, August 13Aug 13
Cheshvan	MondayMon, October 9Oct 9	WednesdayWed, October 11Oct 11
Kislev	WednesdayWed, November 8Nov 8	ThursdayThu, November 9Nov 9
Tevet	ThursdayThu, December 7Dec 7	FridayFri, December 8Dec 8

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