Jewish Holidays 2091

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 🌳

Fri, 2 February sunset - Sat, 3 February nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5851

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Sat, 3 March sunset - Sun, 4 March nightfall
14 Adar 5851

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: Thu, 1 March dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Sun, 4 March sunset - Mon, 5 March nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Mon, 2 April sunset - Tue, 10 April nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
15-22 Nisan 5851

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: Tue, 1 May sunset - Wed, 2 May nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Sat, 5 May sunset - Sun, 6 May nightfall
18 Iyyar 5851

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: Tue, 3 April sunset - Tue, 22 May nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Tue, 22 May sunset - Thu, 24 May nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
6-7 Sivan 5851

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Mon, 23 July sunset - Tue, 24 July nightfall
9 Av 5851

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

Tzom Tammuz: Tue, 3 July dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Sun, 29 July sunset - Mon, 30 July nightfall
15 Av 5851

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

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Wed, 12 September sunset - Fri, 14 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5852

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Sun, 16 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Fri, 21 September sunset - Sat, 22 September nightfall
10 Tishrei 5852

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 🌿🍋

Wed, 26 September sunset - Wed, 3 October nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5852

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

Wed, 3 October sunset - Fri, 5 October nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
22-23 Tishrei 5852

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: Wed, 3 October sunset - Thu, 4 October nightfall
Simchat Torah: Thu, 4 October sunset - Fri, 5 October nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Wed, 5 December sunset - Thu, 13 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5852

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, 21 December dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5852

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 10Jan 10	ThursdayThu, January 11Jan 11	21 Tevet
Family Day	SaturdaySat, February 17Feb 17	SundaySun, February 18Feb 18	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaAliyah	WednesdayWed, March 28Mar 28	ThursdayThu, March 29Mar 29	10 Nisan
Yom HaShoah	SundaySun, April 15Apr 15	MondayMon, April 16Apr 16	28 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	SundaySun, April 22Apr 22	MondayMon, April 23Apr 23	5 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	MondayMon, April 23Apr 23	TuesdayTue, April 24Apr 24	6 Iyyar
Herzl Day	SaturdaySat, April 28Apr 28	SundaySun, April 29Apr 29	11 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	TuesdayTue, May 15May 15	WednesdayWed, May 16May 16	28 Iyyar
Jabotinsky Day	SaturdaySat, July 14Jul 14	SundaySun, July 15Jul 15	29 Tamuz
Yom HaAliyah School Observance	FridayFri, October 19Oct 19	FridayFri, October 19Oct 19	7 Cheshvan
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day	TuesdayTue, October 23Oct 23	WednesdayWed, October 24Oct 24	12 Cheshvan
Sigd	FridayFri, November 9Nov 9	SaturdaySat, November 10Nov 10	29 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	SaturdaySat, November 17Nov 17	SundaySun, November 18Nov 18	7 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	FridayFri, January 19Jan 19	SaturdaySat, January 20Jan 20
Adar	SaturdaySat, February 17Feb 17	MondayMon, February 19Feb 19
Nisan	MondayMon, March 19Mar 19	TuesdayTue, March 20Mar 20
Iyyar	TuesdayTue, April 17Apr 17	ThursdayThu, April 19Apr 19
Sivan	ThursdayThu, May 17May 17	FridayFri, May 18May 18
Tamuz	FridayFri, June 15Jun 15	SundaySun, June 17Jun 17
Av	SundaySun, July 15Jul 15	MondayMon, July 16Jul 16
Elul	MondayMon, August 13Aug 13	WednesdayWed, August 15Aug 15
Cheshvan	ThursdayThu, October 11Oct 11	SaturdaySat, October 13Oct 13
Kislev	SaturdaySat, November 10Nov 10	MondayMon, November 12Nov 12
Tevet	MondayMon, December 10Dec 10	WednesdayWed, December 12Dec 12

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