Jewish Holidays 2104

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

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Asara B’Tevet

Tue, 8 January dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5864

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Sun, 10 February sunset - Mon, 11 February nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5864

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Mon, 10 March sunset - Tue, 11 March nightfall
14 Adar 5864

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, 10 March dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Tue, 11 March sunset - Wed, 12 March nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Wed, 9 April sunset - Thu, 17 April nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
15-22 Nisan 5864

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, 8 May sunset - Fri, 9 May nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Mon, 12 May sunset - Tue, 13 May nightfall
18 Iyyar 5864

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, 10 April sunset - Thu, 29 May nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Thu, 29 May sunset - Sat, 31 May nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
6-7 Sivan 5864

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Wed, 30 July sunset - Thu, 31 July nightfall
9 Av 5864

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

Tzom Tammuz: Thu, 10 July dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Tue, 5 August sunset - Wed, 6 August nightfall
15 Av 5864

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

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Fri, 19 September sunset - Sun, 21 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5865

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Mon, 22 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Sun, 28 September sunset - Mon, 29 September nightfall
10 Tishrei 5865

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, 3 October sunset - Fri, 10 October nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5865

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, 10 October sunset - Sun, 12 October nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
22-23 Tishrei 5865

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, 10 October sunset - Sat, 11 October nightfall
Simchat Torah: Sat, 11 October sunset - Sun, 12 October nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Fri, 12 December sunset - Sat, 20 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5865

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, 28 December dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5865

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

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