Jewish Holidays 4105 (344-345)

Jewish Holidays 344-345 (Hebrew year 4105)

Warning! Results for year 1752 C.E. and earlier may be inaccurate.
Hebcal does not take into account a correction of ten days that was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII known as the Gregorian Reformation. ^[1]

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

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Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Sun, 24 Sep 0344 sunset - Tue, 26 Sep 0344 nightfall
1-2 Tishrei

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Wed, 27 Sep 0344 dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Tue, 3 Oct 0344 sunset - Wed, 4 Oct 0344 nightfall
10 Tishrei

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, 8 Oct 0344 sunset - Sun, 15 Oct 0344 nightfall
15-21 Tishrei

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, 15 Oct 0344 sunset - Tue, 17 Oct 0344 nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
22-23 Tishrei

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: Sun, 15 Oct 0344 sunset - Mon, 16 Oct 0344 nightfall
Simchat Torah: Mon, 16 Oct 0344 sunset - Tue, 17 Oct 0344 nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Sun, 17 Dec 0344 sunset - Mon, 25 Dec 0344 nightfall
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet

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

Tue, 2 Jan 0345 dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Sun, 4 Feb 0345 sunset - Mon, 5 Feb 0345 nightfall
15 Sh’vat

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Mon, 5 Mar 0345 sunset - Tue, 6 Mar 0345 nightfall
14 Adar

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, 5 Mar 0345 dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Tue, 6 Mar 0345 sunset - Wed, 7 Mar 0345 nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Wed, 4 Apr 0345 sunset - Thu, 12 Apr 0345 nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
15-22 Nisan

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, 3 May 0345 sunset - Fri, 4 May 0345 nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Mon, 7 May 0345 sunset - Tue, 8 May 0345 nightfall
18 Iyyar

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, 15 Apr 0344 sunset - Sat, 3 Jun 0344 nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Thu, 24 May 0345 sunset - Sat, 26 May 0345 nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
6-7 Sivan

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Wed, 25 Jul 0345 sunset - Thu, 26 Jul 0345 nightfall
9 Av

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

Tzom Tammuz: Thu, 5 Jul 0345 dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Tue, 31 Jul 0345 sunset - Wed, 1 Aug 0345 nightfall
15 Av

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

Modern holidays 🇮🇱

Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date

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
Cheshvan	MondayMon, October 23Oct 23	WednesdayWed, October 25Oct 25
Kislev	WednesdayWed, November 22Nov 22	FridayFri, November 24Nov 24
Tevet	FridayFri, December 22Dec 22	SundaySun, December 24Dec 24
Sh'vat	SundaySun, January 21Jan 21	MondayMon, January 22Jan 22
Adar	MondayMon, February 19Feb 19	WednesdayWed, February 21Feb 21
Nisan	WednesdayWed, March 21Mar 21	ThursdayThu, March 22Mar 22
Iyyar	ThursdayThu, April 19Apr 19	SaturdaySat, April 21Apr 21
Sivan	SaturdaySat, May 19May 19	SundaySun, May 20May 20
Tamuz	SundaySun, June 17Jun 17	TuesdayTue, June 19Jun 19
Av	TuesdayTue, July 17Jul 17	WednesdayWed, July 18Jul 18
Elul	WednesdayWed, August 15Aug 15	FridayFri, August 17Aug 17

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