Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 968-974, as observed in Israel. Each holiday page includes a brief overview of special observances and customs, and any special Torah readings.
Except for minor fasts, holidays begin at sundown on the first date specified and end at nightfall on the last date specified. For example, if the dates for Rosh Hashana are listed as -, then the holiday begins at sundown on Sep 20 and ends at nightfall on Sep 22.
This page displays the Israel holiday schedule. The Diaspora schedule is used by Jews living outside of modern Israel.
Dates in bold are yom tov, so they have similar obligations and restrictions to Shabbat in the sense that normal “work” is forbidden.
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968‑969 |
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969‑970 |
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970‑971 |
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Rosh Hashana | ‑ W‑F | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑Tu |
Yom Kippur | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W |
Sukkot | ‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑W |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑W |
‑ Su‑M ‑ Tu‑Su |
‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑F |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑W |
‑ Su‑M ‑ Tu‑Su |
Shmini Atzeret | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M |
Chanukah | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Purim | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Pesach | ‑ M‑Tu ‑ W‑Su ‑ Su‑M |
‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑Th ‑ Th‑F |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑Tu ‑ Tu‑W |
‑ M‑Tu ‑ W‑Su ‑ Su‑M |
‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑Th ‑ Th‑F |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑Tu ‑ Tu‑W |
Shavuot | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Tish’a B’Av | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th |
Holiday |
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968‑969 |
4730
969‑970 |
4731
970‑971 |
4732
971‑972 |
4733
972‑973 |
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973‑974 |
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Chag HaBanot | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F |
Tu BiShvat | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa |
Purim Katan | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | |||
Shushan Purim Katan | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | |||
Shushan Purim | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Days of the Omer | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Th | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Th |
Pesach Sheni | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Lag BaOmer | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Tu B’Av | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Leil Selichot | Sep 16 Sa | Sep 1 Sa | Sep 21 Sa | Sep 12 Sa | Aug 28 Sa | Sep 17 Sa |
Birkat Hachamah | Mar 31 W |
Minor fasts begin at dawn and end at nightfall.
Tish'a B'Av begins at sundown on the first date specified and ends at nightfall on the second date specified.
Holiday |
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968‑969 |
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969‑970 |
4731
970‑971 |
4732
971‑972 |
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972‑973 |
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973‑974 |
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Tzom Gedaliah | Sep 4 Su | Sep 24 Su | Sep 12 W | Sep 30 M | Sep 20 Su | Sep 8 W |
Asara B’Tevet | Dec 9 F | Dec 28 Th | Dec 16 Su | Jan 5 Su | Dec 24 Th | Dec 12 Su |
Ta’anit Esther | Mar 9 Th | Feb 28 W | Mar 18 M | Mar 5 Th | Feb 24 W | Mar 14 M |
Ta’anit Bechorot | Apr 10 M | Mar 30 F | Apr 17 W | Apr 6 M | Mar 26 F | Apr 13 W |
Tzom Tammuz | Jul 11 Tu | Jul 1 Su | Jul 18 Th | Jul 7 Tu | Jun 27 Su | Jul 14 Th |
Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.
Holiday |
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968‑969 |
4730
969‑970 |
4731
970‑971 |
4732
971‑972 |
4733
972‑973 |
4734
973‑974 |
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Shabbat Shuva | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa |
Shabbat Shirah | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa |
Shabbat Shekalim | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa |
Shabbat Zachor | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa |
Shabbat Parah | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa |
Shabbat HaChodesh | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa |
Shabbat HaGadol | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa |
Shabbat Chazon | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa |
Shabbat Nachamu | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa |
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.
Holiday |
4729
968‑969 |
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969‑970 |
4731
970‑971 |
4732
971‑972 |
4733
972‑973 |
4734
973‑974 |
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Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ M‑W |
Rosh Chodesh Kislev | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th |
Rosh Chodesh Tevet | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F |
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa |
Rosh Chodesh Adar | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ W‑F | |||
Rosh Chodesh Adar I | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Sa‑M | |||
Rosh Chodesh Adar II | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ M‑W | ‑ M‑W | |||
Rosh Chodesh Nisan | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th |
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa |
Rosh Chodesh Sivan | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Su‑Tu |
Rosh Chodesh Av | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Rosh Chodesh Elul | ‑ M‑W | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F |