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Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 2488-2494, 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 25 and ends at nightfall on Sep 27.

This page displays the Israel holiday schedule. The Diaspora schedule is used by Jews living outside of modern Israel.

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Major holidays  ✡️

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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Rosh Hashana ‑ M‑W ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ F‑Su
Yom Kippur ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M
Sukkot ‑ M‑Tu
‑ W‑M		 ‑ Su‑M
‑ Tu‑Su		 ‑ F‑Sa
‑ Su‑F		 ‑ W‑Th
‑ F‑W		 ‑ Su‑M
‑ Tu‑Su		 ‑ F‑Sa
‑ Su‑F
Shmini Atzeret ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa
Chanukah ‑ Su‑M ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F
Purim ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su
Pesach ‑ 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		 ‑ M‑Tu
‑ W‑Su
‑ Su‑M
Shavuot ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W
Tish’a B’Av ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu

Minor holidays  ✡️

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Chag HaBanot ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W
Tu BiShvat ‑ Su‑M ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th
Purim Katan ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Th‑F ‑ Th‑F
Shushan Purim Katan ‑ Tu‑W ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa
Shushan Purim ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M
Days of the Omer ‑ Sa‑Sa ‑ Th‑Th ‑ Tu‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Sa ‑ Th‑Th ‑ Tu‑Tu
Pesach Sheni ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W
Lag BaOmer ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su
Tu B’Av ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W
Leil Selichot Sep 17 Sa Sep 9 Sa Sep 29 Sa Sep 13 Sa Sep 5 Sa Sep 25 Sa

Minor fasts  

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.

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Tzom Gedaliah Sep 9 Th Sep 28 W Sep 18 M Oct 7 Su Sep 24 W Sep 14 M
Asara B’Tevet Dec 14 Tu Jan 3 Tu Dec 22 F Jan 10 Th Dec 30 Tu Dec 18 F
Ta’anit Esther Mar 16 W Mar 6 M Mar 22 Th Mar 12 W Mar 2 M Mar 18 Th
Ta’anit Bechorot Apr 15 F Apr 5 W Apr 23 M Apr 11 F Apr 1 W Apr 19 M
Tzom Tammuz Jul 17 Su Jul 6 Th Jul 24 Tu Jul 13 Su Jul 2 Th Jul 20 Tu

Modern holidays  🇮🇱

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

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Yom HaAliyah School Observance Oct 13 W Nov 1 Tu Oct 22 Su Nov 9 F Oct 28 Tu Oct 18 Su
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day ‑ Su‑M ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th
Sigd ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M
Ben-Gurion Day ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su
Hebrew Language Day ‑ W‑Th ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu
Family Day ‑ M‑Tu ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Th‑F ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Th‑F
Yom HaAliyah ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th
Yom HaShoah ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Su‑M
Yom HaZikaron ‑ Tu‑W ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Su‑M ‑ Tu‑W ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Su‑M
Yom HaAtzma’ut ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ M‑Tu ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ M‑Tu
Herzl Day ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Sa‑Su
Yom Yerushalayim ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W
Jabotinsky Day ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su

Special Shabbatot  🕍

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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

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.

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Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ M‑W ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ M‑W ‑ Sa‑M
Rosh Chodesh Kislev ‑ Th‑F ‑ W‑F ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ M‑Tu
Rosh Chodesh Tevet ‑ F‑Su ‑ F‑Su ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ F‑Su ‑ Tu‑W
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat ‑ Su‑M ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th
Rosh Chodesh Adar ‑ M‑W ‑ W‑F ‑ M‑W
Rosh Chodesh Adar I ‑ M‑W ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ Th‑Sa
Rosh Chodesh Adar II ‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Sa‑M
Rosh Chodesh Nisan ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ Tu‑Th
Rosh Chodesh Sivan ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ F‑Su ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ F‑Su
Rosh Chodesh Av ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M
Rosh Chodesh Elul ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ M‑W ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ M‑W