Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 2653-2659, 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 Oct 4 and ends at nightfall on Oct 6.
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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Rosh Hashana | ‑ W‑F | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ W‑F | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑Tu |
Yom Kippur | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W |
Sukkot | ‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑W |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑W |
‑ Su‑M ‑ Tu‑Su |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑W |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑W |
‑ Su‑M ‑ Tu‑Su |
Shmini Atzeret | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M |
Chanukah | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Purim | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Pesach | ‑ M‑Tu ‑ W‑Su ‑ Su‑M |
‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑Th ‑ Th‑F |
‑ M‑Tu ‑ W‑Su ‑ Su‑M |
‑ M‑Tu ‑ W‑Su ‑ Su‑M |
‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑Th ‑ Th‑F |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑Tu ‑ Tu‑W |
Shavuot | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Tish’a B’Av | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th |
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Chag HaBanot | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa |
Tu BiShvat | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Purim Katan | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ||||
Shushan Purim Katan | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ||||
Shushan Purim | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Days of the Omer | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Th |
Pesach Sheni | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Lag BaOmer | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Tu B’Av | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Leil Selichot | Sep 30 Sa | Sep 15 Sa | Sep 6 Sa | Sep 26 Sa | Sep 11 Sa | Sep 3 Sa |
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 18 Su | Oct 8 Su | Sep 26 W | Sep 14 Su | Oct 4 Su | Sep 22 W |
Asara B’Tevet | Dec 23 F | Jan 11 Th | Dec 30 Su | Dec 19 F | Jan 7 Th | Dec 28 Tu |
Ta’anit Esther | Mar 23 Th | Mar 14 W | Feb 28 Th | Mar 19 Th | Mar 10 W | Feb 28 M |
Ta’anit Bechorot | Apr 24 M | Apr 13 F | Mar 31 M | Apr 20 M | Apr 9 F | Mar 30 W |
Tzom Tammuz | Jul 25 Tu | Jul 15 Su | Jul 1 Tu | Jul 21 Tu | Jul 11 Su | Jun 30 Th |
Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.
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Yom HaAliyah School Observance | Oct 21 F | Nov 10 F | Oct 30 Tu | Oct 17 F | Nov 6 F | Oct 26 Tu |
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Sigd | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W |
Ben-Gurion Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W |
Hebrew Language Day | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th |
Family Day | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Yom HaAliyah | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa |
Yom HaShoah | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Yom HaZikaron | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu |
Yom HaAtzma’ut | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W |
Herzl Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Yom Yerushalayim | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Jabotinsky Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
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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.
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Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ M‑W |
Rosh Chodesh Kislev | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑F |
Rosh Chodesh Tevet | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su |
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Rosh Chodesh Adar | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W | ||
Rosh Chodesh Adar I | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Sa | ||||
Rosh Chodesh Adar II | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Sa‑M | ||||
Rosh Chodesh Nisan | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th |
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa |
Rosh Chodesh Sivan | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Su‑Tu |
Rosh Chodesh Av | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Rosh Chodesh Elul | ‑ M‑W | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ M‑W | ‑ M‑W | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F |