Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 2763-2769, 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 18 and ends at nightfall on Sep 20.
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 | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ F‑Su |
Yom Kippur | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M |
Sukkot | ‑ Su‑M ‑ Tu‑Su |
‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑F |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑W |
‑ Su‑M ‑ Tu‑Su |
‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑F |
‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑F |
Shmini Atzeret | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa |
Chanukah | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Th‑F |
Purim | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F |
Pesach | ‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑Tu ‑ Tu‑W |
‑ M‑Tu ‑ W‑Su ‑ Su‑M |
‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑Th ‑ Th‑F |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑Tu ‑ Tu‑W |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑Tu ‑ Tu‑W |
‑ Sa‑Su ‑ M‑F ‑ F‑Sa |
Shavuot | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Su‑M |
Tish’a B’Av | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su |
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Chag HaBanot | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W |
Tu BiShvat | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th |
Shushan Purim | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa |
Days of the Omer | ‑ Th‑Th | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Th | ‑ Th‑Th | ‑ Su‑Su |
Pesach Sheni | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Su‑M |
Lag BaOmer | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F |
Tu B’Av | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa |
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Su‑M |
Leil Selichot | Sep 12 Sa | Oct 2 Sa | Sep 17 Sa | Sep 9 Sa | Sep 28 Sa | Sep 13 Sa |
Purim Katan | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Sa‑Su | ||||
Shushan Purim Katan | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Su‑M | ||||
Birkat Hachamah | Apr 14 W | |||||
Purim Meshulash | ‑ Sa‑Su |
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 | Oct 2 W | Sep 21 M | Oct 10 Su | Sep 28 W | Sep 18 M | Oct 7 M |
Asara B’Tevet | Jan 7 Tu | Dec 25 F | Jan 13 Th | Jan 3 Tu | Dec 24 Su | Jan 10 F |
Ta’anit Esther | Mar 9 M | Mar 25 Th | Mar 16 W | Mar 6 M | Mar 25 M | Mar 13 Th |
Ta’anit Bechorot | Apr 8 W | Apr 26 M | Apr 15 F | Apr 5 W | Apr 24 W | Apr 10 Th |
Tzom Tammuz | Jul 9 Th | Jul 27 Tu | Jul 17 Su | Jul 6 Th | Jul 25 Th | Jul 13 Su |
Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.
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Yom HaAliyah School Observance | Nov 5 Tu | Oct 25 Su | Nov 12 F | Nov 1 Tu | Oct 22 Su | Nov 10 Su |
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th |
Sigd | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M |
Ben-Gurion Day | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Hebrew Language Day | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Family Day | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Yom HaAliyah | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ M‑Tu |
Yom HaShoah | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th |
Yom HaZikaron | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Tu‑W |
Yom HaAtzma’ut | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ W‑Th |
Herzl Day | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th |
Yom Yerushalayim | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Su‑M |
Jabotinsky Day | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F |
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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 | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Sa‑M |
Rosh Chodesh Kislev | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ M‑Tu |
Rosh Chodesh Tevet | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th |
Rosh Chodesh Adar | ‑ M‑W | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Th‑Sa | ||
Rosh Chodesh Adar I | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Sa‑M | ||||
Rosh Chodesh Adar II | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ M‑W | ||||
Rosh Chodesh Nisan | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Su‑Tu |
Rosh Chodesh Sivan | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W |
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ W‑F |
Rosh Chodesh Av | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa |
Rosh Chodesh Elul | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Sa‑M |