Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 2773-2779, 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 27 and ends at nightfall on Sep 29.
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 | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ W‑F |
Yom Kippur | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa |
Sukkot | ‑ Su‑M ‑ Tu‑Su |
‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑F |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑W |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑W |
‑ Su‑M ‑ Tu‑Su |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑W |
Shmini Atzeret | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th |
Chanukah | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th |
Purim | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Pesach | ‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑Tu ‑ Tu‑W |
‑ M‑Tu ‑ W‑Su ‑ Su‑M |
‑ M‑Tu ‑ W‑Su ‑ Su‑M |
‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑Th ‑ Th‑F |
‑ M‑Tu ‑ W‑Su ‑ Su‑M |
‑ M‑Tu ‑ W‑Su ‑ Su‑M |
Shavuot | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W |
Tish’a B’Av | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu |
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Chag HaBanot | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu |
Tu BiShvat | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th |
Purim Katan | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | |||
Shushan Purim Katan | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | |||
Shushan Purim | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M |
Days of the Omer | ‑ Th‑Th | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Tu‑Tu |
Pesach Sheni | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W |
Lag BaOmer | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Tu B’Av | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M |
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W |
Leil Selichot | Sep 21 Sa | Sep 13 Sa | Oct 2 Sa | Sep 17 Sa | Sep 9 Sa | Sep 29 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 12 W | Sep 30 M | Sep 21 Su | Oct 10 Su | Sep 28 W | Sep 17 Su |
Asara B’Tevet | Dec 16 Su | Jan 5 Su | Dec 26 F | Jan 13 Th | Jan 1 Su | Dec 22 F |
Ta’anit Esther | Mar 18 M | Mar 6 Th | Mar 25 Th | Mar 16 W | Mar 2 Th | Mar 22 Th |
Ta’anit Bechorot | Apr 17 W | Apr 7 M | Apr 26 M | Apr 15 F | Apr 3 M | Apr 23 M |
Tzom Tammuz | Jul 18 Th | Jul 8 Tu | Jul 27 Tu | Jul 17 Su | Jul 4 Tu | Jul 24 Tu |
Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.
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Yom HaAliyah School Observance | Oct 16 Tu | Nov 3 Su | Oct 24 F | Nov 12 F | Nov 1 Tu | Oct 20 F |
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W |
Sigd | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa |
Ben-Gurion Day | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Hebrew Language Day | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Family Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Yom HaAliyah | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th |
Yom HaShoah | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M |
Yom HaZikaron | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M |
Yom HaAtzma’ut | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu |
Herzl Day | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Yom Yerushalayim | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W |
Jabotinsky Day | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su |
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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 | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Th‑Sa |
Rosh Chodesh Kislev | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M |
Rosh Chodesh Tevet | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑W |
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th |
Rosh Chodesh Adar | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Sa‑M | |||
Rosh Chodesh Adar I | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Sa | |||
Rosh Chodesh Adar II | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Sa‑M | |||
Rosh Chodesh Nisan | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu |
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Tu‑Th |
Rosh Chodesh Sivan | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F |
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ F‑Su |
Rosh Chodesh Av | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M |
Rosh Chodesh Elul | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ M‑W | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ M‑W | ‑ M‑W |