Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 3498-3504, 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.
Holiday |
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3498‑3499 |
7260
3499‑3500 |
7261
3500‑3501 |
7262
3501‑3502 |
7263
3502‑3503 |
7264
3503‑3504 |
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Rosh Hashana | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W |
Yom Kippur | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th |
Sukkot | ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑F |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑W |
‑ Su‑M ‑ Tu‑Su |
‑ Su‑M ‑ Tu‑Su |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑W |
‑ M‑Tu ‑ W‑M |
Shmini Atzeret | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Chanukah | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M |
Purim | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th |
Pesach | ‑ M‑Tu ‑ W‑Su ‑ Su‑M |
‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑Th ‑ Th‑F |
‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑Th ‑ Th‑F |
‑ M‑Tu ‑ W‑Su ‑ Su‑M |
‑ Sa‑Su ‑ M‑F ‑ F‑Sa |
‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑Th ‑ Th‑F |
Shavuot | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Tish’a B’Av | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Holiday |
7259
3498‑3499 |
7260
3499‑3500 |
7261
3500‑3501 |
7262
3501‑3502 |
7263
3502‑3503 |
7264
3503‑3504 |
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Chag HaBanot | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ F‑Sa |
Tu BiShvat | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M |
Shushan Purim | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Th‑F |
Days of the Omer | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Sa | ‑ Sa‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Su‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Sa |
Pesach Sheni | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Lag BaOmer | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th |
Tu B’Av | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Th‑F |
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Leil Selichot | Sep 23 Sa | Sep 8 Sa | Sep 28 Sa | Sep 20 Sa | Sep 5 Sa | Sep 24 Sa |
Purim Katan | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ||||
Shushan Purim Katan | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑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.
Holiday |
7259
3498‑3499 |
7260
3499‑3500 |
7261
3500‑3501 |
7262
3501‑3502 |
7263
3502‑3503 |
7264
3503‑3504 |
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Tzom Gedaliah | Oct 10 M | Oct 1 Su | Sep 19 W | Oct 9 W | Sep 28 Su | Sep 17 Th |
Asara B’Tevet | Jan 15 Su | Jan 4 Th | Dec 25 Tu | Jan 12 Su | Jan 2 F | Dec 22 Tu |
Ta’anit Esther | Mar 16 Th | Mar 7 W | Mar 27 W | Mar 13 Th | Mar 5 Th | Mar 23 W |
Ta’anit Bechorot | Apr 17 M | Apr 6 F | Apr 26 F | Apr 14 M | Apr 2 Th | Apr 22 F |
Tzom Tammuz | Jul 18 Tu | Jul 8 Su | Jul 28 Su | Jul 15 Tu | Jul 5 Su | Jul 24 Su |
Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.
Holiday |
7259
3498‑3499 |
7260
3499‑3500 |
7261
3500‑3501 |
7262
3501‑3502 |
7263
3502‑3503 |
7264
3503‑3504 |
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Yom HaAliyah School Observance | Nov 13 Su | Nov 3 F | Oct 23 Tu | Nov 12 Tu | Oct 31 F | Oct 21 W |
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Sigd | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th |
Ben-Gurion Day | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W |
Hebrew Language Day | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th |
Family Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu |
Yom HaAliyah | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M |
Yom HaShoah | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th |
Yom HaZikaron | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W |
Yom HaAtzma’ut | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th |
Herzl Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W |
Yom Yerushalayim | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Jabotinsky Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th |
Holiday |
7259
3498‑3499 |
7260
3499‑3500 |
7261
3500‑3501 |
7262
3501‑3502 |
7263
3502‑3503 |
7264
3503‑3504 |
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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 | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ M‑W | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Th |
Rosh Chodesh Kislev | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑F |
Rosh Chodesh Tevet | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ F‑Su |
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M |
Rosh Chodesh Adar | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ||
Rosh Chodesh Adar I | ‑ M‑W | ‑ M‑W | ||||
Rosh Chodesh Adar II | ‑ W‑F | ‑ W‑F | ||||
Rosh Chodesh Nisan | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ F‑Sa |
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑M |
Rosh Chodesh Sivan | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu |
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Tu‑Th |
Rosh Chodesh Av | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Th‑F |
Rosh Chodesh Elul | ‑ M‑W | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ F‑Su |