Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 3543-3549, 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 11 and ends at nightfall on Oct 13.
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 | Oct 7 Sa | Sep 22 Sa | Sep 14 Sa | Oct 4 Sa | Sep 18 Sa | Sep 10 Sa |
Birkat Hachamah | Apr 20 W |
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 26 Su | Oct 15 Su | Oct 3 W | Sep 22 Su | Oct 12 Su | Sep 29 W |
Asara B’Tevet | Dec 31 F | Jan 18 Th | Jan 6 Su | Dec 27 F | Jan 15 Th | Jan 4 Tu |
Ta’anit Esther | Mar 30 Th | Mar 21 W | Mar 7 Th | Mar 27 Th | Mar 17 W | Mar 7 M |
Ta’anit Bechorot | May 1 M | Apr 20 F | Apr 8 M | Apr 28 M | Apr 16 F | Apr 6 W |
Tzom Tammuz | Aug 1 Tu | Jul 22 Su | Jul 9 Tu | Jul 29 Tu | Jul 18 Su | Jul 7 Th |
Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.
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Yom HaAliyah School Observance | Oct 29 F | Nov 17 F | Nov 6 Tu | Oct 25 F | Nov 14 F | Nov 2 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 |