Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 3548-3554, 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 16 and ends at nightfall on Sep 18.
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 | ‑ W‑F |
Yom Kippur | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa |
Sukkot | ‑ Su‑M ‑ Tu‑Su |
‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑F |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑W |
‑ Su‑M ‑ Tu‑Su |
‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑F |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑W |
Shmini Atzeret | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th |
Chanukah | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th |
Purim | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ 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 |
‑ M‑Tu ‑ W‑Su ‑ Su‑M |
‑ Sa‑Su ‑ M‑F ‑ F‑Sa |
Shavuot | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Tish’a B’Av | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su |
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Chag HaBanot | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu |
Tu BiShvat | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th |
Shushan Purim | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa |
Birkat Hachamah | Apr 20 W | |||||
Days of the Omer | ‑ Th‑Th | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Th | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Su‑Su |
Pesach Sheni | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Lag BaOmer | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Tu B’Av | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa |
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Leil Selichot | Sep 10 Sa | Sep 30 Sa | Sep 15 Sa | Sep 6 Sa | Sep 26 Sa | Sep 11 Sa |
Purim Katan | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ||||
Shushan Purim Katan | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ||||
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 | Sep 29 W | Sep 19 M | Oct 8 Su | Sep 26 W | Sep 15 M | Oct 4 Su |
Asara B’Tevet | Jan 4 Tu | Dec 23 F | Jan 11 Th | Jan 1 Tu | Dec 19 F | Jan 8 F |
Ta’anit Esther | Mar 7 M | Mar 23 Th | Mar 14 W | Mar 3 M | Mar 19 Th | Mar 11 Th |
Ta’anit Bechorot | Apr 6 W | Apr 24 M | Apr 13 F | Apr 2 W | Apr 20 M | Apr 8 Th |
Tzom Tammuz | Jul 7 Th | Jul 25 Tu | Jul 15 Su | Jul 3 Th | Jul 21 Tu | Jul 11 Su |
Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.
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Yom HaAliyah School Observance | Nov 2 Tu | Oct 23 Su | Nov 10 F | Oct 30 Tu | Oct 19 Su | Nov 6 F |
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W |
Sigd | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa |
Ben-Gurion Day | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Hebrew Language Day | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu |
Family Day | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F |
Yom HaAliyah | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Yom HaShoah | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th |
Yom HaZikaron | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Tu‑W |
Yom HaAtzma’ut | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th |
Herzl Day | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th |
Yom Yerushalayim | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Jabotinsky Day | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ 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 | ‑ Th‑Sa |
Rosh Chodesh Kislev | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑M |
Rosh Chodesh Tevet | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑W |
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th |
Rosh Chodesh Adar | ‑ M‑W | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Th‑Sa | ||
Rosh Chodesh Adar I | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Sa | ||||
Rosh Chodesh Adar II | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Sa‑M | ||||
Rosh Chodesh Nisan | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Su‑Tu |
Rosh Chodesh Sivan | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F |
Rosh Chodesh Av | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa |
Rosh Chodesh Elul | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑M |