Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 3558-3564, 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 25 and ends at nightfall on Sep 27.
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 | ‑ M‑W | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ F‑Su |
Yom Kippur | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M |
Sukkot | ‑ Su‑M ‑ Tu‑Su |
‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑F |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑W |
‑ M‑Tu ‑ W‑M |
‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑F |
‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑F |
Shmini Atzeret | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa |
Chanukah | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa |
Purim | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Pesach | ‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑Tu ‑ Tu‑W |
‑ M‑Tu ‑ W‑Su ‑ Su‑M |
‑ Sa‑Su ‑ M‑F ‑ F‑Sa |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑Tu ‑ Tu‑W |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑Tu ‑ Tu‑W |
‑ M‑Tu ‑ W‑Su ‑ Su‑M |
Shavuot | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Tish’a B’Av | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
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Chag HaBanot | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th |
Tu BiShvat | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa |
Shushan Purim | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Days of the Omer | ‑ Th‑Th | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Su‑Su | ‑ Th‑Th | ‑ Th‑Th | ‑ Tu‑Tu |
Pesach Sheni | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Lag BaOmer | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Tu B’Av | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Leil Selichot | Sep 19 Sa | Sep 10 Sa | Sep 23 Sa | Sep 15 Sa | Oct 5 Sa | Sep 26 Sa |
Purim Katan | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ||||
Shushan Purim Katan | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ||||
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 8 W | Sep 28 M | Sep 18 Su | Oct 5 Th | Sep 24 M | Oct 14 M |
Asara B’Tevet | Jan 13 Tu | Jan 3 Su | Dec 21 W | Jan 9 Tu | Dec 30 Su | Jan 19 Su |
Ta’anit Esther | Mar 16 M | Mar 3 Th | Mar 23 Th | Mar 12 M | Apr 1 M | Mar 19 Th |
Ta’anit Bechorot | Apr 15 W | Apr 4 M | Apr 20 Th | Apr 11 W | May 1 W | Apr 20 M |
Tzom Tammuz | Jul 16 Th | Jul 5 Tu | Jul 23 Su | Jul 12 Th | Aug 1 Th | Jul 21 Tu |
Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.
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Yom HaAliyah School Observance | Nov 11 Tu | Nov 1 Su | Oct 21 F | Nov 8 W | Oct 28 Su | Nov 17 Su |
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th |
Sigd | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M |
Ben-Gurion Day | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M |
Hebrew Language Day | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th |
Family Day | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Yom HaAliyah | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th |
Yom HaShoah | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M |
Yom HaZikaron | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M |
Yom HaAtzma’ut | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu |
Herzl Day | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Yom Yerushalayim | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Jabotinsky Day | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ 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 | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Sa‑M |
Rosh Chodesh Kislev | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ M‑W |
Rosh Chodesh Tevet | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ W‑F |
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa |
Rosh Chodesh Adar | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑M | ||
Rosh Chodesh Adar I | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ||||
Rosh Chodesh Adar II | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ M‑W | ||||
Rosh Chodesh Nisan | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Th |
Rosh Chodesh Sivan | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su |
Rosh Chodesh Av | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Rosh Chodesh Elul | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ W‑F | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W |