Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 3748-3754, 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 24 and ends at nightfall on Sep 26.
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 | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F |
Yom Kippur | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa |
Sukkot | ‑ Su‑M ‑ Tu‑Su |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑W |
‑ M‑Tu ‑ W‑M |
‑ Su‑M ‑ Tu‑Su |
‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑F |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑W |
Shmini Atzeret | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th |
Chanukah | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Purim | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th |
Pesach | ‑ M‑Tu ‑ W‑Su ‑ Su‑M |
‑ Sa‑Su ‑ M‑F ‑ F‑Sa |
‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑Th ‑ Th‑F |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑Tu ‑ Tu‑W |
‑ M‑Tu ‑ W‑Su ‑ Su‑M |
‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑Th ‑ Th‑F |
Shavuot | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Tish’a B’Av | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su |
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Chag HaBanot | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Tu BiShvat | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W |
Shushan Purim | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F |
Days of the Omer | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Su‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Th | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Sa |
Pesach Sheni | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Lag BaOmer | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th |
Tu B’Av | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F |
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Leil Selichot | Sep 20 Sa | Sep 5 Sa | Sep 25 Sa | Sep 16 Sa | Oct 6 Sa | Sep 21 Sa |
Purim Meshulash | ‑ Sa‑Su | |||||
Purim Katan | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ||||
Shushan Purim Katan | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑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 | Oct 9 W | Sep 28 Su | Sep 17 Th | Oct 6 W | Sep 25 M | Oct 14 Su |
Asara B’Tevet | Jan 12 Su | Jan 2 F | Dec 22 Tu | Jan 11 Tu | Dec 29 F | Jan 17 Th |
Ta’anit Esther | Mar 13 Th | Mar 5 Th | Mar 24 W | Mar 13 M | Mar 29 Th | Mar 20 W |
Ta’anit Bechorot | Apr 14 M | Apr 2 Th | Apr 23 F | Apr 12 W | Apr 30 M | Apr 19 F |
Tzom Tammuz | Jul 15 Tu | Jul 5 Su | Jul 25 Su | Jul 13 Th | Jul 31 Tu | Jul 21 Su |
Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.
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Yom HaAliyah School Observance | Nov 12 Tu | Oct 31 F | Oct 21 W | Nov 9 Tu | Oct 29 Su | Nov 16 F |
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W |
Sigd | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa |
Ben-Gurion Day | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Hebrew Language Day | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M |
Family Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th |
Yom HaAliyah | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M |
Yom HaShoah | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th |
Yom HaZikaron | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Tu‑W |
Yom HaAtzma’ut | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th |
Herzl Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W |
Yom Yerushalayim | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Jabotinsky Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th |
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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 | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa |
Rosh Chodesh Kislev | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Rosh Chodesh Tevet | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑Tu |
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W |
Rosh Chodesh Adar | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ M‑W | ‑ W‑F | ||
Rosh Chodesh Adar I | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Th‑Sa | ||||
Rosh Chodesh Adar II | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Sa‑M | ||||
Rosh Chodesh Nisan | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ F‑Sa |
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M |
Rosh Chodesh Sivan | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu |
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ Tu‑Th |
Rosh Chodesh Av | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F |
Rosh Chodesh Elul | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ F‑Su |