Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 4108-4114, 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 7 and ends at nightfall on Oct 9.
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 |
7869
4108‑4109 |
7870
4109‑4110 |
7871
4110‑4111 |
7872
4111‑4112 |
7873
4112‑4113 |
7874
4113‑4114 |
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Rosh Hashana | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑Tu |
Yom Kippur | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W |
Sukkot | ‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑W |
‑ M‑Tu ‑ W‑M |
‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑F |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑W |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑W |
‑ Su‑M ‑ Tu‑Su |
Shmini Atzeret | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M |
Chanukah | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Purim | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Pesach | ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ M‑F ‑ F‑Sa |
‑ W‑Th ‑ F‑Tu ‑ Tu‑W |
‑ 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 | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Tish’a B’Av | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th |
Holiday |
7869
4108‑4109 |
7870
4109‑4110 |
7871
4110‑4111 |
7872
4111‑4112 |
7873
4112‑4113 |
7874
4113‑4114 |
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Chag HaBanot | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F |
Tu BiShvat | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa |
Purim Katan | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Sa‑Su | |||
Shushan Purim Katan | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Su‑M | |||
Shushan Purim | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Purim Meshulash | ‑ Sa‑Su | |||||
Birkat Hachamah | Apr 24 W | |||||
Days of the Omer | ‑ Su‑Su | ‑ Th‑Th | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Th |
Pesach Sheni | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Lag BaOmer | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Tu B’Av | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Leil Selichot | Sep 28 Sa | Sep 20 Sa | Sep 12 Sa | Oct 1 Sa | Sep 16 Sa | Oct 6 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.
Holiday |
7869
4108‑4109 |
7870
4109‑4110 |
7871
4110‑4111 |
7872
4111‑4112 |
7873
4112‑4113 |
7874
4113‑4114 |
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Tzom Gedaliah | Sep 23 Su | Oct 10 Th | Sep 29 M | Sep 20 Su | Oct 9 Su | Sep 27 W |
Asara B’Tevet | Dec 26 W | Jan 14 Tu | Jan 4 Su | Dec 25 F | Jan 12 Th | Dec 31 Su |
Ta’anit Esther | Mar 28 Th | Mar 17 M | Mar 5 Th | Mar 24 Th | Mar 15 W | Apr 2 M |
Ta’anit Bechorot | Apr 25 Th | Apr 16 W | Apr 6 M | Apr 25 M | Apr 14 F | May 2 W |
Tzom Tammuz | Jul 28 Su | Jul 17 Th | Jul 7 Tu | Jul 26 Tu | Jul 16 Su | Aug 2 Th |
Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.
Holiday |
7869
4108‑4109 |
7870
4109‑4110 |
7871
4110‑4111 |
7872
4111‑4112 |
7873
4112‑4113 |
7874
4113‑4114 |
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Yom HaAliyah School Observance | Oct 26 F | Nov 13 W | Nov 2 Su | Oct 23 F | Nov 11 F | Oct 31 Tu |
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Sigd | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W |
Ben-Gurion Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ M‑Tu |
Hebrew Language Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th |
Family Day | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Yom HaAliyah | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa |
Yom HaShoah | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Yom HaZikaron | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu |
Yom HaAtzma’ut | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W |
Herzl Day | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Yom Yerushalayim | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Jabotinsky Day | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Holiday |
7869
4108‑4109 |
7870
4109‑4110 |
7871
4110‑4111 |
7872
4111‑4112 |
7873
4112‑4113 |
7874
4113‑4114 |
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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.
Holiday |
7869
4108‑4109 |
7870
4109‑4110 |
7871
4110‑4111 |
7872
4111‑4112 |
7873
4112‑4113 |
7874
4113‑4114 |
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Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ M‑W |
Rosh Chodesh Kislev | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th |
Rosh Chodesh Tevet | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F |
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa |
Rosh Chodesh Adar | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ W‑F | |||
Rosh Chodesh Adar I | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Sa‑M | |||
Rosh Chodesh Adar II | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ M‑W | |||
Rosh Chodesh Nisan | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th |
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa |
Rosh Chodesh Sivan | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Su‑Tu |
Rosh Chodesh Av | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Rosh Chodesh Elul | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ M‑W | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F |