Jewish Holidays 5273-5278

Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 1512-1518, as observed in the Diaspora. 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 10 and ends at nightfall on Sep 12.

This page displays the Diaspora holiday schedule. The Israel schedule is used by Jews living in modern Israel.

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Major holidays  ✡️

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 F‑Su W‑F W‑F Su‑Tu W‑F W‑F
Yom Kippur Su‑M F‑Sa F‑Sa Tu‑W F‑Sa F‑Sa
Sukkot F‑Su
M‑F
W‑F
Sa‑W
W‑F
Sa‑W
Su‑Tu
W‑Su
W‑F
Sa‑W
W‑F
Sa‑W
Shmini Atzeret F‑Sa W‑Th W‑Th Su‑M W‑Th W‑Th
Simchat Torah Sa‑Su Th‑F Th‑F M‑Tu Th‑F Th‑F
Chanukah F‑Sa W‑Th Tu‑W Sa‑Su W‑Th Tu‑W
Purim Sa‑Su Sa‑Su W‑Th Sa‑Su Sa‑Su W‑Th
Pesach M‑W
Th‑Su
Su‑Tu
M‑W
Th‑Su
Su‑Tu
F‑Su
M‑Th
Th‑Sa
M‑W
Th‑Su
Su‑Tu
M‑W
Th‑Su
Su‑Tu
F‑Su
M‑Th
Th‑Sa
Shavuot Tu‑Th Tu‑Th Sa‑M Tu‑Th Tu‑Th Sa‑M
Tish’a B’Av M‑Tu M‑Tu Sa‑Su M‑Tu M‑Tu Sa‑Su

Minor holidays  ✡️

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Chag HaBanot W‑Th M‑Tu Su‑M Th‑F M‑Tu Su‑M
Tu BiShvat F‑Sa W‑Th Tu‑W F‑Sa W‑Th Tu‑W
Shushan Purim Su‑M Su‑M Th‑F Su‑M Su‑M Th‑F
Days of the Omer Tu‑Tu Tu‑Tu Sa‑Sa Tu‑Tu Tu‑Tu Sa‑Sa
Pesach Sheni Tu‑W Tu‑W Sa‑Su Tu‑W Tu‑W Sa‑Su
Lag BaOmer Sa‑Su Sa‑Su W‑Th Sa‑Su Sa‑Su W‑Th
Tu B’Av Su‑M Su‑M Th‑F Su‑M Su‑M Th‑F
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot Tu‑W Tu‑W Sa‑Su Tu‑W Tu‑W Sa‑Su
Leil Selichot Sep 6 Sa Sep 26 Sa Sep 11 Sa Sep 2 Sa Sep 22 Sa Sep 7 Sa
Purim Katan Th‑F Th‑F
Shushan Purim Katan F‑Sa F‑Sa

Minor fasts  

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 23 M Sep 14 Su Oct 4 Su Sep 22 W Sep 10 Su Sep 30 Su
Asara B’Tevet Dec 29 Su Dec 19 F Jan 7 Th Dec 26 Su Dec 15 F Jan 3 Th
Ta’anit Esther Feb 27 Th Mar 19 Th Mar 10 W Feb 24 Th Mar 15 Th Mar 6 W
Ta’anit Bechorot Mar 31 M Apr 20 M Apr 9 F Mar 27 M Apr 16 M Apr 5 F
Tzom Tammuz Jul 1 Tu Jul 21 Tu Jul 11 Su Jun 27 Tu Jul 17 Tu Jul 7 Su

Modern holidays  🇮🇱

Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.

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Special Shabbatot  🕍

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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

Rosh Chodesh  🌒

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 Sa‑M Th‑Sa Th‑Sa M‑W Th‑Sa Th‑Sa
Rosh Chodesh Kislev M‑W Sa‑M Sa‑Su W‑Th Sa‑M Sa‑Su
Rosh Chodesh Tevet W‑F M‑W Su‑Tu Th‑F M‑W Su‑Tu
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat F‑Sa W‑Th Tu‑W F‑Sa W‑Th Tu‑W
Rosh Chodesh Adar Sa‑M W‑F Sa‑M W‑F
Rosh Chodesh Adar I Th‑Sa Th‑Sa
Rosh Chodesh Adar II Sa‑M Sa‑M
Rosh Chodesh Nisan M‑Tu M‑Tu F‑Sa M‑Tu M‑Tu F‑Sa
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar Tu‑Th Tu‑Th Sa‑M Tu‑Th Tu‑Th Sa‑M
Rosh Chodesh Sivan Th‑F Th‑F M‑Tu Th‑F Th‑F M‑Tu
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz F‑Su F‑Su Tu‑Th F‑Su F‑Su Tu‑Th
Rosh Chodesh Av Su‑M Su‑M Th‑F Su‑M Su‑M Th‑F
Rosh Chodesh Elul M‑W M‑W F‑Su M‑W M‑W F‑Su