Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 1638-1644, 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 28 and ends at nightfall on Sep 30.
This page displays the Diaspora holiday schedule. The Israel schedule is used by Jews living in 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 | ‑ W‑F | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ W‑F | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑Tu |
Yom Kippur | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W |
Sukkot | ‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑W |
‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑W |
‑ Su‑Tu ‑ W‑Su |
‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑W |
‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑W |
‑ Su‑Tu ‑ W‑Su |
Shmini Atzeret | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M |
Simchat Torah | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu |
Chanukah | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Purim | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Pesach | ‑ 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 |
‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑Tu ‑ Tu‑Th |
Shavuot | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa |
Tish’a B’Av | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th |
Holiday |
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1638‑1639 |
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1639‑1640 |
5401
1640‑1641 |
5402
1641‑1642 |
5403
1642‑1643 |
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1643‑1644 |
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Chag HaBanot | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F |
Tu BiShvat | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa |
Purim Katan | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Sa‑Su | |||
Shushan Purim Katan | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Su‑M | |||
Shushan Purim | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Days of the Omer | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Th |
Pesach Sheni | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Lag BaOmer | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Tu B’Av | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Leil Selichot | Sep 24 Sa | Sep 8 Sa | Aug 31 Sa | Sep 20 Sa | Sep 5 Sa | Sep 24 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 |
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1638‑1639 |
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1639‑1640 |
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1640‑1641 |
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1643‑1644 |
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Tzom Gedaliah | Sep 12 Su | Oct 2 Su | Sep 19 W | Sep 8 Su | Sep 28 Su | Sep 16 W |
Asara B’Tevet | Dec 17 F | Jan 5 Th | Dec 23 Su | Dec 13 F | Jan 1 Th | Dec 20 Su |
Ta’anit Esther | Mar 17 Th | Mar 7 W | Feb 21 Th | Mar 13 Th | Mar 4 W | Mar 21 M |
Ta’anit Bechorot | Apr 18 M | Apr 6 F | Mar 25 M | Apr 14 M | Apr 3 F | Apr 20 W |
Tzom Tammuz | Jul 19 Tu | Jul 8 Su | Jun 25 Tu | Jul 15 Tu | Jul 5 Su | Jul 21 Th |
Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.
Holiday |
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1638‑1639 |
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1639‑1640 |
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1640‑1641 |
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1641‑1642 |
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1642‑1643 |
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1643‑1644 |
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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 |
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1638‑1639 |
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1639‑1640 |
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1640‑1641 |
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1641‑1642 |
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1643‑1644 |
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Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ M‑W |
Rosh Chodesh Kislev | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th |
Rosh Chodesh Tevet | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F |
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa |
Rosh Chodesh Adar | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ W‑F | |||
Rosh Chodesh Adar I | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Sa‑M | |||
Rosh Chodesh Adar II | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ M‑W | |||
Rosh Chodesh Nisan | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th |
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa |
Rosh Chodesh Sivan | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Su‑Tu |
Rosh Chodesh Av | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Rosh Chodesh Elul | ‑ M‑W | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ M‑W | ‑ M‑W | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F |