Jewish Holidays 5704-5709

Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 1943-1949, 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 17 and ends at nightfall on Sep 19.

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.

Holiday 		5704
1943‑1944		 5705
1944‑1945		 5706
1945‑1946		 5707
1946‑1947		 5708
1947‑1948
5709
1948‑1949
Rosh Hashana ‑ W‑F ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ Su‑Tu
Yom Kippur ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Tu‑W
Sukkot ‑ W‑F
‑ Sa‑W		 ‑ Su‑Tu
‑ W‑Su		 ‑ F‑Su
‑ M‑F		 ‑ W‑F
‑ Sa‑W		 ‑ Su‑Tu
‑ W‑Su		 ‑ Su‑Tu
‑ W‑Su
Shmini Atzeret ‑ W‑Th ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ Su‑M ‑ Su‑M
Simchat Torah ‑ Th‑F ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ M‑Tu ‑ M‑Tu
Chanukah ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Su‑M
Purim ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu
Pesach ‑ F‑Su
‑ M‑Th
‑ Th‑Sa		 ‑ W‑F
‑ Sa‑Tu
‑ Tu‑Th		 ‑ M‑W
‑ Th‑Su
‑ Su‑Tu		 ‑ F‑Su
‑ M‑Th
‑ Th‑Sa		 ‑ F‑Su
‑ M‑Th
‑ Th‑Sa		 ‑ W‑F
‑ Sa‑Tu
‑ Tu‑Th
Shavuot ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa
Tish’a B’Av ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th

Minor holidays  ✡️

Holiday 		5704
1943‑1944		 5705
1944‑1945		 5706
1945‑1946		 5707
1946‑1947		 5708
1947‑1948
5709
1948‑1949
Chag HaBanot ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa
Tu BiShvat ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Su‑M
Shushan Purim ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W
Days of the Omer ‑ Sa‑Sa ‑ Th‑Th ‑ Tu‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Sa ‑ Sa‑Sa ‑ Th‑Th
Pesach Sheni ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F
Lag BaOmer ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu
Tu B’Av ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F
Leil Selichot Sep 9 Sa Sep 1 Sa Sep 21 Sa Sep 6 Sa Sep 25 Sa Sep 17 Sa
Purim Katan ‑ Th‑F ‑ M‑Tu
Shushan Purim Katan ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W

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.

Holiday 		5704
1943‑1944		 5705
1944‑1945		 5706
1945‑1946		 5707
1946‑1947		 5708
1947‑1948
5709
1948‑1949
Tzom Gedaliah Oct 3 Su Sep 20 W Sep 10 M Sep 29 Su Sep 17 W Oct 6 W
Asara B’Tevet Jan 6 Th Dec 26 Tu Dec 14 F Jan 2 Th Dec 23 Tu Jan 11 Tu
Ta’anit Esther Mar 8 W Feb 26 M Mar 14 Th Mar 5 W Mar 24 W Mar 14 M
Ta’anit Bechorot Apr 7 F Mar 28 W Apr 15 M Apr 4 F Apr 23 F Apr 13 W
Tzom Tammuz Jul 9 Su Jun 28 Th Jul 16 Tu Jul 6 Su Jul 25 Su Jul 14 Th

Modern holidays  🇮🇱

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

Holiday 		5704
1943‑1944		 5705
1944‑1945		 5706
1945‑1946		 5707
1946‑1947		 5708
1947‑1948
5709
1948‑1949
Yom HaZikaron ‑ Tu‑W ‑ M‑Tu
Yom HaAtzma’ut ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W

Special Shabbatot  🕍

Holiday 		5704
1943‑1944		 5705
1944‑1945		 5706
1945‑1946		 5707
1946‑1947		 5708
1947‑1948
5709
1948‑1949
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.

Holiday 		5704
1943‑1944		 5705
1944‑1945		 5706
1945‑1946		 5707
1946‑1947		 5708
1947‑1948
5709
1948‑1949
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ M‑W ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ M‑W ‑ M‑W
Rosh Chodesh Kislev ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ W‑F
Rosh Chodesh Tevet ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ F‑Su ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ F‑Su ‑ F‑Su
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Su‑M
Rosh Chodesh Adar ‑ W‑F ‑ M‑W ‑ W‑F ‑ M‑W
Rosh Chodesh Adar I ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ M‑W
Rosh Chodesh Adar II ‑ Sa‑M ‑ W‑F
Rosh Chodesh Nisan ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa
Rosh Chodesh Sivan ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ M‑Tu ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ F‑Su ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Su‑Tu
Rosh Chodesh Av ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W
Rosh Chodesh Elul ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ M‑W ‑ F‑Su ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F