Jewish Holidays 5744-5749

Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 1983-1989, 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 26 and ends at nightfall on Sep 28.

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 		5744
1983‑1984		 5745
1984‑1985		 5746
1985‑1986		 5747
1986‑1987		 5748
1987‑1988
5749
1988‑1989
Rosh Hashana ‑ W‑F ‑ W‑F ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ Su‑Tu
Yom Kippur ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W
Sukkot ‑ W‑F
‑ Sa‑W		 ‑ W‑F
‑ Sa‑W		 ‑ Su‑Tu
‑ W‑Su		 ‑ F‑Su
‑ M‑F		 ‑ W‑F
‑ Sa‑W		 ‑ Su‑Tu
‑ W‑Su
Shmini Atzeret ‑ W‑Th ‑ W‑Th ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ Su‑M
Simchat Torah ‑ Th‑F ‑ Th‑F ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ M‑Tu
Chanukah ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su
Purim ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu
Pesach ‑ M‑W
‑ Th‑Su
‑ Su‑Tu		 ‑ F‑Su
‑ M‑Th
‑ Th‑Sa		 ‑ W‑F
‑ Sa‑Tu
‑ Tu‑Th		 ‑ M‑W
‑ Th‑Su
‑ Su‑Tu		 ‑ F‑Su
‑ M‑Th
‑ Th‑Sa		 ‑ W‑F
‑ Sa‑Tu
‑ Tu‑Th
Shavuot ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa
Tish’a B’Av ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th

Minor holidays  ✡️

Holiday 		5744
1983‑1984		 5745
1984‑1985		 5746
1985‑1986		 5747
1986‑1987		 5748
1987‑1988
5749
1988‑1989
Chag HaBanot ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ W‑Th ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F
Tu BiShvat ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ F‑Sa
Purim Katan ‑ Th‑F ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Sa‑Su
Shushan Purim Katan ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑M ‑ Su‑M
Shushan Purim ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W
Days of the Omer ‑ Tu‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Sa ‑ Th‑Th ‑ Tu‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Sa ‑ Th‑Th
Pesach Sheni ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F
Lag BaOmer ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu
Tu B’Av ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F
Leil Selichot Sep 22 Sa Sep 7 Sa Sep 27 Sa Sep 19 Sa Sep 3 Sa Sep 23 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.

Holiday 		5744
1983‑1984		 5745
1984‑1985		 5746
1985‑1986		 5747
1986‑1987		 5748
1987‑1988
5749
1988‑1989
Tzom Gedaliah Sep 11 Su Sep 30 Su Sep 18 W Oct 6 M Sep 27 Su Sep 14 W
Asara B’Tevet Dec 16 F Jan 3 Th Dec 22 Su Jan 11 Su Dec 31 Th Dec 18 Su
Ta’anit Esther Mar 15 Th Mar 6 W Mar 24 M Mar 12 Th Mar 2 W Mar 20 M
Ta’anit Bechorot Apr 16 M Apr 5 F Apr 23 W Apr 13 M Apr 1 F Apr 19 W
Tzom Tammuz Jul 17 Tu Jul 7 Su Jul 24 Th Jul 14 Tu Jul 3 Su Jul 20 Th

Modern holidays  🇮🇱

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

Holiday 		5744
1983‑1984		 5745
1984‑1985		 5746
1985‑1986		 5747
1986‑1987		 5748
1987‑1988
5749
1988‑1989
Ben-Gurion Day ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Su‑M ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ M‑Tu
Yom HaShoah ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu
Yom HaZikaron ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Tu‑W ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Tu‑W ‑ M‑Tu
Yom HaAtzma’ut ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W
Yom Yerushalayim ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F

Special Shabbatot  🕍

Holiday 		5744
1983‑1984		 5745
1984‑1985		 5746
1985‑1986		 5747
1986‑1987		 5748
1987‑1988
5749
1988‑1989
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 		5744
1983‑1984		 5745
1984‑1985		 5746
1985‑1986		 5747
1986‑1987		 5748
1987‑1988
5749
1988‑1989
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ M‑W ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ M‑W
Rosh Chodesh Kislev ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th
Rosh Chodesh Tevet ‑ M‑W ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ Th‑F ‑ W‑F ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ Th‑F
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ F‑Sa
Rosh Chodesh Adar ‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑M ‑ W‑F
Rosh Chodesh Adar I ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Sa‑M
Rosh Chodesh Adar II ‑ Sa‑M ‑ M‑W ‑ M‑W
Rosh Chodesh Nisan ‑ M‑Tu ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa
Rosh Chodesh Sivan ‑ Th‑F ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz ‑ F‑Su ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ F‑Su ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Su‑Tu
Rosh Chodesh Av ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W
Rosh Chodesh Elul ‑ M‑W ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ M‑W ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F