Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 2538-2544, 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 13 and ends at nightfall on Sep 15.
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 | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Su‑Tu |
Yom Kippur | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W |
Sukkot | ‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑W |
‑ Su‑Tu ‑ W‑Su |
‑ Su‑Tu ‑ W‑Su |
‑ F‑Su ‑ M‑F |
‑ M‑W ‑ Th‑M |
‑ Su‑Tu ‑ W‑Su |
Shmini Atzeret | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M |
Simchat Torah | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu |
Chanukah | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M |
Purim | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Pesach | ‑ F‑Su ‑ M‑Th ‑ Th‑Sa |
‑ F‑Su ‑ M‑Th ‑ Th‑Sa |
‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑Tu ‑ Tu‑Th |
‑ Sa‑M ‑ Tu‑F ‑ F‑Su |
‑ F‑Su ‑ M‑Th ‑ Th‑Sa |
‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑Tu ‑ Tu‑Th |
Shavuot | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa |
Tish’a B’Av | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th |
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2538‑2539 |
6300
2539‑2540 |
6301
2540‑2541 |
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2541‑2542 |
6303
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Chag HaBanot | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa |
Tu BiShvat | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M |
Shushan Purim | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Days of the Omer | ‑ Sa‑Sa | ‑ Sa‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Th | ‑ Su‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Th |
Pesach Sheni | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Lag BaOmer | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Tu B’Av | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Leil Selichot | Sep 5 Sa | Sep 24 Sa | Sep 16 Sa | Sep 1 Sa | Sep 21 Sa | Sep 12 Sa |
Purim Katan | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ||||
Shushan Purim Katan | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ||||
Birkat Hachamah | Apr 12 W | |||||
Purim Meshulash | ‑ Sa‑Su |
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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2538‑2539 |
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2539‑2540 |
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Tzom Gedaliah | Sep 28 Su | Sep 16 W | Oct 5 W | Sep 25 M | Sep 13 Th | Oct 2 W |
Asara B’Tevet | Jan 1 Th | Dec 22 Tu | Jan 10 Tu | Dec 29 F | Dec 18 Tu | Jan 7 Tu |
Ta’anit Esther | Mar 4 W | Mar 23 W | Mar 13 M | Mar 1 Th | Mar 20 W | Mar 9 M |
Ta’anit Bechorot | Apr 3 F | Apr 22 F | Apr 12 W | Mar 29 Th | Apr 19 F | Apr 8 W |
Tzom Tammuz | Jul 5 Su | Jul 24 Su | Jul 13 Th | Jul 1 Su | Jul 21 Su | Jul 9 Th |
Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.
Holiday |
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2538‑2539 |
6300
2539‑2540 |
6301
2540‑2541 |
6302
2541‑2542 |
6303
2542‑2543 |
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2543‑2544 |
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Yom HaAliyah School Observance | Oct 31 F | Oct 20 Tu | Nov 8 Tu | Oct 29 Su | Oct 17 W | Nov 5 Tu |
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Ben-Gurion Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W |
Hebrew Language Day | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th |
Family Day | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu |
Herzl Day | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Jabotinsky Day | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Sigd | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W |
Yom HaAliyah | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa |
Yom HaShoah | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Yom HaZikaron | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu |
Yom HaAtzma’ut | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W |
Yom Yerushalayim | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
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2538‑2539 |
6300
2539‑2540 |
6301
2540‑2541 |
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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.
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Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ M‑W | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ M‑W |
Rosh Chodesh Kislev | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑F |
Rosh Chodesh Tevet | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ F‑Su |
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M |
Rosh Chodesh Adar | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ M‑W | ||
Rosh Chodesh Adar I | ‑ M‑W | ‑ M‑W | ||||
Rosh Chodesh Adar II | ‑ W‑F | ‑ W‑F | ||||
Rosh Chodesh Nisan | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th |
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa |
Rosh Chodesh Sivan | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Su‑Tu |
Rosh Chodesh Av | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Rosh Chodesh Elul | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F |