Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 2638-2644, 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 20 and ends at nightfall on Sep 22.
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 | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F |
Yom Kippur | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa |
Sukkot | ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ W‑Su |
‑ F‑Su ‑ M‑F |
‑ M‑W ‑ Th‑M |
‑ Su‑Tu ‑ W‑Su |
‑ F‑Su ‑ M‑F |
‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑W |
Shmini Atzeret | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th |
Simchat Torah | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Chanukah | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th |
Purim | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Pesach | ‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑Tu ‑ Tu‑Th |
‑ Sa‑M ‑ Tu‑F ‑ F‑Su |
‑ F‑Su ‑ M‑Th ‑ Th‑Sa |
‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑Tu ‑ Tu‑Th |
‑ M‑W ‑ Th‑Su ‑ Su‑Tu |
‑ Sa‑M ‑ Tu‑F ‑ F‑Su |
Shavuot | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Su‑Tu |
Tish’a B’Av | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su |
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Chag HaBanot | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu |
Tu BiShvat | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th |
Shushan Purim | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa |
Days of the Omer | ‑ Th‑Th | ‑ Su‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Th | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Su‑Su |
Pesach Sheni | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Lag BaOmer | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Tu B’Av | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa |
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Leil Selichot | Sep 14 Sa | Aug 29 Sa | Sep 18 Sa | Sep 10 Sa | Sep 30 Sa | Sep 14 Sa |
Purim Meshulash | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ||||
Purim Katan | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ||||
Shushan Purim Katan | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑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.
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Tzom Gedaliah | Oct 3 W | Sep 23 M | Sep 10 Th | Sep 29 W | Sep 19 M | Oct 8 Su |
Asara B’Tevet | Jan 8 Tu | Dec 27 F | Dec 15 Tu | Jan 4 Tu | Dec 23 F | Jan 12 F |
Ta’anit Esther | Mar 11 M | Feb 27 Th | Mar 17 W | Mar 7 M | Mar 23 Th | Mar 14 Th |
Ta’anit Bechorot | Apr 10 W | Mar 26 Th | Apr 16 F | Apr 6 W | Apr 24 M | Apr 11 Th |
Tzom Tammuz | Jul 11 Th | Jun 28 Su | Jul 18 Su | Jul 7 Th | Jul 25 Tu | Jul 14 Su |
Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.
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Yom HaAliyah School Observance | Nov 6 Tu | Oct 27 Su | Oct 14 W | Nov 2 Tu | Oct 23 Su | Nov 10 F |
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W |
Ben-Gurion Day | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Hebrew Language Day | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu |
Family Day | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F |
Herzl Day | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th |
Jabotinsky Day | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Sigd | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa |
Yom HaAliyah | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Yom HaShoah | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th |
Yom HaZikaron | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Tu‑W |
Yom HaAtzma’ut | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th |
Yom Yerushalayim | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
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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 | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa |
Rosh Chodesh Kislev | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑M |
Rosh Chodesh Tevet | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑W |
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th |
Rosh Chodesh Adar | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Th‑Sa | ||
Rosh Chodesh Adar I | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Th‑Sa | ||||
Rosh Chodesh Adar II | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Sa‑M | ||||
Rosh Chodesh Nisan | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Su‑Tu |
Rosh Chodesh Sivan | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F |
Rosh Chodesh Av | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa |
Rosh Chodesh Elul | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑M |