Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 3263-3269, 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 12 and ends at nightfall on Sep 14.
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 | ‑ M‑W | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su |
Yom Kippur | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Sukkot | ‑ M‑W ‑ Th‑M |
‑ F‑Su ‑ M‑F |
‑ F‑Su ‑ M‑F |
‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑W |
‑ Su‑Tu ‑ W‑Su |
‑ F‑Su ‑ M‑F |
Shmini Atzeret | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa |
Simchat Torah | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Chanukah | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ F‑Sa |
Purim | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Pesach | ‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑Tu ‑ Tu‑Th |
‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑Tu ‑ Tu‑Th |
‑ M‑W ‑ Th‑Su ‑ Su‑Tu |
‑ F‑Su ‑ M‑Th ‑ Th‑Sa |
‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑Tu ‑ Tu‑Th |
‑ M‑W ‑ Th‑Su ‑ Su‑Tu |
Shavuot | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Th |
Tish’a B’Av | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
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Chag HaBanot | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th |
Tu BiShvat | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa |
Shushan Purim | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Days of the Omer | ‑ Th‑Th | ‑ Th‑Th | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Th | ‑ Tu‑Tu |
Pesach Sheni | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Lag BaOmer | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Tu B’Av | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Leil Selichot | Sep 6 Sa | Sep 26 Sa | Sep 18 Sa | Sep 3 Sa | Sep 22 Sa | Sep 14 Sa |
Purim Katan | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ||||
Shushan Purim Katan | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ||||
Birkat Hachamah | Apr 17 W |
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 | Sep 27 Th | Sep 15 M | Oct 5 M | Sep 26 Su | Sep 14 W | Oct 1 M |
Asara B’Tevet | Jan 1 Tu | Dec 21 Su | Jan 10 Su | Dec 30 Th | Dec 18 Su | Jan 6 Su |
Ta’anit Esther | Mar 3 M | Mar 23 M | Mar 11 Th | Mar 2 W | Mar 19 M | Mar 7 Th |
Ta’anit Bechorot | Apr 2 W | Apr 22 W | Apr 12 M | Apr 1 F | Apr 18 W | Apr 8 M |
Tzom Tammuz | Jul 3 Th | Jul 23 Th | Jul 13 Tu | Jul 3 Su | Jul 19 Th | Jul 9 Tu |
Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.
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Yom HaAliyah School Observance | Oct 31 W | Oct 19 Su | Nov 8 Su | Oct 29 F | Oct 18 Tu | Nov 4 Su |
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th |
Ben-Gurion Day | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M |
Hebrew Language Day | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th |
Family Day | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Herzl Day | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Jabotinsky Day | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Sigd | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Yom HaAliyah | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th |
Yom HaShoah | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M |
Yom HaZikaron | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M |
Yom HaAtzma’ut | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu |
Yom Yerushalayim | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
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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 | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑M |
Rosh Chodesh Kislev | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑W |
Rosh Chodesh Tevet | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑F |
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa |
Rosh Chodesh Adar | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Sa‑M | ||
Rosh Chodesh Adar I | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Sa‑M | ||||
Rosh Chodesh Adar II | ‑ M‑W | ‑ M‑W | ||||
Rosh Chodesh Nisan | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Th |
Rosh Chodesh Sivan | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su |
Rosh Chodesh Av | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Rosh Chodesh Elul | ‑ W‑F | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W |