Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 3628-3634, 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 30 and ends at nightfall on Oct 2.
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 | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ F‑Su |
Yom Kippur | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M |
Sukkot | ‑ M‑W ‑ Th‑M |
‑ Su‑Tu ‑ W‑Su |
‑ F‑Su ‑ M‑F |
‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑W |
‑ M‑W ‑ Th‑M |
‑ F‑Su ‑ M‑F |
Shmini Atzeret | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ F‑Sa |
Simchat Torah | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Chanukah | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa |
Purim | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu |
Pesach | ‑ F‑Su ‑ M‑Th ‑ Th‑Sa |
‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑Tu ‑ Tu‑Th |
‑ M‑W ‑ Th‑Su ‑ Su‑Tu |
‑ Sa‑M ‑ Tu‑F ‑ F‑Su |
‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑Tu ‑ Tu‑Th |
‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑Tu ‑ Tu‑Th |
Shavuot | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Sa |
Tish’a B’Av | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th |
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Chag HaBanot | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th |
Tu BiShvat | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa |
Purim Katan | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Sa‑Su | |||
Shushan Purim Katan | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Su‑M | |||
Shushan Purim | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W |
Days of the Omer | ‑ Sa‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Th | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Su‑Su | ‑ Th‑Th | ‑ Th‑Th |
Pesach Sheni | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F |
Lag BaOmer | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu |
Tu B’Av | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W |
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F |
Leil Selichot | Sep 22 Sa | Sep 14 Sa | Oct 4 Sa | Sep 18 Sa | Sep 10 Sa | Sep 30 Sa |
Purim Meshulash | ‑ Sa‑Su | |||||
Birkat Hachamah | Apr 20 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 14 Th | Oct 3 W | Sep 23 M | Oct 12 Su | Sep 30 Th | Sep 19 M |
Asara B’Tevet | Dec 19 Tu | Jan 8 Tu | Dec 27 F | Jan 16 F | Jan 4 Tu | Dec 25 Su |
Ta’anit Esther | Mar 21 W | Mar 11 M | Mar 27 Th | Mar 18 Th | Mar 7 M | Mar 27 M |
Ta’anit Bechorot | Apr 20 F | Apr 10 W | Apr 28 M | Apr 15 Th | Apr 6 W | Apr 26 W |
Tzom Tammuz | Jul 22 Su | Jul 11 Th | Jul 29 Tu | Jul 18 Su | Jul 7 Th | Jul 27 Th |
Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.
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Yom HaAliyah School Observance | Oct 18 W | Nov 6 Tu | Oct 27 Su | Nov 14 F | Nov 3 W | Oct 23 Su |
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th |
Ben-Gurion Day | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Hebrew Language Day | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th |
Family Day | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Herzl Day | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M |
Jabotinsky Day | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu |
Sigd | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M |
Yom HaAliyah | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa |
Yom HaShoah | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu |
Yom HaZikaron | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ M‑Tu |
Yom HaAtzma’ut | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W |
Yom Yerushalayim | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Th‑F |
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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 | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M |
Rosh Chodesh Kislev | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑W |
Rosh Chodesh Tevet | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑W | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F |
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa |
Rosh Chodesh Adar | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ M‑W | |||
Rosh Chodesh Adar I | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Sa‑M | |||
Rosh Chodesh Adar II | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ M‑W | |||
Rosh Chodesh Nisan | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th |
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Sa |
Rosh Chodesh Sivan | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Su‑Tu |
Rosh Chodesh Av | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Tu‑W |
Rosh Chodesh Elul | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ W‑F | ‑ W‑F |