Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 3908-3914, 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 29 and ends at nightfall on Oct 1.
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 | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑Tu |
Yom Kippur | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W |
Sukkot | ‑ F‑Su ‑ M‑F |
‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑W |
‑ Su‑Tu ‑ W‑Su |
‑ F‑Su ‑ M‑F |
‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑W |
‑ Su‑Tu ‑ W‑Su |
Shmini Atzeret | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M |
Simchat Torah | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu |
Chanukah | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ 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 |
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Chag HaBanot | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F |
Tu BiShvat | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa |
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 25 Sa | Sep 10 Sa | Sep 30 Sa | Sep 21 Sa | Sep 6 Sa | Sep 26 Sa |
Purim Katan | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ||||
Shushan Purim Katan | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Su‑M | ||||
Birkat Hachamah | Apr 23 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 | Oct 12 M | Oct 3 Su | Sep 21 W | Oct 9 M | Sep 29 Su | Sep 17 W |
Asara B’Tevet | Jan 17 Su | Jan 6 Th | Dec 25 Su | Jan 14 Su | Jan 2 Th | Dec 21 Su |
Ta’anit Esther | Mar 18 Th | Mar 9 W | Mar 27 M | Mar 14 Th | Mar 5 W | Mar 23 M |
Ta’anit Bechorot | Apr 19 M | Apr 8 F | Apr 26 W | Apr 15 M | Apr 4 F | Apr 22 W |
Tzom Tammuz | Jul 20 Tu | Jul 10 Su | Jul 27 Th | Jul 16 Tu | Jul 6 Su | Jul 23 Th |
Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.
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Yom HaAliyah School Observance | Nov 15 Su | Nov 5 F | Oct 25 Tu | Nov 12 Su | Nov 1 F | Oct 21 Tu |
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Ben-Gurion Day | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ M‑Tu |
Hebrew Language Day | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th |
Family Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Herzl Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Jabotinsky Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Sigd | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W |
Yom HaAliyah | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa |
Yom HaShoah | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Yom HaZikaron | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu |
Yom HaAtzma’ut | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W |
Yom Yerushalayim | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ 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 | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ M‑W |
Rosh Chodesh Kislev | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th |
Rosh Chodesh Tevet | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F |
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa |
Rosh Chodesh Adar | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ W‑F | ||
Rosh Chodesh Adar I | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Sa‑M | ||||
Rosh Chodesh Adar II | ‑ 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 |