Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 4128-4134, 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 28 and ends at nightfall on Sep 30.
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 | ‑ M‑W |
Yom Kippur | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th |
Sukkot | ‑ F‑Su ‑ M‑F |
‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑W |
‑ Su‑Tu ‑ W‑Su |
‑ F‑Su ‑ M‑F |
‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑W |
‑ M‑W ‑ Th‑M |
Shmini Atzeret | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu |
Simchat Torah | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W |
Chanukah | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Purim | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ 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 |
‑ Sa‑M ‑ Tu‑F ‑ F‑Su |
‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑Tu ‑ Tu‑Th |
Shavuot | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ 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 | ‑ F‑Sa |
Tu BiShvat | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M |
Shushan Purim | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W |
Days of the Omer | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Sa | ‑ Th‑Th | ‑ Tu‑Tu | ‑ Su‑Su | ‑ Th‑Th |
Pesach Sheni | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F |
Lag BaOmer | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu |
Tu B’Av | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W |
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F |
Leil Selichot | Sep 24 Sa | Sep 9 Sa | Sep 29 Sa | Sep 20 Sa | Oct 3 Sa | Sep 25 Sa |
Purim Katan | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ||||
Shushan Purim Katan | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ||||
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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Tzom Gedaliah | Oct 11 M | Oct 2 Su | Sep 20 W | Oct 8 M | Sep 28 Su | Oct 15 Th |
Asara B’Tevet | Jan 16 Su | Jan 5 Th | Dec 24 Su | Jan 13 Su | Dec 31 W | Jan 19 Tu |
Ta’anit Esther | Mar 17 Th | Mar 8 W | Mar 26 M | Mar 13 Th | Apr 2 Th | Mar 22 M |
Ta’anit Bechorot | Apr 18 M | Apr 7 F | Apr 25 W | Apr 14 M | Apr 30 Th | Apr 21 W |
Tzom Tammuz | Jul 19 Tu | Jul 9 Su | Jul 26 Th | Jul 15 Tu | Aug 2 Su | Jul 22 Th |
Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.
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Yom HaAliyah School Observance | Nov 14 Su | Nov 4 F | Oct 24 Tu | Nov 11 Su | Oct 31 F | Nov 18 W |
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M |
Ben-Gurion Day | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W |
Hebrew Language Day | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th |
Family Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ M‑Tu |
Herzl Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M |
Jabotinsky Day | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu |
Sigd | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th |
Yom HaAliyah | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ 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 | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ 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 | ‑ Tu‑Th |
Rosh Chodesh Kislev | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F |
Rosh Chodesh Tevet | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Su |
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Su‑M |
Rosh Chodesh Adar | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ M‑W | ||
Rosh Chodesh Adar I | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Tu‑Th | ||||
Rosh Chodesh Adar II | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Th‑Sa | ||||
Rosh Chodesh Nisan | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ W‑Th | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ W‑Th |
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ Th‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ Th‑Sa |
Rosh Chodesh Sivan | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ M‑Tu | ‑ Sa‑Su | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Sa‑Su |
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ Tu‑Th | ‑ Su‑Tu | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ Su‑Tu |
Rosh Chodesh Av | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ Th‑F | ‑ Tu‑W | ‑ Su‑M | ‑ F‑Sa | ‑ Tu‑W |
Rosh Chodesh Elul | ‑ M‑W | ‑ F‑Su | ‑ W‑F | ‑ M‑W | ‑ Sa‑M | ‑ W‑F |