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Jewish Holidays

Major holidays
Holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date specified.

Dates in bold are yom tov, so they have similar obligations and restrictions to Shabbat in the sense that normal "work" is forbidden.

Holiday Dates Description
Purim Mar 24 Th Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar
Pesach Apr 23-24 Sa‑Su
Apr 25-28 M‑Th
Apr 29-30 F‑Sa Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread
Shavuot Jun 12-13 Su‑M Festival of Weeks, commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai
Tish'a B'Av Aug 14 Su The Ninth of Av, fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples
Rosh Hashana Oct 3-4 M‑Tu The Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur Oct 12 W Day of Atonement
Sukkot Oct 17-18 M‑Tu
Oct 19-23 W‑Su Feast of Tabernacles
Shmini Atzeret Oct 24 M Eighth Day of Assembly
Simchat Torah Oct 25 Tu Day of Celebrating the Torah
Chanukah Dec 25-Jan 1 Su‑Su The Jewish festival of rededication, also known as the Festival of Lights
Minor holidays
Holiday Dates Description
Tu BiShvat Jan 25 M New Year for Trees
Purim Katan Feb 23 Tu Minor Purim celebration during Adar I on leap years
Shushan Purim Mar 25 F Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities
Pesach Sheni May 22 Su Second Passover, one month after Passover
Lag BaOmer May 26 Th 33rd day of counting the Omer
Tu B'Av Aug 19 F Jewish holiday of love, similar to Valentine's Day
Leil Selichot Sep 24 Sa Prayers for forgiveness in preparation for the High Holidays
Minor fasts
Holiday Dates Description
Ta'anit Esther Mar 23 W Fast of Esther
Ta'anit Bechorot Apr 22 F Fast of the First Born
Tzom Tammuz Jul 24 Su Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple
Tzom Gedaliah Oct 5 W Fast of the Seventh Month, commemorates the assassination of the Jewish governor of Judah
Modern holidays
Holiday Dates Description
Yom HaShoah May 5 Th Holocaust Memorial Day
Yom HaZikaron May 11 W Israeli Memorial Day
Yom HaAtzma'ut May 12 Th Israeli Independence Day
Yom Yerushalayim Jun 5 Su Jerusalem Day
Sigd Nov 30 W Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur
Special Shabbatot
Holiday Dates Description
Shabbat Shekalim Mar 5 Sa Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar
Shabbat Zachor Mar 19 Sa Shabbat before Purim
Shabbat Parah Apr 2 Sa Shabbat of the Red Heifer
Shabbat HaChodesh Apr 9 Sa Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan
Shabbat HaGadol Apr 16 Sa Shabbat before Pesach
Shabbat Chazon Aug 13 Sa Shabbat before Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision)
Shabbat Nachamu Aug 20 Sa Shabbat after Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Consolation)
Shabbat Shuva Oct 8 Sa Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Shabbat of Returning)
Rosh Chodesh
Holiday Dates Description
Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat Jan 11 M Beginning of new Hebrew month of Sh'vat
Rosh Chodesh Adar Feb 9 Tu Beginning of new Hebrew month of Adar
Rosh Chodesh Adar II Mar 10 Th Beginning of new Hebrew month of Adar II (on leap years)
Rosh Chodesh Nisan Apr 9 Sa Beginning of new Hebrew month of Nisan
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar May 8 Su Beginning of new Hebrew month of Iyyar
Rosh Chodesh Sivan Jun 7 Tu Beginning of new Hebrew month of Sivan
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz Jul 6 W Beginning of new Hebrew month of Tamuz
Rosh Chodesh Av Aug 5 F Beginning of new Hebrew month of Av
Rosh Chodesh Elul Sep 3 Sa Beginning of new Hebrew month of Elul
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Nov 1 Tu Beginning of new Hebrew month of Cheshvan
Rosh Chodesh Kislev Dec 1 Th Beginning of new Hebrew month of Kislev
Rosh Chodesh Tevet Dec 30 F Beginning of new Hebrew month of Tevet
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