Category:Events

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