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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 10 Tuesday Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar
Pesach Apr 9–10 Thursday‑Friday
Apr 11–14 Saturday‑Tuesday
Apr 15–16 Wednesday‑Thursday
Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread
Shavuot May 29–30 Friday‑Saturday Festival of Weeks, commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai
Tish’a B’Av Jul 30 Thursday The Ninth of Av, fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples
Rosh Hashana Sep 19–20 Saturday‑Sunday The Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur Sep 28 Monday Day of Atonement
Sukkot Oct 3–4 Saturday‑Sunday
Oct 5–9 Monday‑Friday
Feast of Tabernacles
Shmini Atzeret Oct 10 Saturday Eighth Day of Assembly
Simchat Torah Oct 11 Sunday Day of Celebrating the Torah
Chanukah Dec 11–18 Friday‑Friday The Jewish festival of rededication, also known as the Festival of Lights

Minor holidays

Tu BiShvat Feb 10 Monday New Year for Trees
Shushan Purim Mar 11 Wednesday Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities
Pesach Sheni May 8 Friday Second Passover, one month after Passover
Lag BaOmer May 12 Tuesday 33rd day of counting the Omer
Tu B’Av Aug 5 Wednesday minor Jewish holiday of love, observed on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Av
Leil Selichot Sep 12 Saturday Prayers for forgiveness in preparation for the High Holidays

Minor fasts

Asara B’Tevet Jan 7 Tuesday            

Dec 25 Friday

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem
Ta’anit Esther Mar 9 Monday Fast of Esther
Ta’anit Bechorot Apr 8 Wednesday Fast of the First Born
Tzom Tammuz Jul 9 Thursday Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple
Tzom Gedaliah Sep 21 Monday Fast of the Seventh Month, commemorates the assassination of the Jewish governor of Judah

Modern holidays

Yom HaShoah Apr 21 Tuesday Holocaust Memorial Day
Yom HaZikaron Apr 28 Tuesday Israeli Memorial Day
Yom HaAtzma’ut Apr 29 Wednesday Israeli Independence Day
Yom Yerushalayim May 22 Friday Jerusalem Day
Yom HaAliyah Oct 25 Sunday Recognizes Aliyah, immigration to the Jewish State of Israel
Sigd Nov 16 Monday Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur

Special Shabbatot

Shabbat Shekalim Feb 22 Saturday Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar
Shabbat Zachor Mar 7 Saturday Shabbat before Purim
Shabbat Parah Mar 14 Saturday Shabbat of the Red Heifer
Shabbat HaChodesh Mar 21 Saturday Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan
Shabbat HaGadol Apr 4 Saturday Shabbat before Pesach
Shabbat Chazon Jul 25 Saturday Shabbat before Tish’a B’Av (Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision)
Shabbat Nachamu Aug 1 Saturday Shabbat after Tish’a B’Av (Shabbat of Consolation)
Shabbat Shuva Sep 26 Saturday Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Shabbat of Returning)

Rosh Chodesh

Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat Jan 27 Monday Beginning of new Hebrew month of Sh’vat
Rosh Chodesh Adar Feb 25 Tuesday Beginning of new Hebrew month of Adar
Rosh Chodesh Nisan Mar 26 Thursday Beginning of new Hebrew month of Nisan
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar Apr 24 Friday Beginning of new Hebrew month of Iyyar
Rosh Chodesh Sivan May 24 Sunday Beginning of new Hebrew month of Sivan
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz Jun 22 Monday Beginning of new Hebrew month of Tamuz
Rosh Chodesh Av Jul 22 Wednesday Beginning of new Hebrew month of Av
Rosh Chodesh Elul Aug 20 Thursday Beginning of new Hebrew month of Elul
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Oct 18 Sunday Beginning of new Hebrew month of Cheshvan
Rosh Chodesh Kislev Nov 17 Tuesday Beginning of new Hebrew month of Kislev
Rosh Chodesh Tevet Dec 16 Wednesday Beginning of new Hebrew month of Tevet

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