{"title":"Hebcal Diaspora 2026","date":"2026-04-20T08:41:54.594Z","version":"6.3.2-3.7.0","location":{"geo":"none"},"range":{"start":"2026-01-19","end":"2026-12-20"},"items":[{"title":"Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat","date":"2026-01-19","hdate":"1 Sh'vat 5786","category":"roshchodesh","title_orig":"Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat","hebrew":"ראש חודש שבט","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 28:1-28:3","2":"Numbers 28:3-28:5","3":"Numbers 28:6-28:10","4":"Numbers 28:11-28:15","torah":"Numbers 28:1-15"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-shvat-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Start of month of Sh’vat on the Hebrew calendar. שְׁבָט (transliterated Sh’vat or Shevat) is the 5th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 11th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 30 days and corresponds to January or February on the Gregorian calendar. 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"},{"title":"Shabbat Shirah","date":"2026-01-31","hdate":"13 Sh'vat 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"shabbat","hebrew":"שבת שירה","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-shirah-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Shabbat of Song. Shabbat that includes Parashat Beshalach"},{"title":"Tu BiShvat","date":"2026-02-02","hdate":"15 Sh'vat 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"minor","hebrew":"ט״ו בשבט","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/tu-bishvat-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"New Year for Trees. Tu BiShvat is one of four “New Years” mentioned in the Mishnah"},{"title":"Shabbat Shekalim","date":"2026-02-14","hdate":"27 Sh'vat 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"shabbat","hebrew":"שבת שקלים","leyning":{"haftarah":"II Kings 12:1-17","haftarah_sephardic":"II Kings 11:17-12:17","maftir":"Exodus 30:11-30:16"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-shekalim-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar. Read in preparation for Purim"},{"title":"Rosh Chodesh Adar","date":"2026-02-17","hdate":"30 Sh'vat 5786","category":"roshchodesh","hebrew":"ראש חודש אדר","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 28:1-28:3","2":"Numbers 28:3-28:5","3":"Numbers 28:6-28:10","4":"Numbers 28:11-28:15","torah":"Numbers 28:1-15"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-adar-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar. Adar (אֲדָר) is the 6th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 12th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to February or March on the Gregorian calendar. 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"},{"title":"Rosh Chodesh Adar","date":"2026-02-18","hdate":"1 Adar 5786","category":"roshchodesh","hebrew":"ראש חודש אדר","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 28:1-28:3","2":"Numbers 28:3-28:5","3":"Numbers 28:6-28:10","4":"Numbers 28:11-28:15","torah":"Numbers 28:1-15"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-adar-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar. Adar (אֲדָר) is the 6th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 12th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to February or March on the Gregorian calendar. 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"},{"title":"Shabbat Zachor","date":"2026-02-28","hdate":"11 Adar 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"shabbat","hebrew":"שבת זכור","leyning":{"haftarah":"I Samuel 15:2-34","haftarah_sephardic":"I Samuel 15:1-34","haftarah_chabad":"I Samuel 15:2-34","maftir":"Deuteronomy 25:17-25:19"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-zachor-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Shabbat of Remembrance. Shabbat before Purim"},{"title":"Ta’anit Esther","date":"2026-03-02","hdate":"13 Adar 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"fast","title_orig":"Ta'anit Esther","hebrew":"תענית אסתר","leyning":{"1":"Exodus 32:11-32:14","2":"Exodus 34:1-34:3","3":"Exodus 34:4-34:10","torah":"Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/taanit-esther-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Fast of Esther"},{"title":"Erev Purim","date":"2026-03-02","hdate":"13 Adar 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","hebrew":"ערב פורים","leyning":{"torah":"Esther 1:1-10:3"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/purim-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination"},{"title":"Purim","date":"2026-03-03","hdate":"14 Adar 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","hebrew":"פורים","leyning":{"1":"Exodus 17:8-17:10","2":"Exodus 17:11-17:13","3":"Exodus 17:14-17:16","torah":"Exodus 17:8-16; Esther 1:1-10:3"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/purim-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination"},{"title":"Shushan Purim","date":"2026-03-04","hdate":"15 Adar 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"minor","hebrew":"שושן פורים","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/shushan-purim-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities"},{"title":"Shabbat Parah","date":"2026-03-07","hdate":"18 Adar 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"shabbat","hebrew":"שבת פרה","leyning":{"haftarah":"Ezekiel 36:16-38","haftarah_sephardic":"Ezekiel 36:16-36","maftir":"Numbers 19:1-19:22"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-parah-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Shabbat of the Red Heifer. Shabbat before Shabbat HaChodesh, in preparation for Passover"},{"title":"Shabbat HaChodesh","date":"2026-03-14","hdate":"25 Adar 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"shabbat","hebrew":"שבת החדש","leyning":{"haftarah":"Ezekiel 45:16-46:18","haftarah_sephardic":"Ezekiel 45:18-46:15","haftarah_chabad":"Ezekiel 45:18-46:16","maftir":"Exodus 12:1-12:20"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-hachodesh-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan. Read in preparation for Passover"},{"title":"Rosh Chodesh Nisan","date":"2026-03-19","hdate":"1 Nisan 5786","category":"roshchodesh","hebrew":"ראש חודש ניסן","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 28:1-28:3","2":"Numbers 28:3-28:5","3":"Numbers 28:6-28:10","4":"Numbers 28:11-28:15","torah":"Numbers 28:1-15"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-nisan-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. נִיסָן (transliterated Nisan or Nissan) is the 7th month of the civil Hebrew year (8th on leap years) and the 1st month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 30 days and corresponds to March or April on the Gregorian calendar. 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"},{"title":"Shabbat HaGadol","date":"2026-03-28","hdate":"10 Nisan 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"shabbat","hebrew":"שבת הגדול","leyning":{"haftarah":"Malachi 3:4-24"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-hagadol-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)"},{"title":"Yom HaAliyah","date":"2026-03-28","hdate":"10 Nisan 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"modern","hebrew":"יום העליה","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/yom-haaliyah-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Recognizes Aliyah, immigration to the Jewish State of Israel"},{"title":"Ta’anit Bechorot","date":"2026-04-01","hdate":"14 Nisan 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"fast","title_orig":"Ta'anit Bechorot","hebrew":"תענית בכורות","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/taanit-bechorot-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Fast of the First Born"},{"title":"Erev Pesach","date":"2026-04-01","hdate":"14 Nisan 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","hebrew":"ערב פסח","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt"},{"title":"Pesach I","date":"2026-04-02","hdate":"15 Nisan 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","yomtov":true,"hebrew":"פסח א׳","leyning":{"1":"Exodus 12:21-12:24","2":"Exodus 12:25-12:28","3":"Exodus 12:29-12:36","4":"Exodus 12:37-12:42","5":"Exodus 12:43-12:51","torah":"Exodus 12:21-51; Numbers 28:16-25","haftarah":"Joshua 3:5-7, 5:2-6:1, 6:27","haftarah_sephardic":"Joshua 5:2-6:1, 6:27","maftir":"Numbers 28:16-28:25"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt"},{"title":"Pesach II","date":"2026-04-03","hdate":"16 Nisan 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","yomtov":true,"hebrew":"פסח ב׳","leyning":{"1":"Leviticus 22:26-23:3","2":"Leviticus 23:4-23:14","3":"Leviticus 23:15-23:22","4":"Leviticus 23:23-23:32","5":"Leviticus 23:33-23:44","torah":"Leviticus 22:26-23:44; Numbers 28:16-25","haftarah":"II Kings 23:1-9, 23:21-25","maftir":"Numbers 28:16-28:25"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt"},{"title":"Pesach III (CH’’M)","date":"2026-04-04","hdate":"17 Nisan 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","title_orig":"Pesach III (CH''M)","hebrew":"פסח ג׳ (חוה״מ)","leyning":{"1":"Exodus 33:12-33:16","2":"Exodus 33:17-33:19","3":"Exodus 33:20-33:23","4":"Exodus 34:1-34:3","5":"Exodus 34:4-34:10","6":"Exodus 34:11-34:17","7":"Exodus 34:18-34:26","torah":"Exodus 33:12-34:26; Numbers 28:19-25; Song of Songs 1:1-8:14","haftarah":"Ezekiel 37:1-14","maftir":"Numbers 28:19-28:25"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt"},{"title":"Pesach IV (CH’’M)","date":"2026-04-05","hdate":"18 Nisan 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","title_orig":"Pesach IV (CH''M)","hebrew":"פסח ד׳ (חוה״מ)","leyning":{"1":"Exodus 13:1-13:4","2":"Exodus 13:5-13:10","3":"Exodus 13:11-13:16","4":"Numbers 28:19-28:25","torah":"Exodus 13:1-16; Numbers 28:19-25"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt"},{"title":"Pesach V (CH’’M)","date":"2026-04-06","hdate":"19 Nisan 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","title_orig":"Pesach V (CH''M)","hebrew":"פסח ה׳ (חוה״מ)","leyning":{"1":"Exodus 22:24-22:26","2":"Exodus 22:27-23:5","3":"Exodus 23:6-23:19","4":"Numbers 28:19-28:25","torah":"Exodus 22:24-23:19; Numbers 28:19-25"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt"},{"title":"Pesach VI (CH’’M)","date":"2026-04-07","hdate":"20 Nisan 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","title_orig":"Pesach VI (CH''M)","hebrew":"פסח ו׳ (חוה״מ)","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 9:1-9:5","2":"Numbers 9:6-9:8","3":"Numbers 9:9-9:14","4":"Numbers 28:19-28:25","torah":"Numbers 9:1-14, 28:19-25"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt"},{"title":"Pesach VII","date":"2026-04-08","hdate":"21 Nisan 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","yomtov":true,"hebrew":"פסח ז׳","leyning":{"1":"Exodus 13:17-13:22","2":"Exodus 14:1-14:8","3":"Exodus 14:9-14:14","4":"Exodus 14:15-14:25","5":"Exodus 14:26-15:26","torah":"Exodus 13:17-15:26; Numbers 28:19-25","haftarah":"II Samuel 22:1-51","maftir":"Numbers 28:19-28:25"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt"},{"title":"Pesach VIII","date":"2026-04-09","hdate":"22 Nisan 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","yomtov":true,"hebrew":"פסח ח׳","leyning":{"1":"Deuteronomy 15:19-15:23","2":"Deuteronomy 16:1-16:3","3":"Deuteronomy 16:4-16:8","4":"Deuteronomy 16:9-16:12","5":"Deuteronomy 16:13-16:17","torah":"Deuteronomy 15:19-16:17; Numbers 28:19-25","haftarah":"Isaiah 10:32-12:6","maftir":"Numbers 28:19-28:25"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt"},{"title":"Yom HaShoah","date":"2026-04-14","hdate":"27 Nisan 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"modern","hebrew":"יום השואה","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/yom-hashoah-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Holocaust Memorial Day"},{"title":"Rosh Chodesh Iyyar","date":"2026-04-17","hdate":"30 Nisan 5786","category":"roshchodesh","hebrew":"ראש חודש אייר","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 28:1-28:3","2":"Numbers 28:3-28:5","3":"Numbers 28:6-28:10","4":"Numbers 28:11-28:15","torah":"Numbers 28:1-15"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-iyyar-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar. אִיָּיר (transliterated Iyyar or Iyar) is the 8th month of the civil Hebrew year (9th on leap years) and the 2nd month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to April or May on the Gregorian calendar. 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"},{"title":"Rosh Chodesh Iyyar","date":"2026-04-18","hdate":"1 Iyyar 5786","category":"roshchodesh","hebrew":"ראש חודש אייר","leyning":{"haftarah":"Isaiah 66:1-24","maftir":"Numbers 28:9-28:15"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-iyyar-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar. אִיָּיר (transliterated Iyyar or Iyar) is the 8th month of the civil Hebrew year (9th on leap years) and the 2nd month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to April or May on the Gregorian calendar. 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"},{"title":"Yom HaZikaron","date":"2026-04-21","hdate":"4 Iyyar 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"modern","hebrew":"יום הזכרון","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/yom-hazikaron-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Israeli Memorial Day. Remembers those who died in the War of Independence and other wars in Israel. The full name of the holiday is Yom HaZikaron LeHalalei Ma’arakhot Yisrael ul’Nifge’ei Pe’ulot HaEivah (Hebrew: יוֹם הזִּכָּרוֹן לְחַלְלֵי מַעֲרָכוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל וּלְנִפְגְעֵי פְּעֻלּוֹת הָאֵיבָה), Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of the Wars of Israel and Victims of Actions of Terrorism. Although Yom Hazikaron is normally observed on the 4th of Iyyar, it may be moved earlier or postponed if observance of the holiday (or Yom HaAtzma’ut, which always follows it) would conflict with Shabbat"},{"title":"Yom HaAtzma’ut","date":"2026-04-22","hdate":"5 Iyyar 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"modern","title_orig":"Yom HaAtzma'ut","hebrew":"יום העצמאות","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/yom-haatzmaut-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Israeli Independence Day. Commemorates the declaration of independence of Israel in 1948. Although Yom HaAtzma’ut is normally observed on the 5th of Iyyar, it may be moved earlier or postponed if observance of the holiday (or Yom HaZikaron, which always precedes it) would conflict with Shabbat"},{"title":"Pesach Sheni","date":"2026-05-01","hdate":"14 Iyyar 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"minor","hebrew":"פסח שני","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-sheni-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Second Passover, one month after Passover"},{"title":"Lag BaOmer","date":"2026-05-05","hdate":"18 Iyyar 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"minor","hebrew":"ל״ג בעומר","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/lag-baomer-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"33rd day of counting the Omer. The holiday is a temporary break from the semi-mourning period the counting of the Omer. Practices include lighting bonfires, getting haircuts, and Jewish weddings"},{"title":"Yom Yerushalayim","date":"2026-05-15","hdate":"28 Iyyar 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"modern","hebrew":"יום ירושלים","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/yom-yerushalayim-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Jerusalem Day. Commemorates the re-unification of Jerusalem in 1967"},{"title":"Rosh Chodesh Sivan","date":"2026-05-17","hdate":"1 Sivan 5786","category":"roshchodesh","hebrew":"ראש חודש סיון","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 28:1-28:3","2":"Numbers 28:3-28:5","3":"Numbers 28:6-28:10","4":"Numbers 28:11-28:15","torah":"Numbers 28:1-15"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-sivan-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Start of month of Sivan on the Hebrew calendar. Sivan (סִיוָן) is the 9th month of the civil Hebrew year (10th on leap years) and the 3rd month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 30 days and corresponds to May or June on the Gregorian calendar. 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"},{"title":"Erev Shavuot","date":"2026-05-21","hdate":"5 Sivan 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","hebrew":"ערב שבועות","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/shavuot-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Festival of Weeks. Commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai"},{"title":"Shavuot I","date":"2026-05-22","hdate":"6 Sivan 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","yomtov":true,"hebrew":"שבועות א׳","leyning":{"1":"Exodus 19:1-19:6","2":"Exodus 19:7-19:13","3":"Exodus 19:14-19:19","4":"Exodus 19:20-20:14","5":"Exodus 20:15-20:23","torah":"Exodus 19:1-20:23; Numbers 28:26-31","haftarah":"Ezekiel 1:1-28, 3:12","maftir":"Numbers 28:26-28:31"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/shavuot-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Festival of Weeks. Commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai"},{"title":"Shavuot II","date":"2026-05-23","hdate":"7 Sivan 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","yomtov":true,"hebrew":"שבועות ב׳","leyning":{"1":"Deuteronomy 14:22-14:29","2":"Deuteronomy 15:1-15:18","3":"Deuteronomy 15:19-15:23","4":"Deuteronomy 16:1-16:3","5":"Deuteronomy 16:4-16:8","6":"Deuteronomy 16:9-16:12","7":"Deuteronomy 16:13-16:17","torah":"Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17; Numbers 28:26-31; Ruth 1:1-4:22","haftarah":"Habakkuk 3:1-19","haftarah_sephardic":"Habakkuk 2:20-3:19","maftir":"Numbers 28:26-28:31"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/shavuot-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Festival of Weeks. Commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai"},{"title":"Rosh Chodesh Tamuz","date":"2026-06-15","hdate":"30 Sivan 5786","category":"roshchodesh","hebrew":"ראש חודש תמוז","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 28:1-28:3","2":"Numbers 28:3-28:5","3":"Numbers 28:6-28:10","4":"Numbers 28:11-28:15","torah":"Numbers 28:1-15"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-tamuz-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Start of month of Tammuz on the Hebrew calendar. תַּמּוּז (transliterated Tamuz or Tammuz) is the 10th month of the civil Hebrew year (11th on leap years) and the 4th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to June or July on the Gregorian calendar. 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"},{"title":"Rosh Chodesh Tamuz","date":"2026-06-16","hdate":"1 Tamuz 5786","category":"roshchodesh","hebrew":"ראש חודש תמוז","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 28:1-28:3","2":"Numbers 28:3-28:5","3":"Numbers 28:6-28:10","4":"Numbers 28:11-28:15","torah":"Numbers 28:1-15"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-tamuz-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Start of month of Tammuz on the Hebrew calendar. תַּמּוּז (transliterated Tamuz or Tammuz) is the 10th month of the civil Hebrew year (11th on leap years) and the 4th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to June or July on the Gregorian calendar. 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"},{"title":"Tzom Tammuz","date":"2026-07-02","hdate":"17 Tamuz 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"fast","hebrew":"צום י״ז בתמוז","leyning":{"1":"Exodus 32:11-32:14","2":"Exodus 34:1-34:3","3":"Exodus 34:4-34:10","torah":"Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/tzom-tammuz-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple"},{"title":"Rosh Chodesh Av","date":"2026-07-15","hdate":"1 Av 5786","category":"roshchodesh","hebrew":"ראש חודש אב","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 28:1-28:3","2":"Numbers 28:3-28:5","3":"Numbers 28:6-28:10","4":"Numbers 28:11-28:15","torah":"Numbers 28:1-15"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-av-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar. Av (אָב) is the 11th month of the civil Hebrew year (12th on leap years) and the 5th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 30 days and corresponds to July or August on the Gregorian calendar. 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"},{"title":"Shabbat Chazon","date":"2026-07-18","hdate":"4 Av 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"shabbat","hebrew":"שבת חזון","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-chazon-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision. Shabbat before Tish’a B’Av"},{"title":"Erev Tish’a B’Av","date":"2026-07-22","hdate":"8 Av 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","title_orig":"Erev Tish'a B'Av","hebrew":"ערב תשעה באב","leyning":{"torah":"Lamentations 1:1-5:22"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/tisha-bav-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"The Ninth of Av. Fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples"},{"title":"Tish’a B’Av","date":"2026-07-23","hdate":"9 Av 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","title_orig":"Tish'a B'Av","hebrew":"תשעה באב","leyning":{"1":"Deuteronomy 4:25-4:29","2":"Deuteronomy 4:30-4:35","3":"Deuteronomy 4:36-4:40","torah":"Deuteronomy 4:25-40; Lamentations 1:1-5:22","haftarah":"Jeremiah 8:13-9:23"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/tisha-bav-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"The Ninth of Av. Fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples"},{"title":"Shabbat Nachamu","date":"2026-07-25","hdate":"11 Av 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"shabbat","hebrew":"שבת נחמו","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-nachamu-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Shabbat after Tish’a B’Av (Shabbat of Consolation). The first of seven Shabbatot leading up to Rosh Hashanah. Named after the Haftarah (from Isaiah 40) which begins with the verse נַחֲמוּ נַחֲמוּ, עַמִּי (“Comfort, oh comfort my people”)"},{"title":"Tu B’Av","date":"2026-07-29","hdate":"15 Av 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"minor","title_orig":"Tu B'Av","hebrew":"ט״ו באב","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/tu-bav-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Minor Jewish holiday of love. Observed on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Av"},{"title":"Rosh Chodesh Elul","date":"2026-08-13","hdate":"30 Av 5786","category":"roshchodesh","hebrew":"ראש חודש אלול","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 28:1-28:3","2":"Numbers 28:3-28:5","3":"Numbers 28:6-28:10","4":"Numbers 28:11-28:15","torah":"Numbers 28:1-15"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-elul-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar. Elul (אֱלוּל) is the 12th month of the civil Hebrew year (13th on leap years) and the 6th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to August or September on the Gregorian calendar. 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"},{"title":"Rosh Hashana LaBehemot","date":"2026-08-14","hdate":"1 Elul 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"minor","hebrew":"ראש השנה למעשר בהמה","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-hashana-labehemot-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"New Year for Tithing Animals"},{"title":"Rosh Chodesh Elul","date":"2026-08-14","hdate":"1 Elul 5786","category":"roshchodesh","hebrew":"ראש חודש אלול","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 28:1-28:3","2":"Numbers 28:3-28:5","3":"Numbers 28:6-28:10","4":"Numbers 28:11-28:15","torah":"Numbers 28:1-15"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-elul-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar. Elul (אֱלוּל) is the 12th month of the civil Hebrew year (13th on leap years) and the 6th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to August or September on the Gregorian calendar. 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"},{"title":"Leil Selichot","date":"2026-09-05","hdate":"23 Elul 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"minor","hebrew":"סליחות","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/leil-selichot-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Prayers for forgiveness in preparation for the High Holidays"},{"title":"Erev Rosh Hashana","date":"2026-09-11","hdate":"29 Elul 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","hebrew":"ערב ראש השנה","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-hashana-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah"},{"title":"Rosh Hashana 5787","date":"2026-09-12","hdate":"1 Tishrei 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","yomtov":true,"hebrew":"ראש השנה 5787","leyning":{"1":"Genesis 21:1-21:4","2":"Genesis 21:5-21:8","3":"Genesis 21:9-21:12","4":"Genesis 21:13-21:17","5":"Genesis 21:18-21:21","6":"Genesis 21:22-21:27","7":"Genesis 21:28-21:34","torah":"Genesis 21:1-34; Numbers 29:1-6","haftarah":"I Samuel 1:1-2:10","maftir":"Numbers 29:1-29:6"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-hashana-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah"},{"title":"Rosh Hashana II","date":"2026-09-13","hdate":"2 Tishrei 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","yomtov":true,"hebrew":"ראש השנה ב׳","leyning":{"1":"Genesis 22:1-22:3","2":"Genesis 22:4-22:8","3":"Genesis 22:9-22:14","4":"Genesis 22:15-22:19","5":"Genesis 22:20-22:24","torah":"Genesis 22:1-24; Numbers 29:1-6","haftarah":"Jeremiah 31:2-20","maftir":"Numbers 29:1-29:6"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-hashana-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah"},{"title":"Tzom Gedaliah","date":"2026-09-14","hdate":"3 Tishrei 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"fast","hebrew":"צום גדליה","leyning":{"1":"Exodus 32:11-32:14","2":"Exodus 34:1-34:3","3":"Exodus 34:4-34:10","torah":"Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/tzom-gedaliah-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Fast of the Seventh Month. Commemorates the assassination of the Jewish governor of Judah"},{"title":"Shabbat Shuva","date":"2026-09-19","hdate":"8 Tishrei 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"shabbat","hebrew":"שבת שובה","leyning":{"haftarah":"Hosea 14:2-10; Micah 7:18-20; Joel 2:15-27"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-shuva-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Shabbat of Returning. Shabbat that occurs during the Ten Days of Repentance between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur"},{"title":"Erev Yom Kippur","date":"2026-09-20","hdate":"9 Tishrei 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","hebrew":"ערב יום כיפור","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/yom-kippur-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Evening of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), which includes the Kol Nidre service. The Yom Kippur fast begins at sundown and continues for 25 hours"},{"title":"Yom Kippur","date":"2026-09-21","hdate":"10 Tishrei 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","yomtov":true,"hebrew":"יום כיפור","leyning":{"1":"Leviticus 16:1-16:6","2":"Leviticus 16:7-16:11","3":"Leviticus 16:12-16:17","4":"Leviticus 16:18-16:24","5":"Leviticus 16:25-16:30","6":"Leviticus 16:31-16:34","torah":"Leviticus 16:1-34; Numbers 29:7-11","haftarah":"Isaiah 57:14-58:14","maftir":"Numbers 29:7-29:11"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/yom-kippur-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Day of Atonement. The holiest day of the year in Judaism, traditionally observed with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer"},{"title":"Erev Sukkot","date":"2026-09-25","hdate":"14 Tishrei 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","hebrew":"ערב סוכות","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/sukkot-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, shalosh regalim)"},{"title":"Sukkot I","date":"2026-09-26","hdate":"15 Tishrei 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","yomtov":true,"hebrew":"סוכות א׳","leyning":{"1":"Leviticus 22:26-22:33","2":"Leviticus 23:1-23:3","3":"Leviticus 23:4-23:8","4":"Leviticus 23:9-23:14","5":"Leviticus 23:15-23:22","6":"Leviticus 23:23-23:32","7":"Leviticus 23:33-23:44","torah":"Leviticus 22:26-23:44; Numbers 29:12-16","haftarah":"Zechariah 14:1-21","maftir":"Numbers 29:12-29:16"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/sukkot-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, shalosh regalim)"},{"title":"Sukkot II","date":"2026-09-27","hdate":"16 Tishrei 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","yomtov":true,"hebrew":"סוכות ב׳","leyning":{"1":"Leviticus 22:26-23:3","2":"Leviticus 23:4-23:14","3":"Leviticus 23:15-23:22","4":"Leviticus 23:23-23:32","5":"Leviticus 23:33-23:44","torah":"Leviticus 22:26-23:44; Numbers 29:12-16","haftarah":"I Kings 8:2-21","maftir":"Numbers 29:12-29:16"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/sukkot-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, shalosh regalim)"},{"title":"Sukkot III (CH’’M)","date":"2026-09-28","hdate":"17 Tishrei 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","title_orig":"Sukkot III (CH''M)","hebrew":"סוכות ג׳ (חוה״מ)","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 29:17-29:19","2":"Numbers 29:20-29:22","3":"Numbers 29:23-29:25","4":"Numbers 29:17-29:22","torah":"Numbers 29:17-25, 29:17-22"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/sukkot-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, shalosh regalim)"},{"title":"Sukkot IV (CH’’M)","date":"2026-09-29","hdate":"18 Tishrei 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","title_orig":"Sukkot IV (CH''M)","hebrew":"סוכות ד׳ (חוה״מ)","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 29:20-29:22","2":"Numbers 29:23-29:25","3":"Numbers 29:26-29:28","4":"Numbers 29:20-29:25","torah":"Numbers 29:20-28, 29:20-25"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/sukkot-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, shalosh regalim)"},{"title":"Sukkot V (CH’’M)","date":"2026-09-30","hdate":"19 Tishrei 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","title_orig":"Sukkot V (CH''M)","hebrew":"סוכות ה׳ (חוה״מ)","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 29:23-29:25","2":"Numbers 29:26-29:28","3":"Numbers 29:29-29:31","4":"Numbers 29:23-29:28","torah":"Numbers 29:23-31, 29:23-28"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/sukkot-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, shalosh regalim)"},{"title":"Sukkot VI (CH’’M)","date":"2026-10-01","hdate":"20 Tishrei 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","title_orig":"Sukkot VI (CH''M)","hebrew":"סוכות ו׳ (חוה״מ)","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 29:26-29:28","2":"Numbers 29:29-29:31","3":"Numbers 29:32-29:34","4":"Numbers 29:26-29:31","torah":"Numbers 29:26-34, 29:26-31"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/sukkot-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, shalosh regalim)"},{"title":"Sukkot VII (Hoshana Raba)","date":"2026-10-02","hdate":"21 Tishrei 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","hebrew":"סוכות ז׳ (הושענא רבה)","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 29:26-29:28","2":"Numbers 29:29-29:31","3":"Numbers 29:32-29:34","4":"Numbers 29:29-29:34","torah":"Numbers 29:26-34"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/sukkot-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, shalosh regalim)"},{"title":"Shmini Atzeret","date":"2026-10-03","hdate":"22 Tishrei 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","yomtov":true,"hebrew":"שמיני עצרת","leyning":{"1":"Deuteronomy 14:22-14:29","2":"Deuteronomy 15:1-15:18","3":"Deuteronomy 15:19-15:23","4":"Deuteronomy 16:1-16:3","5":"Deuteronomy 16:4-16:8","6":"Deuteronomy 16:9-16:12","7":"Deuteronomy 16:13-16:17","torah":"Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17; Numbers 29:35-30:1; Ecclesiastes 1:1-12:14","haftarah":"I Kings 8:54-66","maftir":"Numbers 29:35-30:1"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/shmini-atzeret-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Eighth Day of Assembly. Immediately following Sukkot, it is observed as a separate holiday in the Diaspora and is combined with Simchat Torah in Israel"},{"title":"Simchat Torah","date":"2026-10-04","hdate":"23 Tishrei 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","yomtov":true,"hebrew":"שמחת תורה","leyning":{"1":"Deuteronomy 33:1-33:7","2":"Deuteronomy 33:8-33:12","3":"Deuteronomy 33:13-33:17","4":"Deuteronomy 33:18-33:21","5":"Deuteronomy 33:22-33:26","6":"Deuteronomy 33:27-34:12","7":"Genesis 1:1-2:3","torah":"Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12; Genesis 1:1-2:3; Numbers 29:35-30:1","haftarah":"Joshua 1:1-18","maftir":"Numbers 29:35-30:1"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/simchat-torah-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Day of Celebrating the Torah. Celebration marking the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the beginning of a new cycle"},{"title":"Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan","date":"2026-10-11","hdate":"30 Tishrei 5787","category":"roshchodesh","hebrew":"ראש חודש חשון","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 28:1-28:3","2":"Numbers 28:3-28:5","3":"Numbers 28:6-28:10","4":"Numbers 28:11-28:15","torah":"Numbers 28:1-15"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-cheshvan-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar. חֶשְׁוָן (transliterated Cheshvan or Heshvan) is the 2nd month of the civil Hebrew year and the 8th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 or 30 days and corresponds to October or November on the Gregorian calendar. 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"},{"title":"Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan","date":"2026-10-12","hdate":"1 Cheshvan 5787","category":"roshchodesh","hebrew":"ראש חודש חשון","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 28:1-28:3","2":"Numbers 28:3-28:5","3":"Numbers 28:6-28:10","4":"Numbers 28:11-28:15","torah":"Numbers 28:1-15"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-cheshvan-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar. חֶשְׁוָן (transliterated Cheshvan or Heshvan) is the 2nd month of the civil Hebrew year and the 8th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 or 30 days and corresponds to October or November on the Gregorian calendar. 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"},{"title":"Sigd","date":"2026-11-09","hdate":"29 Cheshvan 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"modern","hebrew":"חג הסיגד","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/sigd-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur"},{"title":"Rosh Chodesh Kislev","date":"2026-11-10","hdate":"30 Cheshvan 5787","category":"roshchodesh","hebrew":"ראש חודש כסלו","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 28:1-28:3","2":"Numbers 28:3-28:5","3":"Numbers 28:6-28:10","4":"Numbers 28:11-28:15","torah":"Numbers 28:1-15"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-kislev-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar. Kislev (כִּסְלֵו) is the 3rd month of the civil Hebrew year and the 9th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 30 or 29 days and corresponds to November or December on the Gregorian calendar. 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"},{"title":"Rosh Chodesh Kislev","date":"2026-11-11","hdate":"1 Kislev 5787","category":"roshchodesh","hebrew":"ראש חודש כסלו","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 28:1-28:3","2":"Numbers 28:3-28:5","3":"Numbers 28:6-28:10","4":"Numbers 28:11-28:15","torah":"Numbers 28:1-15"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-kislev-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar. Kislev (כִּסְלֵו) is the 3rd month of the civil Hebrew year and the 9th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 30 or 29 days and corresponds to November or December on the Gregorian calendar. 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"},{"title":"Chanukah: 1 Candle","date":"2026-12-04","hdate":"24 Kislev 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","hebrew":"חנוכה: א׳ נר","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah)"},{"title":"Chanukah: 2 Candles","date":"2026-12-05","hdate":"25 Kislev 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","hebrew":"חנוכה: ב׳ נרות","leyning":{"haftarah":"Zechariah 2:14-4:7","maftir":"Numbers 7:1-7:17"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah)"},{"title":"Chanukah: 3 Candles","date":"2026-12-06","hdate":"26 Kislev 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","hebrew":"חנוכה: ג׳ נרות","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 7:18-7:20","2":"Numbers 7:21-7:23","3":"Numbers 7:24-7:29","torah":"Numbers 7:18-29"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah)"},{"title":"Chanukah: 4 Candles","date":"2026-12-07","hdate":"27 Kislev 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","hebrew":"חנוכה: ד׳ נרות","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 7:24-7:26","2":"Numbers 7:27-7:29","3":"Numbers 7:30-7:35","torah":"Numbers 7:24-35"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah)"},{"title":"Chanukah: 5 Candles","date":"2026-12-08","hdate":"28 Kislev 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","hebrew":"חנוכה: ה׳ נרות","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 7:30-7:32","2":"Numbers 7:33-7:35","3":"Numbers 7:36-7:41","torah":"Numbers 7:30-41"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah)"},{"title":"Chanukah: 6 Candles","date":"2026-12-09","hdate":"29 Kislev 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","hebrew":"חנוכה: ו׳ נרות","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 7:36-7:38","2":"Numbers 7:39-7:41","3":"Numbers 7:42-7:47","torah":"Numbers 7:36-47"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah)"},{"title":"Chag HaBanot","date":"2026-12-10","hdate":"30 Kislev 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"minor","hebrew":"חג הבנות","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/chag-habanot-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"North African Chanukah festival of daughters. Called Eid al-Banat in Arabic, the holiday was most preserved in Tunisia"},{"title":"Chanukah: 7 Candles","date":"2026-12-10","hdate":"30 Kislev 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","hebrew":"חנוכה: ז׳ נרות","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 28:1-28:5","2":"Numbers 28:6-28:10","3":"Numbers 28:11-28:15","4":"Numbers 7:42-7:47","torah":"Numbers 28:1-15, 7:42-47"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah)"},{"title":"Rosh Chodesh Tevet","date":"2026-12-10","hdate":"30 Kislev 5787","category":"roshchodesh","hebrew":"ראש חודש טבת","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 28:1-28:5","2":"Numbers 28:6-28:10","3":"Numbers 28:11-28:15","4":"Numbers 7:42-7:47","torah":"Numbers 28:1-15, 7:42-47"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-tevet-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar. Tevet (טֵבֵת) is the 4th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 10th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to December or January on the Gregorian calendar. 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"},{"title":"Chanukah: 8 Candles","date":"2026-12-11","hdate":"1 Tevet 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","hebrew":"חנוכה: ח׳ נרות","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 28:1-28:5","2":"Numbers 28:6-28:10","3":"Numbers 28:11-28:15","4":"Numbers 7:48-7:53","torah":"Numbers 28:1-15, 7:48-53"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah)"},{"title":"Rosh Chodesh Tevet","date":"2026-12-11","hdate":"1 Tevet 5787","category":"roshchodesh","hebrew":"ראש חודש טבת","leyning":{"1":"Numbers 28:1-28:5","2":"Numbers 28:6-28:10","3":"Numbers 28:11-28:15","4":"Numbers 7:48-7:53","torah":"Numbers 28:1-15, 7:48-53"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-tevet-2026?us=js&um=api","memo":"Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar. 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Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah)"},{"title":"Asara B’Tevet","date":"2026-12-20","hdate":"10 Tevet 5787","category":"holiday","subcat":"fast","title_orig":"Asara B'Tevet","hebrew":"עשרה בטבת","leyning":{"1":"Exodus 32:11-32:14","2":"Exodus 34:1-34:3","3":"Exodus 34:4-34:10","torah":"Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10"},"link":"https://hebcal.com/h/asara-btevet-20261220?us=js&um=api","memo":"Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem"}]}