Jewish Holidays 5531 (1770-1771)

Jewish Holidays 1770-1771 (Hebrew year 5531)

Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays, observances and customs, holiday Torah readings.

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Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Wed, 19 Sep 1770 sunset - Fri, 21 Sep 1770 nightfall
1-2 Tishrei

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Sun, 23 Sep 1770 dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Fri, 28 Sep 1770 sunset - Sat, 29 Sep 1770 nightfall
10 Tishrei

Day of Atonement. The holiest day of the year in Judaism, traditionally observed with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer.

Lulav (date palm frond), hadass (myrtle), aravah (willow), and etrog (citron) on a red tablecloth

Sukkot 🌿🍋

Wed, 3 Oct 1770 sunset - Wed, 10 Oct 1770 nightfall
15-21 Tishrei

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).

Prayer shawl (tallit) with Torah scroll in a synagogue

Shmini Atzeret & Simchat Torah

Wed, 10 Oct 1770 sunset - Fri, 12 Oct 1770 nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
22-23 Tishrei

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.

Shmini Atzeret: Wed, 10 Oct 1770 sunset - Thu, 11 Oct 1770 nightfall
Simchat Torah: Thu, 11 Oct 1770 sunset - Fri, 12 Oct 1770 nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Tue, 11 Dec 1770 sunset - Wed, 19 Dec 1770 nightfall
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet

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).

Asara B’Tevet

Thu, 27 Dec 1770 dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Tue, 29 Jan 1771 sunset - Wed, 30 Jan 1771 nightfall
15 Sh’vat

New Year for Trees. Tu BiShvat is one of four “New Years” mentioned in the Mishnah.

Purim 🎭️📜

Wed, 27 Feb 1771 sunset - Thu, 28 Feb 1771 nightfall
14 Adar

Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination.

Ta'anit Esther: Wed, 27 Feb 1771 dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Thu, 28 Feb 1771 sunset - Fri, 1 Mar 1771 nightfall

Traditional symbols on a seder plate for the Jewish festival of Passover

Pesach 🫓🍷

Fri, 29 Mar 1771 sunset - Sat, 6 Apr 1771 nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
15-22 Nisan

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.

Pesach Sheni: Sat, 27 Apr 1771 sunset - Sun, 28 Apr 1771 nightfall

Crackling bonfire on a dark background, CC0, photo by Matheus Bertelli

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Wed, 1 May 1771 sunset - Thu, 2 May 1771 nightfall
18 Iyyar

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.

Days of the Omer: Tue, 10 Apr 1770 sunset - Tue, 29 May 1770 nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Sat, 18 May 1771 sunset - Mon, 20 May 1771 nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
6-7 Sivan

Festival of Weeks. Commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Sat, 20 Jul 1771 sunset - Sun, 21 Jul 1771 nightfall
10 Av

The Ninth of Av. Fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples.

Tzom Tammuz: Sun, 30 Jun 1771 dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Thu, 25 Jul 1771 sunset - Fri, 26 Jul 1771 nightfall
15 Av

Minor Jewish holiday of love. Observed on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Av.

Modern holidays 🇮🇱

Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date

Rosh Chodesh 🌒

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.

Rosh Chodesh	Starts	Ends
Cheshvan	ThursdayThu, October 18Oct 18	SaturdaySat, October 20Oct 20
Kislev	SaturdaySat, November 17Nov 17	SundaySun, November 18Nov 18
Tevet	SundaySun, December 16Dec 16	TuesdayTue, December 18Dec 18
Sh'vat	TuesdayTue, January 15Jan 15	WednesdayWed, January 16Jan 16
Adar	WednesdayWed, February 13Feb 13	FridayFri, February 15Feb 15
Nisan	FridayFri, March 15Mar 15	SaturdaySat, March 16Mar 16
Iyyar	SaturdaySat, April 13Apr 13	MondayMon, April 15Apr 15
Sivan	MondayMon, May 13May 13	TuesdayTue, May 14May 14
Tamuz	TuesdayTue, June 11Jun 11	ThursdayThu, June 13Jun 13
Av	ThursdayThu, July 11Jul 11	FridayFri, July 12Jul 12
Elul	FridayFri, August 9Aug 9	SundaySun, August 11Aug 11

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