Jewish Holidays 5536 (1775-1776)

Jewish Holidays 1775-1776 (Hebrew year 5536)

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

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Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Sun, 24 Sep 1775 sunset - Tue, 26 Sep 1775 nightfall
1-2 Tishrei

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Wed, 27 Sep 1775 dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Tue, 3 Oct 1775 sunset - Wed, 4 Oct 1775 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 🌿🍋

Sun, 8 Oct 1775 sunset - Sun, 15 Oct 1775 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

Sun, 15 Oct 1775 sunset - Tue, 17 Oct 1775 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: Sun, 15 Oct 1775 sunset - Mon, 16 Oct 1775 nightfall
Simchat Torah: Mon, 16 Oct 1775 sunset - Tue, 17 Oct 1775 nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Sun, 17 Dec 1775 sunset - Mon, 25 Dec 1775 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

Tue, 2 Jan 1776 dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Sun, 4 Feb 1776 sunset - Mon, 5 Feb 1776 nightfall
15 Sh’vat

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Mon, 4 Mar 1776 sunset - Tue, 5 Mar 1776 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: Mon, 4 Mar 1776 dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Tue, 5 Mar 1776 sunset - Wed, 6 Mar 1776 nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Wed, 3 Apr 1776 sunset - Thu, 11 Apr 1776 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: Thu, 2 May 1776 sunset - Fri, 3 May 1776 nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Mon, 6 May 1776 sunset - Tue, 7 May 1776 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: Sat, 15 Apr 1775 sunset - Sat, 3 Jun 1775 nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Thu, 23 May 1776 sunset - Sat, 25 May 1776 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 ✡️

Wed, 24 Jul 1776 sunset - Thu, 25 Jul 1776 nightfall
9 Av

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

Tzom Tammuz: Thu, 4 Jul 1776 dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Tue, 30 Jul 1776 sunset - Wed, 31 Jul 1776 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	MondayMon, October 23Oct 23	WednesdayWed, October 25Oct 25
Kislev	WednesdayWed, November 22Nov 22	FridayFri, November 24Nov 24
Tevet	FridayFri, December 22Dec 22	SundaySun, December 24Dec 24
Sh'vat	SundaySun, January 21Jan 21	MondayMon, January 22Jan 22
Adar	MondayMon, February 19Feb 19	WednesdayWed, February 21Feb 21
Nisan	WednesdayWed, March 20Mar 20	ThursdayThu, March 21Mar 21
Iyyar	ThursdayThu, April 18Apr 18	SaturdaySat, April 20Apr 20
Sivan	SaturdaySat, May 18May 18	SundaySun, May 19May 19
Tamuz	SundaySun, June 16Jun 16	TuesdayTue, June 18Jun 18
Av	TuesdayTue, July 16Jul 16	WednesdayWed, July 17Jul 17
Elul	WednesdayWed, August 14Aug 14	FridayFri, August 16Aug 16

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