Jewish Holidays 5541 (1780-1781)

Jewish Holidays 1780-1781 (Hebrew year 5541)

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

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Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Fri, 29 Sep 1780 sunset - Sun, 1 Oct 1780 nightfall
1-2 Tishrei

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Mon, 2 Oct 1780 dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Sun, 8 Oct 1780 sunset - Mon, 9 Oct 1780 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 🌿🍋

Fri, 13 Oct 1780 sunset - Fri, 20 Oct 1780 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

Fri, 20 Oct 1780 sunset - Sun, 22 Oct 1780 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: Fri, 20 Oct 1780 sunset - Sat, 21 Oct 1780 nightfall
Simchat Torah: Sat, 21 Oct 1780 sunset - Sun, 22 Oct 1780 nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Fri, 22 Dec 1780 sunset - Sat, 30 Dec 1780 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

Sun, 7 Jan 1781 dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Fri, 9 Feb 1781 sunset - Sat, 10 Feb 1781 nightfall
15 Sh’vat

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Sat, 10 Mar 1781 sunset - Sun, 11 Mar 1781 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: Thu, 8 Mar 1781 dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Sun, 11 Mar 1781 sunset - Mon, 12 Mar 1781 nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Mon, 9 Apr 1781 sunset - Tue, 17 Apr 1781 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: Tue, 8 May 1781 sunset - Wed, 9 May 1781 nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Sat, 12 May 1781 sunset - Sun, 13 May 1781 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: Thu, 20 Apr 1780 sunset - Thu, 8 Jun 1780 nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Tue, 29 May 1781 sunset - Thu, 31 May 1781 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 ✡️

Mon, 30 Jul 1781 sunset - Tue, 31 Jul 1781 nightfall
9 Av

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

Tzom Tammuz: Tue, 10 Jul 1781 dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Sun, 5 Aug 1781 sunset - Mon, 6 Aug 1781 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	SaturdaySat, October 28Oct 28	MondayMon, October 30Oct 30
Kislev	MondayMon, November 27Nov 27	WednesdayWed, November 29Nov 29
Tevet	WednesdayWed, December 27Dec 27	FridayFri, December 29Dec 29
Sh'vat	FridayFri, January 26Jan 26	SaturdaySat, January 27Jan 27
Adar	SaturdaySat, February 24Feb 24	MondayMon, February 26Feb 26
Nisan	MondayMon, March 26Mar 26	TuesdayTue, March 27Mar 27
Iyyar	TuesdayTue, April 24Apr 24	ThursdayThu, April 26Apr 26
Sivan	ThursdayThu, May 24May 24	FridayFri, May 25May 25
Tamuz	FridayFri, June 22Jun 22	SundaySun, June 24Jun 24
Av	SundaySun, July 22Jul 22	MondayMon, July 23Jul 23
Elul	MondayMon, August 20Aug 20	WednesdayWed, August 22Aug 22

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