Jewish Holidays 5746 (1985-1986)

Jewish Holidays 1985-1986 (Hebrew year 5746)

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

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Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Sun, 15 Sep 1985 sunset - Tue, 17 Sep 1985 nightfall
1-2 Tishrei

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Wed, 18 Sep 1985 dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Tue, 24 Sep 1985 sunset - Wed, 25 Sep 1985 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, 29 Sep 1985 sunset - Sun, 6 Oct 1985 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, 6 Oct 1985 sunset - Tue, 8 Oct 1985 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, 6 Oct 1985 sunset - Mon, 7 Oct 1985 nightfall
Simchat Torah: Mon, 7 Oct 1985 sunset - Tue, 8 Oct 1985 nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Sat, 7 Dec 1985 sunset - Sun, 15 Dec 1985 nightfall
25 Kislev - 3 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, 22 Dec 1985 dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Fri, 24 Jan 1986 sunset - Sat, 25 Jan 1986 nightfall
15 Sh’vat

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Mon, 24 Mar 1986 sunset - Tue, 25 Mar 1986 nightfall
14 Adar II

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, 24 Mar 1986 dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Tue, 25 Mar 1986 sunset - Wed, 26 Mar 1986 nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Wed, 23 Apr 1986 sunset - Thu, 1 May 1986 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, 22 May 1986 sunset - Fri, 23 May 1986 nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Mon, 26 May 1986 sunset - Tue, 27 May 1986 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, 6 Apr 1985 sunset - Sat, 25 May 1985 nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Thu, 12 Jun 1986 sunset - Sat, 14 Jun 1986 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, 13 Aug 1986 sunset - Thu, 14 Aug 1986 nightfall
9 Av

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

Tzom Tammuz: Thu, 24 Jul 1986 dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Tue, 19 Aug 1986 sunset - Wed, 20 Aug 1986 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
Ben-Gurion Day	MondayMon, November 18Nov 18	TuesdayTue, November 19Nov 19	6 Kislev
Yom HaShoah	MondayMon, May 5May 5	TuesdayTue, May 6May 6	27 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	MondayMon, May 12May 12	TuesdayTue, May 13May 13	4 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	TuesdayTue, May 13May 13	WednesdayWed, May 14May 14	5 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	ThursdayThu, June 5Jun 5	FridayFri, June 6Jun 6	28 Iyyar

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 14Oct 14	WednesdayWed, October 16Oct 16
Kislev	WednesdayWed, November 13Nov 13	ThursdayThu, November 14Nov 14
Tevet	ThursdayThu, December 12Dec 12	FridayFri, December 13Dec 13
Sh'vat	FridayFri, January 10Jan 10	SaturdaySat, January 11Jan 11
Adar I	SaturdaySat, February 8Feb 8	MondayMon, February 10Feb 10
Adar II	MondayMon, March 10Mar 10	WednesdayWed, March 12Mar 12
Nisan	WednesdayWed, April 9Apr 9	ThursdayThu, April 10Apr 10
Iyyar	ThursdayThu, May 8May 8	SaturdaySat, May 10May 10
Sivan	SaturdaySat, June 7Jun 7	SundaySun, June 8Jun 8
Tamuz	SundaySun, July 6Jul 6	TuesdayTue, July 8Jul 8
Av	TuesdayTue, August 5Aug 5	WednesdayWed, August 6Aug 6
Elul	WednesdayWed, September 3Sep 3	FridayFri, September 5Sep 5

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