Jewish Holidays 5748 (1987-1988)

Jewish Holidays 1987-1988 (Hebrew year 5748)

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

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Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Wed, 23 Sep 1987 sunset - Fri, 25 Sep 1987 nightfall
1-2 Tishrei

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Sun, 27 Sep 1987 dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Fri, 2 Oct 1987 sunset - Sat, 3 Oct 1987 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, 7 Oct 1987 sunset - Wed, 14 Oct 1987 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, 14 Oct 1987 sunset - Fri, 16 Oct 1987 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, 14 Oct 1987 sunset - Thu, 15 Oct 1987 nightfall
Simchat Torah: Thu, 15 Oct 1987 sunset - Fri, 16 Oct 1987 nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Tue, 15 Dec 1987 sunset - Wed, 23 Dec 1987 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, 31 Dec 1987 dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Tue, 2 Feb 1988 sunset - Wed, 3 Feb 1988 nightfall
15 Sh’vat

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Wed, 2 Mar 1988 sunset - Thu, 3 Mar 1988 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, 2 Mar 1988 dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Thu, 3 Mar 1988 sunset - Fri, 4 Mar 1988 nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Fri, 1 Apr 1988 sunset - Sat, 9 Apr 1988 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, 30 Apr 1988 sunset - Sun, 1 May 1988 nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Wed, 4 May 1988 sunset - Thu, 5 May 1988 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, 14 Apr 1987 sunset - Tue, 2 Jun 1987 nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Sat, 21 May 1988 sunset - Mon, 23 May 1988 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, 23 Jul 1988 sunset - Sun, 24 Jul 1988 nightfall
10 Av

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

Tzom Tammuz: Sun, 3 Jul 1988 dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Thu, 28 Jul 1988 sunset - Fri, 29 Jul 1988 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	SaturdaySat, November 28Nov 28	SundaySun, November 29Nov 29	8 Kislev
Yom HaShoah	WednesdayWed, April 13Apr 13	ThursdayThu, April 14Apr 14	27 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	TuesdayTue, April 19Apr 19	WednesdayWed, April 20Apr 20	3 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	WednesdayWed, April 20Apr 20	ThursdayThu, April 21Apr 21	4 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	SaturdaySat, May 14May 14	SundaySun, May 15May 15	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	ThursdayThu, October 22Oct 22	SaturdaySat, October 24Oct 24
Kislev	SaturdaySat, November 21Nov 21	SundaySun, November 22Nov 22
Tevet	SundaySun, December 20Dec 20	TuesdayTue, December 22Dec 22
Sh'vat	TuesdayTue, January 19Jan 19	WednesdayWed, January 20Jan 20
Adar	WednesdayWed, February 17Feb 17	FridayFri, February 19Feb 19
Nisan	FridayFri, March 18Mar 18	SaturdaySat, March 19Mar 19
Iyyar	SaturdaySat, April 16Apr 16	MondayMon, April 18Apr 18
Sivan	MondayMon, May 16May 16	TuesdayTue, May 17May 17
Tamuz	TuesdayTue, June 14Jun 14	ThursdayThu, June 16Jun 16
Av	ThursdayThu, July 14Jul 14	FridayFri, July 15Jul 15
Elul	FridayFri, August 12Aug 12	SundaySun, August 14Aug 14

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