Jewish Holidays 1988

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

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Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Tue, 2 February sunset - Wed, 3 February nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5748

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Wed, 2 March sunset - Thu, 3 March nightfall
14 Adar 5748

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 March dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Thu, 3 March sunset - Fri, 4 March nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Fri, 1 April sunset - Sat, 9 April nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
15-22 Nisan 5748

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 April sunset - Sun, 1 May nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Wed, 4 May sunset - Thu, 5 May nightfall
18 Iyyar 5748

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, 2 April sunset - Sat, 21 May nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Sat, 21 May sunset - Mon, 23 May nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
6-7 Sivan 5748

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Sat, 23 July sunset - Sun, 24 July nightfall
10 Av 5748

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

Tzom Tammuz: Sun, 3 July dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Thu, 28 July sunset - Fri, 29 July nightfall
15 Av 5748

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

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Sun, 11 September sunset - Tue, 13 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5749

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Wed, 14 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Tue, 20 September sunset - Wed, 21 September nightfall
10 Tishrei 5749

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, 25 September sunset - Sun, 2 October nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5749

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, 2 October sunset - Tue, 4 October nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
22-23 Tishrei 5749

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, 2 October sunset - Mon, 3 October nightfall
Simchat Torah: Mon, 3 October sunset - Tue, 4 October nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Sat, 3 December sunset - Sun, 11 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5749

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, 18 December dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5749

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Modern holidays 🇮🇱

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

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
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
Ben-Gurion Day	MondayMon, November 14Nov 14	TuesdayTue, November 15Nov 15	6 Kislev

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
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
Cheshvan	MondayMon, October 10Oct 10	WednesdayWed, October 12Oct 12
Kislev	WednesdayWed, November 9Nov 9	ThursdayThu, November 10Nov 10
Tevet	ThursdayThu, December 8Dec 8	FridayFri, December 9Dec 9

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