Except for minor fasts, holidays begin at sundown on the first date specified and
end at nightfall on the last date specified.
For example, if the dates for Rosh Hashana are listed as
-,
then the holiday begins at sundown on Sep 11
and ends at nightfall on Sep 13.
This page displays the Diaspora holiday schedule. The Israel schedule is used by Jews living in modern Israel.
Dates in bold are yom tov, so they have similar obligations and restrictions to Shabbat in the sense that normal “work” is forbidden.
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯 | ‑, 1988 Su‑Tu 1-2 Tishrei |
| The Jewish New Year | |
| Yom Kippur ✡️ | ‑, 1988 Tu‑W 10 Tishrei |
| Day of Atonement | |
| Sukkot 🌿🍋 | ‑, 1988 Su‑Tu ‑, 1988 W‑Su 15-21 Tishrei |
| Feast of Booths | |
| Shmini Atzeret ✡️ | ‑, 1988 Su‑M 22 Tishrei |
| Eighth Day of Assembly | |
| Simchat Torah ✡️ | ‑, 1988 M‑Tu 23 Tishrei |
| Day of Celebrating the Torah | |
| Chanukah 🕎 | ‑, 1988 Sa‑Su 25 Kislev - 3 Tevet |
| Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication | |
| Pesach 🫓🍷 | ‑, 1989 W‑F ‑, 1989 Sa‑Tu ‑, 1989 Tu‑Th 15-22 Nisan |
| Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread | |
| Shavuot ⛰️🌸 | ‑, 1989 Th‑Sa 6-7 Sivan |
| Festival of Weeks | |
| Tish'a B'Av ✡️ | ‑, 1989 W‑Th 9 Av |
| The Ninth of Av | |
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Tu BiShvat 🌳 | ‑, 1989 F‑Sa 15 Sh'vat |
| New Year for Trees | |
| Purim Katan 🎭️ | ‑, 1989 Sa‑Su 14 Adar I |
| Minor Purim celebration during Adar I on leap years | |
| Shushan Purim Katan 🎭️ | ‑, 1989 Su‑M 15 Adar I |
| Minor Purim celebration during Adar I on leap years in Jerusalem and walled cities | |
| Purim 🎭️📜 | ‑, 1989 M‑Tu 14 Adar II |
| Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther | |
| Shushan Purim 🎭️📜 | ‑, 1989 Tu‑W 15 Adar II |
| Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities | |
| Days of the Omer ㊾ | ‑, 1989 Th‑Th 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan |
| 7 weeks from the second night of Pesach to the day before Shavuot | |
| Pesach Sheni ✡️ | ‑, 1989 Th‑F 14 Iyyar |
| Second Passover, one month after Passover | |
| Lag BaOmer 🔥 | ‑, 1989 M‑Tu 18 Iyyar |
| 33rd day of counting the Omer | |
| Tu B'Av ❤️ | ‑, 1989 Tu‑W 15 Av |
| Minor Jewish holiday of love | |
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 🐑 | ‑, 1989 Th‑F 1 Elul |
| New Year for Tithing Animals | |
| Leil Selichot 🕍 | Sep 23, 1989 Sa 23 Elul |
| Prayers for forgiveness in preparation for the High Holidays | |
Minor fasts begin at dawn and end at nightfall.
Tish'a B'Av begins at sundown on the first date specified and ends at nightfall on the second date specified.
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Tzom Gedaliah | Sep 14, 1988 W 3 Tishrei |
| Fast of the Seventh Month | |
| Asara B'Tevet | Dec 18, 1988 Su 10 Tevet |
| Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem | |
| Ta'anit Esther | Mar 20, 1989 M 13 Adar II |
| Fast of Esther | |
| Ta'anit Bechorot | Apr 19, 1989 W 14 Nisan |
| Fast of the First Born | |
| Tzom Tammuz | Jul 20, 1989 Th 17 Tamuz |
| Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple | |
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Ben-Gurion Day 🇮🇱 | ‑, 1988 M‑Tu 6 Kislev |
| Commemorates the life and vision of Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion | |
| Yom HaShoah ✡️ | ‑, 1989 M‑Tu 27 Nisan |
| Holocaust Memorial Day | |
| Yom HaZikaron 🇮🇱 | ‑, 1989 M‑Tu 4 Iyyar |
| Israeli Memorial Day | |
| Yom HaAtzma'ut 🇮🇱 | ‑, 1989 Tu‑W 5 Iyyar |
| Israeli Independence Day | |
| Yom Yerushalayim 🇮🇱 | ‑, 1989 Th‑F 28 Iyyar |
| Jerusalem Day | |
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Shabbat Shuva | ‑, 1988 F‑Sa 6 Tishrei |
| Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Shabbat of Returning) | |
| Shabbat Shirah | ‑, 1989 F‑Sa 15 Sh'vat |
| Shabbat of Song | |
| Shabbat Shekalim | ‑, 1989 F‑Sa 27 Adar I |
| Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar | |
| Shabbat Zachor | ‑, 1989 F‑Sa 11 Adar II |
| Shabbat before Purim | |
| Shabbat Parah | ‑, 1989 F‑Sa 18 Adar II |
| Shabbat of the Red Heifer | |
| Shabbat HaChodesh | ‑, 1989 F‑Sa 25 Adar II |
| Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan | |
| Shabbat HaGadol | ‑, 1989 F‑Sa 10 Nisan |
| Shabbat before Pesach | |
| Shabbat Chazon | ‑, 1989 F‑Sa 4 Av |
| Shabbat before Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision) | |
| Shabbat Nachamu | ‑, 1989 F‑Sa 11 Av |
| Shabbat after Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Consolation) | |
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan | ‑, 1988 M‑W 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan |
| Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Kislev | ‑, 1988 W‑Th 1 Kislev |
| Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Tevet | ‑, 1988 Th‑F 1 Tevet |
| Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat | ‑, 1989 F‑Sa 1 Sh'vat |
| Start of month of Sh'vat on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Adar I | ‑, 1989 Sa‑M 30 Sh'vat - 1 Adar I |
| Start of month of Adar I (on leap years) on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Adar II | ‑, 1989 M‑W 30 Adar I - 1 Adar II |
| Start of month of Adar II (on leap years) on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Nisan | ‑, 1989 W‑Th 1 Nisan |
| Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Iyyar | ‑, 1989 Th‑Sa 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar |
| Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Sivan | ‑, 1989 Sa‑Su 1 Sivan |
| Start of month of Sivan on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Tamuz | ‑, 1989 Su‑Tu 30 Sivan - 1 Tamuz |
| Start of month of Tamuz on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Av | ‑, 1989 Tu‑W 1 Av |
| Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Elul | ‑, 1989 W‑F 30 Av - 1 Elul |
| Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar | |