Jewish Holidays 1990

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

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Asara B’Tevet

Sun, 7 January dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5750

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Fri, 9 February sunset - Sat, 10 February nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5750

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Sat, 10 March sunset - Sun, 11 March nightfall
14 Adar 5750

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 March dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Sun, 11 March sunset - Mon, 12 March nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Mon, 9 April sunset - Tue, 17 April nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
15-22 Nisan 5750

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 sunset - Wed, 9 May nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Sat, 12 May sunset - Sun, 13 May nightfall
18 Iyyar 5750

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, 10 April sunset - Tue, 29 May nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Tue, 29 May sunset - Thu, 31 May nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
6-7 Sivan 5750

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Mon, 30 July sunset - Tue, 31 July nightfall
9 Av 5750

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

Tzom Tammuz: Tue, 10 July dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Sun, 5 August sunset - Mon, 6 August nightfall
15 Av 5750

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

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Wed, 19 September sunset - Fri, 21 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5751

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Sun, 23 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Fri, 28 September sunset - Sat, 29 September nightfall
10 Tishrei 5751

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, 3 October sunset - Wed, 10 October nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5751

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, 10 October sunset - Fri, 12 October nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
22-23 Tishrei 5751

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, 10 October sunset - Thu, 11 October nightfall
Simchat Torah: Thu, 11 October sunset - Fri, 12 October nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Tue, 11 December sunset - Wed, 19 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5751

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, 27 December dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5751

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
Family Day	SaturdaySat, February 24Feb 24	SundaySun, February 25Feb 25	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaShoah	SundaySun, April 22Apr 22	MondayMon, April 23Apr 23	28 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	SaturdaySat, April 28Apr 28	SundaySun, April 29Apr 29	4 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	SundaySun, April 29Apr 29	MondayMon, April 30Apr 30	5 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	TuesdayTue, May 22May 22	WednesdayWed, May 23May 23	28 Iyyar
Ben-Gurion Day	SaturdaySat, November 24Nov 24	SundaySun, November 25Nov 25	8 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	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
Cheshvan	ThursdayThu, October 18Oct 18	SaturdaySat, October 20Oct 20
Kislev	SaturdaySat, November 17Nov 17	SundaySun, November 18Nov 18
Tevet	SundaySun, December 16Dec 16	TuesdayTue, December 18Dec 18

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