Jewish Holidays 5759 (1998-1999)

Jewish Holidays 1998-1999 (Hebrew year 5759)

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

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Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Sun, 20 Sep 1998 sunset - Tue, 22 Sep 1998 nightfall
1-2 Tishrei

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Tue, 29 Sep 1998 sunset - Wed, 30 Sep 1998 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, 4 Oct 1998 sunset - Sun, 11 Oct 1998 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, 11 Oct 1998 sunset - Tue, 13 Oct 1998 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, 11 Oct 1998 sunset - Mon, 12 Oct 1998 nightfall
Simchat Torah: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 sunset - Tue, 13 Oct 1998 nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Sun, 13 Dec 1998 sunset - Mon, 21 Dec 1998 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

Tue, 29 Dec 1998 dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Sun, 31 Jan 1999 sunset - Mon, 1 Feb 1999 nightfall
15 Sh’vat

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Mon, 1 Mar 1999 sunset - Tue, 2 Mar 1999 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: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 sunset - Wed, 3 Mar 1999 nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Wed, 31 Mar 1999 sunset - Thu, 8 Apr 1999 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, 29 Apr 1999 sunset - Fri, 30 Apr 1999 nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Mon, 3 May 1999 sunset - Tue, 4 May 1999 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, 11 Apr 1998 sunset - Sat, 30 May 1998 nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Thu, 20 May 1999 sunset - Sat, 22 May 1999 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, 21 Jul 1999 sunset - Thu, 22 Jul 1999 nightfall
9 Av

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

Tzom Tammuz: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Tue, 27 Jul 1999 sunset - Wed, 28 Jul 1999 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
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day	SaturdaySat, October 31Oct 31	SundaySun, November 1Nov 1	12 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	TuesdayTue, November 24Nov 24	WednesdayWed, November 25Nov 25	6 Kislev
Family Day	MondayMon, February 15Feb 15	TuesdayTue, February 16Feb 16	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaShoah	MondayMon, April 12Apr 12	TuesdayTue, April 13Apr 13	27 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	MondayMon, April 19Apr 19	TuesdayTue, April 20Apr 20	4 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	TuesdayTue, April 20Apr 20	WednesdayWed, April 21Apr 21	5 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	ThursdayThu, May 13May 13	FridayFri, May 14May 14	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 19Oct 19	WednesdayWed, October 21Oct 21
Kislev	WednesdayWed, November 18Nov 18	FridayFri, November 20Nov 20
Tevet	FridayFri, December 18Dec 18	SundaySun, December 20Dec 20
Sh'vat	SundaySun, January 17Jan 17	MondayMon, January 18Jan 18
Adar	MondayMon, February 15Feb 15	WednesdayWed, February 17Feb 17
Nisan	WednesdayWed, March 17Mar 17	ThursdayThu, March 18Mar 18
Iyyar	ThursdayThu, April 15Apr 15	SaturdaySat, April 17Apr 17
Sivan	SaturdaySat, May 15May 15	SundaySun, May 16May 16
Tamuz	SundaySun, June 13Jun 13	TuesdayTue, June 15Jun 15
Av	TuesdayTue, July 13Jul 13	WednesdayWed, July 14Jul 14
Elul	WednesdayWed, August 11Aug 11	FridayFri, August 13Aug 13

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