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 15
and ends at nightfall on Sep 17.
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 🍏🍯 | ‑, 2004 W‑F 1-2 Tishrei |
| The Jewish New Year | |
| Yom Kippur ✡️ | ‑, 2004 F‑Sa 10 Tishrei |
| Day of Atonement | |
| Sukkot 🌿🍋 | ‑, 2004 W‑F ‑, 2004 Sa‑W 15-21 Tishrei |
| Feast of Booths | |
| Shmini Atzeret ✡️ | ‑, 2004 W‑Th 22 Tishrei |
| Eighth Day of Assembly | |
| Simchat Torah ✡️ | ‑, 2004 Th‑F 23 Tishrei |
| Day of Celebrating the Torah | |
| Chanukah 🕎 | ‑, 2004 Tu‑W 25 Kislev - 3 Tevet |
| Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication | |
| Pesach 🫓🍷 | ‑, 2005 Sa‑M ‑, 2005 Tu‑F ‑, 2005 F‑Su 15-22 Nisan |
| Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread | |
| Shavuot ⛰️🌸 | ‑, 2005 Su‑Tu 6-7 Sivan |
| Festival of Weeks | |
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Tu BiShvat 🌳 | ‑, 2005 M‑Tu 15 Sh'vat |
| New Year for Trees | |
| Purim Katan 🎭️ | ‑, 2005 Tu‑W 14 Adar I |
| Minor Purim celebration during Adar I on leap years | |
| Purim 🎭️📜 | ‑, 2005 Th‑F 14 Adar II |
| Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther | |
| Shushan Purim 🎭️📜 | ‑, 2005 Sa‑Su 16 Adar II |
| Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities | |
| Days of the Omer ㊾ | ‑, 2005 Su‑Su 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan |
| 7 weeks from the second night of Pesach to the day before Shavuot | |
| Pesach Sheni ✡️ | ‑, 2005 Su‑M 14 Iyyar |
| Second Passover, one month after Passover | |
| Lag BaOmer 🔥 | ‑, 2005 Th‑F 18 Iyyar |
| 33rd day of counting the Omer | |
| Tu B'Av ❤️ | ‑, 2005 F‑Sa 15 Av |
| Minor Jewish holiday of love | |
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 🐑 | ‑, 2005 Su‑M 1 Elul |
| New Year for Tithing Animals | |
| Leil Selichot 🕍 | Sep 24, 2005 Sa 20 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 19, 2004 Su 4 Tishrei |
| Fast of the Seventh Month | |
| Asara B'Tevet | Dec 22, 2004 W 10 Tevet |
| Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem | |
| Ta'anit Esther | Mar 24, 2005 Th 13 Adar II |
| Fast of Esther | |
| Ta'anit Bechorot | Apr 21, 2005 Th 12 Nisan |
| Fast of the First Born | |
| Tzom Tammuz | Jul 24, 2005 Su 17 Tamuz |
| Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple | |
| Tish'a B'Av ✡️ | ‑, 2005 Sa‑Su 9 Av |
| The Ninth of Av | |
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Yom HaShoah ✡️ | ‑, 2005 W‑Th 26 Nisan |
| Holocaust Memorial Day | |
| Yom HaZikaron 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2005 Tu‑W 2 Iyyar |
| Israeli Memorial Day | |
| Yom HaAtzma'ut 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2005 W‑Th 3 Iyyar |
| Israeli Independence Day | |
| Yom Yerushalayim 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2005 Su‑M 28 Iyyar |
| Jerusalem Day | |
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Shabbat Shuva | ‑, 2004 F‑Sa 3 Tishrei |
| Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Shabbat of Returning) | |
| Shabbat Shirah | ‑, 2005 F‑Sa 12 Sh'vat |
| Shabbat of Song | |
| Shabbat Shekalim | ‑, 2005 F‑Sa 1 Adar II |
| Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar | |
| Shabbat Zachor | ‑, 2005 F‑Sa 8 Adar II |
| Shabbat before Purim | |
| Shabbat Parah | ‑, 2005 F‑Sa 22 Adar II |
| Shabbat of the Red Heifer | |
| Shabbat HaChodesh | ‑, 2005 F‑Sa 29 Adar II |
| Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan | |
| Shabbat HaGadol | ‑, 2005 F‑Sa 14 Nisan |
| Shabbat before Pesach | |
| Shabbat Chazon | ‑, 2005 F‑Sa 8 Av |
| Shabbat before Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision) | |
| Shabbat Nachamu | ‑, 2005 F‑Sa 15 Av |
| Shabbat after Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Consolation) | |
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan | ‑, 2004 Th‑Sa 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan |
| Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Kislev | ‑, 2004 Sa‑Su 1 Kislev |
| Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Tevet | ‑, 2004 Su‑M 1 Tevet |
| Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat | ‑, 2005 M‑Tu 1 Sh'vat |
| Start of month of Sh'vat on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Adar I | ‑, 2005 Tu‑Th 30 Sh'vat - 1 Adar I |
| Start of month of Adar I (on leap years) on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Adar II | ‑, 2005 Th‑Sa 30 Adar I - 1 Adar II |
| Start of month of Adar II (on leap years) on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Nisan | ‑, 2005 Sa‑Su 1 Nisan |
| Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Iyyar | ‑, 2005 Su‑Tu 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar |
| Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Sivan | ‑, 2005 Tu‑W 1 Sivan |
| Start of month of Sivan on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Tamuz | ‑, 2005 W‑F 30 Sivan - 1 Tamuz |
| Start of month of Tamuz on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Av | ‑, 2005 F‑Sa 1 Av |
| Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Elul | ‑, 2005 Sa‑M 30 Av - 1 Elul |
| Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar | |