Jewish Holidays 5765 (2004-2005)

Jewish Holidays 2004-2005 (Hebrew year 5765)

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

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Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Wed, 15 Sep 2004 sunset - Fri, 17 Sep 2004 nightfall
1-2 Tishrei

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Fri, 24 Sep 2004 sunset - Sat, 25 Sep 2004 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 🌿🍋

Wed, 29 Sep 2004 sunset - Wed, 6 Oct 2004 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

Wed, 6 Oct 2004 sunset - Fri, 8 Oct 2004 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: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 sunset - Thu, 7 Oct 2004 nightfall
Simchat Torah: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 sunset - Fri, 8 Oct 2004 nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Tue, 7 Dec 2004 sunset - Wed, 15 Dec 2004 nightfall
25 Kislev - 3 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

Wed, 22 Dec 2004 dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Mon, 24 Jan 2005 sunset - Tue, 25 Jan 2005 nightfall
15 Sh’vat

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Thu, 24 Mar 2005 sunset - Fri, 25 Mar 2005 nightfall
14 Adar II

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, 24 Mar 2005 dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 sunset - Sat, 26 Mar 2005 nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Sat, 23 Apr 2005 sunset - Sun, 1 May 2005 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: Sun, 22 May 2005 sunset - Mon, 23 May 2005 nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Thu, 26 May 2005 sunset - Fri, 27 May 2005 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: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 sunset - Tue, 25 May 2004 nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Sun, 12 Jun 2005 sunset - Tue, 14 Jun 2005 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 ✡️

Sat, 13 Aug 2005 sunset - Sun, 14 Aug 2005 nightfall
9 Av

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

Tzom Tammuz: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Fri, 19 Aug 2005 sunset - Sat, 20 Aug 2005 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	TuesdayTue, October 26Oct 26	WednesdayWed, October 27Oct 27	12 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	SaturdaySat, November 20Nov 20	SundaySun, November 21Nov 21	8 Kislev
Family Day	TuesdayTue, February 8Feb 8	WednesdayWed, February 9Feb 9	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaShoah	WednesdayWed, May 4May 4	ThursdayThu, May 5May 5	26 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	TuesdayTue, May 10May 10	WednesdayWed, May 11May 11	2 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	WednesdayWed, May 11May 11	ThursdayThu, May 12May 12	3 Iyyar
Herzl Day	WednesdayWed, May 18May 18	ThursdayThu, May 19May 19	10 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	SundaySun, June 5Jun 5	MondayMon, June 6Jun 6	28 Iyyar
Jabotinsky Day	ThursdayThu, August 4Aug 4	FridayFri, August 5Aug 5	29 Tamuz

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	ThursdayThu, October 14Oct 14	SaturdaySat, October 16Oct 16
Kislev	SaturdaySat, November 13Nov 13	SundaySun, November 14Nov 14
Tevet	SundaySun, December 12Dec 12	MondayMon, December 13Dec 13
Sh'vat	MondayMon, January 10Jan 10	TuesdayTue, January 11Jan 11
Adar I	TuesdayTue, February 8Feb 8	ThursdayThu, February 10Feb 10
Adar II	ThursdayThu, March 10Mar 10	SaturdaySat, March 12Mar 12
Nisan	SaturdaySat, April 9Apr 9	SundaySun, April 10Apr 10
Iyyar	SundaySun, May 8May 8	TuesdayTue, May 10May 10
Sivan	TuesdayTue, June 7Jun 7	WednesdayWed, June 8Jun 8
Tamuz	WednesdayWed, July 6Jul 6	FridayFri, July 8Jul 8
Av	FridayFri, August 5Aug 5	SaturdaySat, August 6Aug 6
Elul	SaturdaySat, September 3Sep 3	MondayMon, September 5Sep 5

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