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 Oct 3
and ends at nightfall on Oct 5.
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 🍏🍯 | ‑, 2005 M‑W 1-2 Tishrei |
| The Jewish New Year | |
| Yom Kippur ✡️ | ‑, 2005 W‑Th 10 Tishrei |
| Day of Atonement | |
| Sukkot 🌿🍋 | ‑, 2005 M‑W ‑, 2005 Th‑M 15-21 Tishrei |
| Feast of Booths | |
| Shmini Atzeret ✡️ | ‑, 2005 M‑Tu 22 Tishrei |
| Eighth Day of Assembly | |
| Simchat Torah ✡️ | ‑, 2005 Tu‑W 23 Tishrei |
| Day of Celebrating the Torah | |
| Chanukah 🕎 | ‑, 2006 Su‑M 25 Kislev - 2 Tevet |
| Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication | |
| Pesach 🫓🍷 | ‑, 2006 W‑F ‑, 2006 Sa‑Tu ‑, 2006 Tu‑Th 15-22 Nisan |
| Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread | |
| Shavuot ⛰️🌸 | ‑, 2006 Th‑Sa 6-7 Sivan |
| Festival of Weeks | |
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Tu BiShvat 🌳 | ‑, 2006 Su‑M 15 Sh'vat |
| New Year for Trees | |
| Purim 🎭️📜 | ‑, 2006 M‑Tu 14 Adar |
| Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther | |
| Shushan Purim 🎭️📜 | ‑, 2006 Tu‑W 15 Adar |
| Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities | |
| Days of the Omer ㊾ | ‑, 2006 Th‑Th 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan |
| 7 weeks from the second night of Pesach to the day before Shavuot | |
| Pesach Sheni ✡️ | ‑, 2006 Th‑F 14 Iyyar |
| Second Passover, one month after Passover | |
| Lag BaOmer 🔥 | ‑, 2006 M‑Tu 18 Iyyar |
| 33rd day of counting the Omer | |
| Tu B'Av ❤️ | ‑, 2006 Tu‑W 15 Av |
| Minor Jewish holiday of love | |
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 🐑 | ‑, 2006 Th‑F 1 Elul |
| New Year for Tithing Animals | |
| Leil Selichot 🕍 | Sep 16, 2006 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 | Oct 6, 2005 Th 3 Tishrei |
| Fast of the Seventh Month | |
| Asara B'Tevet | Jan 10, 2006 Tu 10 Tevet |
| Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem | |
| Ta'anit Esther | Mar 13, 2006 M 13 Adar |
| Fast of Esther | |
| Ta'anit Bechorot | Apr 12, 2006 W 14 Nisan |
| Fast of the First Born | |
| Tzom Tammuz | Jul 13, 2006 Th 17 Tamuz |
| Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple | |
| Tish'a B'Av ✡️ | ‑, 2006 W‑Th 9 Av |
| The Ninth of Av | |
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Yom HaShoah ✡️ | ‑, 2006 M‑Tu 27 Nisan |
| Holocaust Memorial Day | |
| Yom HaZikaron 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2006 M‑Tu 4 Iyyar |
| Israeli Memorial Day | |
| Yom HaAtzma'ut 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2006 Tu‑W 5 Iyyar |
| Israeli Independence Day | |
| Yom Yerushalayim 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2006 Th‑F 28 Iyyar |
| Jerusalem Day | |
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Shabbat Shuva | ‑, 2005 F‑Sa 5 Tishrei |
| Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Shabbat of Returning) | |
| Shabbat Shirah | ‑, 2006 F‑Sa 13 Sh'vat |
| Shabbat of Song | |
| Shabbat Shekalim | ‑, 2006 F‑Sa 27 Sh'vat |
| Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar | |
| Shabbat Zachor | ‑, 2006 F‑Sa 11 Adar |
| Shabbat before Purim | |
| Shabbat Parah | ‑, 2006 F‑Sa 18 Adar |
| Shabbat of the Red Heifer | |
| Shabbat HaChodesh | ‑, 2006 F‑Sa 25 Adar |
| Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan | |
| Shabbat HaGadol | ‑, 2006 F‑Sa 10 Nisan |
| Shabbat before Pesach | |
| Shabbat Chazon | ‑, 2006 F‑Sa 4 Av |
| Shabbat before Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision) | |
| Shabbat Nachamu | ‑, 2006 F‑Sa 11 Av |
| Shabbat after Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Consolation) | |
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan | ‑, 2005 Tu‑Th 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan |
| Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Kislev | ‑, 2005 Th‑F 1 Kislev |
| Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Tevet | ‑, 2006 F‑Su 30 Kislev - 1 Tevet |
| Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat | ‑, 2006 Su‑M 1 Sh'vat |
| Start of month of Sh'vat on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Adar | ‑, 2006 M‑W 30 Sh'vat - 1 Adar |
| Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Nisan | ‑, 2006 W‑Th 1 Nisan |
| Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Iyyar | ‑, 2006 Th‑Sa 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar |
| Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Sivan | ‑, 2006 Sa‑Su 1 Sivan |
| Start of month of Sivan on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Tamuz | ‑, 2006 Su‑Tu 30 Sivan - 1 Tamuz |
| Start of month of Tamuz on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Av | ‑, 2006 Tu‑W 1 Av |
| Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Elul | ‑, 2006 W‑F 30 Av - 1 Elul |
| Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar | |