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 12
and ends at nightfall on Sep 14.
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 🍏🍯 | ‑, 2007 W‑F 1-2 Tishrei |
| The Jewish New Year | |
| Yom Kippur ✡️ | ‑, 2007 F‑Sa 10 Tishrei |
| Day of Atonement | |
| Sukkot 🌿🍋 | ‑, 2007 W‑F ‑, 2007 Sa‑W 15-21 Tishrei |
| Feast of Booths | |
| Shmini Atzeret ✡️ | ‑, 2007 W‑Th 22 Tishrei |
| Eighth Day of Assembly | |
| Simchat Torah ✡️ | ‑, 2007 Th‑F 23 Tishrei |
| Day of Celebrating the Torah | |
| Chanukah 🕎 | ‑, 2007 Tu‑W 25 Kislev - 3 Tevet |
| Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication | |
| Purim 🎭️📜 | ‑, 2008 Th‑F 14 Adar II |
| Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther | |
| Pesach 🫓🍷 | ‑, 2008 Sa‑M ‑, 2008 Tu‑F ‑, 2008 F‑Su 15-22 Nisan |
| Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread | |
| Shavuot ⛰️🌸 | ‑, 2008 Su‑Tu 6-7 Sivan |
| Festival of Weeks | |
| Tish'a B'Av ✡️ | ‑, 2008 Sa‑Su 9 Av |
| The Ninth of Av | |
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Chag HaBanot ✡️ | ‑, 2007 Su‑M 1 Tevet |
| North African Chanukah festival of daughters | |
| Tu BiShvat 🌳 | ‑, 2008 M‑Tu 15 Sh'vat |
| New Year for Trees | |
| Purim Katan 🎭️ | ‑, 2008 Tu‑W 14 Adar I |
| Minor Purim celebration during Adar I on leap years | |
| Shushan Purim Katan 🎭️ | ‑, 2008 W‑Th 15 Adar I |
| Minor Purim celebration during Adar I on leap years in Jerusalem and walled cities | |
| Shushan Purim 🎭️📜 | ‑, 2008 F‑Sa 15 Adar II |
| Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities | |
| Purim Meshulash ✡️ | ‑, 2008 Sa‑Su 16 Adar II |
| Triple Purim, spanning 3 days in Jerusalem and walled cities | |
| Days of the Omer ㊾ | ‑, 2008 Su‑Su 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan |
| 7 weeks from the second night of Pesach to the day before Shavuot | |
| Pesach Sheni ✡️ | ‑, 2008 Su‑M 14 Iyyar |
| Second Passover, one month after Passover | |
| Lag BaOmer 🔥 | ‑, 2008 Th‑F 18 Iyyar |
| 33rd day of counting the Omer | |
| Tu B'Av ❤️ | ‑, 2008 F‑Sa 15 Av |
| Minor Jewish holiday of love | |
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 🐑 | ‑, 2008 Su‑M 1 Elul |
| New Year for Tithing Animals | |
| Leil Selichot 🕍 | Sep 20, 2008 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 16, 2007 Su 4 Tishrei |
| Fast of the Seventh Month | |
| Asara B'Tevet | Dec 19, 2007 W 10 Tevet |
| Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem | |
| Ta'anit Esther | Mar 20, 2008 Th 13 Adar II |
| Fast of Esther | |
| Ta'anit Bechorot | Apr 17, 2008 Th 12 Nisan |
| Fast of the First Born | |
| Tzom Tammuz | Jul 20, 2008 Su 17 Tamuz |
| Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple | |
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2007 Tu‑W 12 Cheshvan |
| Commemorates the life of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin | |
| Ben-Gurion Day 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2007 Sa‑Su 8 Kislev |
| Commemorates the life and vision of Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion | |
| Family Day 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2008 Tu‑W 30 Sh'vat |
| Yom HaMishpacha, a day to honor the family unit, as a whole, and its centrality to our lives | |
| Herzl Day 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2008 W‑Th 10 Iyyar |
| Commemorates the life and vision of Zionist leader Theodor Herzl | |
| Jabotinsky Day 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2008 Th‑F 29 Tamuz |
| Commemorates the life and vision of Zionist leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky | |
| Yom HaShoah ✡️ | ‑, 2008 W‑Th 26 Nisan |
| Holocaust Memorial Day | |
| Yom HaZikaron 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2008 Tu‑W 2 Iyyar |
| Israeli Memorial Day | |
| Yom HaAtzma'ut 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2008 W‑Th 3 Iyyar |
| Israeli Independence Day | |
| Yom Yerushalayim 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2008 Su‑M 28 Iyyar |
| Jerusalem Day | |
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Shabbat Shuva | ‑, 2007 F‑Sa 3 Tishrei |
| Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Shabbat of Returning) | |
| Shabbat Shirah | ‑, 2008 F‑Sa 12 Sh'vat |
| Shabbat of Song | |
| Shabbat Shekalim | ‑, 2008 F‑Sa 1 Adar II |
| Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar | |
| Shabbat Zachor | ‑, 2008 F‑Sa 8 Adar II |
| Shabbat before Purim | |
| Shabbat Parah | ‑, 2008 F‑Sa 22 Adar II |
| Shabbat of the Red Heifer | |
| Shabbat HaChodesh | ‑, 2008 F‑Sa 29 Adar II |
| Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan | |
| Shabbat HaGadol | ‑, 2008 F‑Sa 14 Nisan |
| Shabbat before Pesach | |
| Shabbat Chazon | ‑, 2008 F‑Sa 8 Av |
| Shabbat before Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision) | |
| Shabbat Nachamu | ‑, 2008 F‑Sa 15 Av |
| Shabbat after Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Consolation) | |
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan | ‑, 2007 Th‑Sa 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan |
| Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Kislev | ‑, 2007 Sa‑Su 1 Kislev |
| Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Tevet | ‑, 2007 Su‑M 1 Tevet |
| Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat | ‑, 2008 M‑Tu 1 Sh'vat |
| Start of month of Sh'vat on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Adar I | ‑, 2008 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 | ‑, 2008 Th‑Sa 30 Adar I - 1 Adar II |
| Start of month of Adar II (on leap years) on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Nisan | ‑, 2008 Sa‑Su 1 Nisan |
| Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Iyyar | ‑, 2008 Su‑Tu 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar |
| Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Sivan | ‑, 2008 Tu‑W 1 Sivan |
| Start of month of Sivan on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Tamuz | ‑, 2008 W‑F 30 Sivan - 1 Tamuz |
| Start of month of Tamuz on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Av | ‑, 2008 F‑Sa 1 Av |
| Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Elul | ‑, 2008 Sa‑M 30 Av - 1 Elul |
| Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar | |