Jewish Holidays 5770 (2009-2010)

Jewish Holidays 2009-2010 (Hebrew year 5770)

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

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Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 sunset - Sun, 20 Sep 2009 nightfall
1-2 Tishrei

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 sunset - Mon, 28 Sep 2009 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 🌿🍋

Fri, 2 Oct 2009 sunset - Fri, 9 Oct 2009 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

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 sunset - Sun, 11 Oct 2009 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: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 sunset - Sat, 10 Oct 2009 nightfall
Simchat Torah: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 sunset - Sun, 11 Oct 2009 nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 sunset - Sat, 19 Dec 2009 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

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 sunset - Sat, 30 Jan 2010 nightfall
15 Sh’vat

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 sunset - Sun, 28 Feb 2010 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: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 sunset - Mon, 1 Mar 2010 nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 sunset - Tue, 6 Apr 2010 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: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 sunset - Wed, 28 Apr 2010 nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Sat, 1 May 2010 sunset - Sun, 2 May 2010 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: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 sunset - Thu, 28 May 2009 nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Tue, 18 May 2010 sunset - Thu, 20 May 2010 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 ✡️

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 sunset - Tue, 20 Jul 2010 nightfall
9 Av

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

Tzom Tammuz: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 sunset - Mon, 26 Jul 2010 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	WednesdayWed, October 28Oct 28	ThursdayThu, October 29Oct 29	11 Cheshvan
Sigd	SundaySun, November 15Nov 15	MondayMon, November 16Nov 16	29 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	SundaySun, November 22Nov 22	MondayMon, November 23Nov 23	6 Kislev
Family Day	SaturdaySat, February 13Feb 13	SundaySun, February 14Feb 14	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaShoah	SundaySun, April 11Apr 11	MondayMon, April 12Apr 12	28 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	SundaySun, April 18Apr 18	MondayMon, April 19Apr 19	5 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	MondayMon, April 19Apr 19	TuesdayTue, April 20Apr 20	6 Iyyar
Herzl Day	SaturdaySat, April 24Apr 24	SundaySun, April 25Apr 25	11 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	TuesdayTue, May 11May 11	WednesdayWed, May 12May 12	28 Iyyar
Jabotinsky Day	SaturdaySat, July 10Jul 10	SundaySun, July 11Jul 11	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	SaturdaySat, October 17Oct 17	MondayMon, October 19Oct 19
Kislev	MondayMon, November 16Nov 16	WednesdayWed, November 18Nov 18
Tevet	WednesdayWed, December 16Dec 16	FridayFri, December 18Dec 18
Sh'vat	FridayFri, January 15Jan 15	SaturdaySat, January 16Jan 16
Adar	SaturdaySat, February 13Feb 13	MondayMon, February 15Feb 15
Nisan	MondayMon, March 15Mar 15	TuesdayTue, March 16Mar 16
Iyyar	TuesdayTue, April 13Apr 13	ThursdayThu, April 15Apr 15
Sivan	ThursdayThu, May 13May 13	FridayFri, May 14May 14
Tamuz	FridayFri, June 11Jun 11	SundaySun, June 13Jun 13
Av	SundaySun, July 11Jul 11	MondayMon, July 12Jul 12
Elul	MondayMon, August 9Aug 9	WednesdayWed, August 11Aug 11

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