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 8
and ends at nightfall on Sep 10.
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 🍏🍯 | ‑, 2010 W‑F 1-2 Tishrei |
| The Jewish New Year | |
| Yom Kippur ✡️ | ‑, 2010 F‑Sa 10 Tishrei |
| Day of Atonement | |
| Sukkot 🌿🍋 | ‑, 2010 W‑F ‑, 2010 Sa‑W 15-21 Tishrei |
| Feast of Booths | |
| Shmini Atzeret ✡️ | ‑, 2010 W‑Th 22 Tishrei |
| Eighth Day of Assembly | |
| Simchat Torah ✡️ | ‑, 2010 Th‑F 23 Tishrei |
| Day of Celebrating the Torah | |
| Chanukah 🕎 | ‑, 2010 W‑Th 25 Kislev - 2 Tevet |
| Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication | |
| Pesach 🫓🍷 | ‑, 2011 M‑W ‑, 2011 Th‑Su ‑, 2011 Su‑Tu 15-22 Nisan |
| Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread | |
| Shavuot ⛰️🌸 | ‑, 2011 Tu‑Th 6-7 Sivan |
| Festival of Weeks | |
| Tish'a B'Av ✡️ | ‑, 2011 M‑Tu 9 Av |
| The Ninth of Av | |
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Tu BiShvat 🌳 | ‑, 2011 W‑Th 15 Sh'vat |
| New Year for Trees | |
| Purim Katan 🎭️ | ‑, 2011 Th‑F 14 Adar I |
| Minor Purim celebration during Adar I on leap years | |
| Purim 🎭️📜 | ‑, 2011 Sa‑Su 14 Adar II |
| Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther | |
| Shushan Purim 🎭️📜 | ‑, 2011 Su‑M 15 Adar II |
| Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities | |
| Days of the Omer ㊾ | ‑, 2011 Tu‑Tu 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan |
| 7 weeks from the second night of Pesach to the day before Shavuot | |
| Pesach Sheni ✡️ | ‑, 2011 Tu‑W 14 Iyyar |
| Second Passover, one month after Passover | |
| Lag BaOmer 🔥 | ‑, 2011 Sa‑Su 18 Iyyar |
| 33rd day of counting the Omer | |
| Tu B'Av ❤️ | ‑, 2011 Su‑M 15 Av |
| Minor Jewish holiday of love | |
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 🐑 | ‑, 2011 Tu‑W 1 Elul |
| New Year for Tithing Animals | |
| Leil Selichot 🕍 | Sep 24, 2011 Sa 25 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 12, 2010 Su 4 Tishrei |
| Fast of the Seventh Month | |
| Asara B'Tevet | Dec 17, 2010 F 10 Tevet |
| Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem | |
| Ta'anit Esther | Mar 17, 2011 Th 11 Adar II |
| Fast of Esther | |
| Ta'anit Bechorot | Apr 18, 2011 M 14 Nisan |
| Fast of the First Born | |
| Tzom Tammuz | Jul 19, 2011 Tu 17 Tamuz |
| Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple | |
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2010 Tu‑W 12 Cheshvan |
| Commemorates the life of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin | |
| Ben-Gurion Day 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2010 Sa‑Su 7 Kislev |
| Commemorates the life and vision of Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion | |
| Family Day 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2011 Th‑F 30 Sh'vat |
| Yom HaMishpacha, a day to honor the family unit, as a whole, and its centrality to our lives | |
| Herzl Day 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2011 Sa‑Su 11 Iyyar |
| Commemorates the life and vision of Zionist leader Theodor Herzl | |
| Jabotinsky Day 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2011 Sa‑Su 29 Tamuz |
| Commemorates the life and vision of Zionist leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky | |
| Sigd ✡️ | ‑, 2010 F‑Sa 29 Cheshvan |
| Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur | |
| Yom HaShoah ✡️ | ‑, 2011 Su‑M 28 Nisan |
| Holocaust Memorial Day | |
| Yom HaZikaron 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2011 Su‑M 5 Iyyar |
| Israeli Memorial Day | |
| Yom HaAtzma'ut 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2011 M‑Tu 6 Iyyar |
| Israeli Independence Day | |
| Yom Yerushalayim 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2011 Tu‑W 28 Iyyar |
| Jerusalem Day | |
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Shabbat Shuva | ‑, 2010 F‑Sa 3 Tishrei |
| Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Shabbat of Returning) | |
| Shabbat Shirah | ‑, 2011 F‑Sa 10 Sh'vat |
| Shabbat of Song | |
| Shabbat Shekalim | ‑, 2011 F‑Sa 29 Adar I |
| Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar | |
| Shabbat Zachor | ‑, 2011 F‑Sa 13 Adar II |
| Shabbat before Purim | |
| Shabbat Parah | ‑, 2011 F‑Sa 20 Adar II |
| Shabbat of the Red Heifer | |
| Shabbat HaChodesh | ‑, 2011 F‑Sa 27 Adar II |
| Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan | |
| Shabbat HaGadol | ‑, 2011 F‑Sa 12 Nisan |
| Shabbat before Pesach | |
| Shabbat Chazon | ‑, 2011 F‑Sa 6 Av |
| Shabbat before Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision) | |
| Shabbat Nachamu | ‑, 2011 F‑Sa 13 Av |
| Shabbat after Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Consolation) | |
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan | ‑, 2010 Th‑Sa 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan |
| Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Kislev | ‑, 2010 Sa‑M 30 Cheshvan - 1 Kislev |
| Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Tevet | ‑, 2010 M‑W 30 Kislev - 1 Tevet |
| Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat | ‑, 2011 W‑Th 1 Sh'vat |
| Start of month of Sh'vat on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Adar I | ‑, 2011 Th‑Sa 30 Sh'vat - 1 Adar I |
| Start of month of Adar I (on leap years) on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Adar II | ‑, 2011 Sa‑M 30 Adar I - 1 Adar II |
| Start of month of Adar II (on leap years) on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Nisan | ‑, 2011 M‑Tu 1 Nisan |
| Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Iyyar | ‑, 2011 Tu‑Th 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar |
| Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Sivan | ‑, 2011 Th‑F 1 Sivan |
| Start of month of Sivan on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Tamuz | ‑, 2011 F‑Su 30 Sivan - 1 Tamuz |
| Start of month of Tamuz on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Av | ‑, 2011 Su‑M 1 Av |
| Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Elul | ‑, 2011 M‑W 30 Av - 1 Elul |
| Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar | |