Jewish Holidays 2012-2013 (Hebrew year 5773)
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 16
and ends at nightfall on Sep 18.
Major holidays ✡️
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 🍏🍯 | ‑, 2012 Su‑Tu 1-2 Tishrei |
| The Jewish New Year | |
| Yom Kippur ✡️ | ‑, 2012 Tu‑W 10 Tishrei |
| Day of Atonement | |
| Sukkot 🌿🍋 | ‑, 2012 Su‑Tu ‑, 2012 W‑Su 15-21 Tishrei |
| Feast of Booths | |
| Shmini Atzeret ✡️ | ‑, 2012 Su‑M 22 Tishrei |
| Eighth Day of Assembly | |
| Simchat Torah ✡️ | ‑, 2012 M‑Tu 23 Tishrei |
| Day of Celebrating the Torah | |
| Chanukah 🕎 | ‑, 2012 Sa‑Su 25 Kislev - 3 Tevet |
| Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication | |
| Pesach 🫓🍷 | ‑, 2013 M‑W ‑, 2013 Th‑Su ‑, 2013 Su‑Tu 15-22 Nisan |
| Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread | |
| Shavuot ⛰️🌸 | ‑, 2013 Tu‑Th 6-7 Sivan |
| Festival of Weeks | |
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Minor holidays ✡️
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Tu BiShvat 🌳 | ‑, 2013 F‑Sa 15 Sh'vat |
| New Year for Trees | |
| Purim 🎭️📜 | ‑, 2013 Sa‑Su 14 Adar |
| Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther | |
| Shushan Purim 🎭️📜 | ‑, 2013 Su‑M 15 Adar |
| Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities | |
| Days of the Omer ㊾ | ‑, 2013 Tu‑Tu 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan |
| 7 weeks from the second night of Pesach to the day before Shavuot | |
| Pesach Sheni ✡️ | ‑, 2013 Tu‑W 14 Iyyar |
| Second Passover, one month after Passover | |
| Lag BaOmer 🔥 | ‑, 2013 Sa‑Su 18 Iyyar |
| 33rd day of counting the Omer | |
| Tu B'Av ❤️ | ‑, 2013 Su‑M 15 Av |
| Minor Jewish holiday of love | |
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 🐑 | ‑, 2013 Tu‑W 1 Elul |
| New Year for Tithing Animals | |
| Leil Selichot 🕍 | Aug 31, 2013 Sa 25 Elul |
| Prayers for forgiveness in preparation for the High Holidays | |
Minor fasts ✡️
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 19, 2012 W 3 Tishrei |
| Fast of the Seventh Month | |
| Asara B'Tevet | Dec 23, 2012 Su 10 Tevet |
| Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem | |
| Ta'anit Esther | Feb 21, 2013 Th 11 Adar |
| Fast of Esther | |
| Ta'anit Bechorot | Mar 25, 2013 M 14 Nisan |
| Fast of the First Born | |
| Tzom Tammuz | Jun 25, 2013 Tu 17 Tamuz |
| Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple | |
| Tish'a B'Av ✡️ | ‑, 2013 M‑Tu 9 Av |
| The Ninth of Av | |
Modern holidays 🇮🇱
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Sigd ✡️ | ‑, 2012 Tu‑W 29 Cheshvan |
| Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur | |
| Yom HaShoah ✡️ | ‑, 2013 Su‑M 28 Nisan |
| Holocaust Memorial Day | |
| Yom HaZikaron 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2013 Su‑M 5 Iyyar |
| Israeli Memorial Day | |
| Yom HaAtzma'ut 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2013 M‑Tu 6 Iyyar |
| Israeli Independence Day | |
| Yom Yerushalayim 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2013 Tu‑W 28 Iyyar |
| Jerusalem Day | |
Special Shabbatot 🕍
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Shabbat Shuva | ‑, 2012 F‑Sa 6 Tishrei |
| Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Shabbat of Returning) | |
| Shabbat Shirah | ‑, 2013 F‑Sa 15 Sh'vat |
| Shabbat of Song | |
| Shabbat Shekalim | ‑, 2013 F‑Sa 29 Sh'vat |
| Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar | |
| Shabbat Zachor | ‑, 2013 F‑Sa 13 Adar |
| Shabbat before Purim | |
| Shabbat Parah | ‑, 2013 F‑Sa 20 Adar |
| Shabbat of the Red Heifer | |
| Shabbat HaChodesh | ‑, 2013 F‑Sa 27 Adar |
| Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan | |
| Shabbat HaGadol | ‑, 2013 F‑Sa 12 Nisan |
| Shabbat before Pesach | |
| Shabbat Chazon | ‑, 2013 F‑Sa 6 Av |
| Shabbat before Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision) | |
| Shabbat Nachamu | ‑, 2013 F‑Sa 13 Av |
| Shabbat after Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Consolation) | |
Rosh Chodesh 🌒
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan | ‑, 2012 M‑W 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan |
| Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Kislev | ‑, 2012 W‑Th 1 Kislev |
| Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Tevet | ‑, 2012 Th‑F 1 Tevet |
| Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat | ‑, 2013 F‑Sa 1 Sh'vat |
| Start of month of Sh'vat on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Adar | ‑, 2013 Sa‑M 30 Sh'vat - 1 Adar |
| Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Nisan | ‑, 2013 M‑Tu 1 Nisan |
| Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Iyyar | ‑, 2013 Tu‑Th 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar |
| Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Sivan | ‑, 2013 Th‑F 1 Sivan |
| Start of month of Sivan on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Tamuz | ‑, 2013 F‑Su 30 Sivan - 1 Tamuz |
| Start of month of Tamuz on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Av | ‑, 2013 Su‑M 1 Av |
| Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Elul | ‑, 2013 M‑W 30 Av - 1 Elul |
| Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar | |