Jewish Holidays 2014 for Israel

Jewish Holidays 2014

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

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Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Wed, 15 January sunset - Thu, 16 January nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5774

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Sat, 15 March sunset - Sun, 16 March nightfall
14 Adar II 5774

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, 13 March dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Sun, 16 March sunset - Mon, 17 March nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓

Mon, 14 April sunset - Mon, 21 April nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
15-21 Nisan 5774

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, 13 May sunset - Wed, 14 May nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Sat, 17 May sunset - Sun, 18 May nightfall
18 Iyyar 5774

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: Tue, 15 April sunset - Tue, 3 June nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Tue, 3 June sunset - Wed, 4 June nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
6 Sivan 5774

Festival of Weeks. Commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Mon, 4 August sunset - Tue, 5 August nightfall
9 Av 5774

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

Tzom Tammuz: Tue, 15 July dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Sun, 10 August sunset - Mon, 11 August nightfall
15 Av 5774

Minor Jewish holiday of love. Observed on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Av.

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Wed, 24 September sunset - Fri, 26 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5775

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Sun, 28 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Fri, 3 October sunset - Sat, 4 October nightfall
10 Tishrei 5775

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 🌿🍋

Wed, 8 October sunset - Wed, 15 October nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5775

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

Wed, 15 October sunset - Thu, 16 October nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
22 Tishrei 5775

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.

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Tue, 16 December sunset - Wed, 24 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5775

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).

Modern holidays 🇮🇱

Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
Family Day	ThursdayThu, January 30Jan 30	FridayFri, January 31Jan 31	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaShoah	SundaySun, April 27Apr 27	MondayMon, April 28Apr 28	28 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	SundaySun, May 4May 4	MondayMon, May 5May 5	5 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	MondayMon, May 5May 5	TuesdayTue, May 6May 6	6 Iyyar
Herzl Day	SaturdaySat, May 10May 10	SundaySun, May 11May 11	11 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	TuesdayTue, May 27May 27	WednesdayWed, May 28May 28	28 Iyyar
Jabotinsky Day	SaturdaySat, July 26Jul 26	SundaySun, July 27Jul 27	29 Tamuz
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day	TuesdayTue, November 4Nov 4	WednesdayWed, November 5Nov 5	12 Cheshvan
Sigd	WednesdayWed, November 19Nov 19	ThursdayThu, November 20Nov 20	27 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	SaturdaySat, November 29Nov 29	SundaySun, November 30Nov 30	8 Kislev

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
Sh'vat	WednesdayWed, January 1Jan 1	ThursdayThu, January 2Jan 2
Adar I	ThursdayThu, January 30Jan 30	SaturdaySat, February 1Feb 1
Adar II	SaturdaySat, March 1Mar 1	MondayMon, March 3Mar 3
Nisan	MondayMon, March 31Mar 31	TuesdayTue, April 1Apr 1
Iyyar	TuesdayTue, April 29Apr 29	ThursdayThu, May 1May 1
Sivan	ThursdayThu, May 29May 29	FridayFri, May 30May 30
Tamuz	FridayFri, June 27Jun 27	SundaySun, June 29Jun 29
Av	SundaySun, July 27Jul 27	MondayMon, July 28Jul 28
Elul	MondayMon, August 25Aug 25	WednesdayWed, August 27Aug 27
Cheshvan	ThursdayThu, October 23Oct 23	SaturdaySat, October 25Oct 25
Kislev	SaturdaySat, November 22Nov 22	SundaySun, November 23Nov 23
Tevet	SundaySun, December 21Dec 21	TuesdayTue, December 23Dec 23

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