Jewish Holidays 5779 (2018-2019) for Israel

Jewish Holidays 2018-2019 (Hebrew year 5779)

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

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Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Sun, 9 Sep 2018 sunset - Tue, 11 Sep 2018 nightfall
1-2 Tishrei

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 sunset - Wed, 19 Sep 2018 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 🌿🍋

Sun, 23 Sep 2018 sunset - Sun, 30 Sep 2018 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

Sun, 30 Sep 2018 sunset - Mon, 1 Oct 2018 nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
22 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.

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Sun, 2 Dec 2018 sunset - Mon, 10 Dec 2018 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

Tue, 18 Dec 2018 dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Sun, 20 Jan 2019 sunset - Mon, 21 Jan 2019 nightfall
15 Sh’vat

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 sunset - Thu, 21 Mar 2019 nightfall
14 Adar II

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: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 sunset - Fri, 22 Mar 2019 nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓

Fri, 19 Apr 2019 sunset - Fri, 26 Apr 2019 nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
15-21 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: Sat, 18 May 2019 sunset - Sun, 19 May 2019 nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Wed, 22 May 2019 sunset - Thu, 23 May 2019 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: Sat, 31 Mar 2018 sunset - Sat, 19 May 2018 nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Sat, 8 Jun 2019 sunset - Sun, 9 Jun 2019 nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
6 Sivan

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Sat, 10 Aug 2019 sunset - Sun, 11 Aug 2019 nightfall
10 Av

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

Tzom Tammuz: Sun, 21 Jul 2019 dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Thu, 15 Aug 2019 sunset - Fri, 16 Aug 2019 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
Yom HaAliyah School Observance	TuesdayTue, October 16Oct 16	TuesdayTue, October 16Oct 16	7 Cheshvan
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day	SaturdaySat, October 20Oct 20	SundaySun, October 21Oct 21	12 Cheshvan
Sigd	TuesdayTue, November 6Nov 6	WednesdayWed, November 7Nov 7	29 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	TuesdayTue, November 13Nov 13	WednesdayWed, November 14Nov 14	6 Kislev
Hebrew Language Day	WednesdayWed, December 26Dec 26	ThursdayThu, December 27Dec 27	19 Tevet
Family Day	MondayMon, February 4Feb 4	TuesdayTue, February 5Feb 5	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaAliyah	SundaySun, April 14Apr 14	MondayMon, April 15Apr 15	10 Nisan
Yom HaShoah	WednesdayWed, May 1May 1	ThursdayThu, May 2May 2	27 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	TuesdayTue, May 7May 7	WednesdayWed, May 8May 8	3 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	WednesdayWed, May 8May 8	ThursdayThu, May 9May 9	4 Iyyar
Herzl Day	TuesdayTue, May 14May 14	WednesdayWed, May 15May 15	10 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	SaturdaySat, June 1Jun 1	SundaySun, June 2Jun 2	28 Iyyar
Jabotinsky Day	WednesdayWed, July 31Jul 31	ThursdayThu, August 1Aug 1	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	MondayMon, October 8Oct 8	WednesdayWed, October 10Oct 10
Kislev	WednesdayWed, November 7Nov 7	FridayFri, November 9Nov 9
Tevet	FridayFri, December 7Dec 7	SundaySun, December 9Dec 9
Sh'vat	SundaySun, January 6Jan 6	MondayMon, January 7Jan 7
Adar I	MondayMon, February 4Feb 4	WednesdayWed, February 6Feb 6
Adar II	WednesdayWed, March 6Mar 6	FridayFri, March 8Mar 8
Nisan	FridayFri, April 5Apr 5	SaturdaySat, April 6Apr 6
Iyyar	SaturdaySat, May 4May 4	MondayMon, May 6May 6
Sivan	MondayMon, June 3Jun 3	TuesdayTue, June 4Jun 4
Tamuz	TuesdayTue, July 2Jul 2	ThursdayThu, July 4Jul 4
Av	ThursdayThu, August 1Aug 1	FridayFri, August 2Aug 2
Elul	FridayFri, August 30Aug 30	SundaySun, September 1Sep 1

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