Jewish Holidays 2018 for Israel

Jewish Holidays 2018

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 🌳

Tue, 30 January sunset - Wed, 31 January nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5778

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Wed, 28 February sunset - Thu, 1 March nightfall
14 Adar 5778

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, 28 February dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Thu, 1 March sunset - Fri, 2 March nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓

Fri, 30 March sunset - Fri, 6 April nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
15-21 Nisan 5778

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, 28 April sunset - Sun, 29 April nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Wed, 2 May sunset - Thu, 3 May nightfall
18 Iyyar 5778

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 March sunset - Sat, 19 May nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Sat, 19 May sunset - Sun, 20 May nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
6 Sivan 5778

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Sat, 21 July sunset - Sun, 22 July nightfall
10 Av 5778

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

Tzom Tammuz: Sun, 1 July dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Thu, 26 July sunset - Fri, 27 July nightfall
15 Av 5778

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

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Sun, 9 September sunset - Tue, 11 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5779

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Wed, 12 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Tue, 18 September sunset - Wed, 19 September nightfall
10 Tishrei 5779

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 September sunset - Sun, 30 September nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5779

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 September sunset - Mon, 1 October nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
22 Tishrei 5779

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 December sunset - Mon, 10 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5779

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 December dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5779

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Modern holidays 🇮🇱

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

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
Hebrew Language Day	SundaySun, January 7Jan 7	MondayMon, January 8Jan 8	21 Tevet
Family Day	WednesdayWed, February 14Feb 14	ThursdayThu, February 15Feb 15	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaAliyah	SundaySun, March 25Mar 25	MondayMon, March 26Mar 26	10 Nisan
Yom HaShoah	WednesdayWed, April 11Apr 11	ThursdayThu, April 12Apr 12	27 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	TuesdayTue, April 17Apr 17	WednesdayWed, April 18Apr 18	3 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	WednesdayWed, April 18Apr 18	ThursdayThu, April 19Apr 19	4 Iyyar
Herzl Day	TuesdayTue, April 24Apr 24	WednesdayWed, April 25Apr 25	10 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	SaturdaySat, May 12May 12	SundaySun, May 13May 13	28 Iyyar
Jabotinsky Day	WednesdayWed, July 11Jul 11	ThursdayThu, July 12Jul 12	29 Tamuz
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

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	TuesdayTue, January 16Jan 16	WednesdayWed, January 17Jan 17
Adar	WednesdayWed, February 14Feb 14	FridayFri, February 16Feb 16
Nisan	FridayFri, March 16Mar 16	SaturdaySat, March 17Mar 17
Iyyar	SaturdaySat, April 14Apr 14	MondayMon, April 16Apr 16
Sivan	MondayMon, May 14May 14	TuesdayTue, May 15May 15
Tamuz	TuesdayTue, June 12Jun 12	ThursdayThu, June 14Jun 14
Av	ThursdayThu, July 12Jul 12	FridayFri, July 13Jul 13
Elul	FridayFri, August 10Aug 10	SundaySun, August 12Aug 12
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

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