Jewish Holidays 2021

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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 6 and ends at nightfall on Sep 8.

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.

HolidayDates
Pesach ‑ Sa‑M
‑ Tu‑F
‑ F‑Su
Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread
Shavuot ‑ Su‑Tu
Festival of Weeks
Rosh Hashana ‑ M‑W
The Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur ‑ W‑Th
Day of Atonement
Sukkot ‑ M‑W
‑ Th‑M
Feast of Booths
Shmini Atzeret ‑ M‑Tu
Eighth Day of Assembly
Simchat Torah ‑ Tu‑W
Day of Celebrating the Torah
Chanukah ‑ Su‑M
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication
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Minor holidays

HolidayDates
Tu BiShvat ‑ W‑Th
New Year for Trees
Purim ‑ Th‑F
Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther
Shushan Purim ‑ Sa‑Su
Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities
Pesach Sheni ‑ Su‑M
Second Passover, one month after Passover
Lag BaOmer ‑ Th‑F
33rd day of counting the Omer
Tu B'Av ‑ F‑Sa
Minor Jewish holiday of love
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot ‑ Su‑M
New Year for Tithing Animals
Leil Selichot Aug 28 Sa
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.

HolidayDates
Ta'anit Esther Feb 25 Th
Fast of Esther
Ta'anit Bechorot Mar 25 Th
Fast of the First Born
Tzom Tammuz Jun 27 Su
Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple
Tish'a B'Av ‑ Sa‑Su
The Ninth of Av
Tzom Gedaliah Sep 9 Th
Fast of the Seventh Month
Asara B'Tevet Dec 14 Tu
Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem

Modern holidays

HolidayDates
Yom HaAliyah ‑ M‑Tu
Recognizes Aliyah, immigration to the Jewish State of Israel
Yom HaShoah ‑ W‑Th
Holocaust Memorial Day
Yom HaZikaron ‑ Tu‑W
Israeli Memorial Day
Yom HaAtzma'ut ‑ W‑Th
Israeli Independence Day
Yom Yerushalayim ‑ Su‑M
Jerusalem Day
Yom HaAliyah School Observance ‑ W
Aliyah Day observed in Israeli schools
Sigd ‑ W‑Th
Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur

Special Shabbatot

HolidayDates
Shabbat Shirah ‑ F‑Sa
Shabbat of Song
Shabbat Shekalim ‑ F‑Sa
Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar
Shabbat Zachor ‑ F‑Sa
Shabbat before Purim
Shabbat Parah ‑ F‑Sa
Shabbat of the Red Heifer
Shabbat HaChodesh ‑ F‑Sa
Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan
Shabbat HaGadol ‑ F‑Sa
Shabbat before Pesach
Shabbat Chazon ‑ F‑Sa
Shabbat before Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision)
Shabbat Nachamu ‑ F‑Sa
Shabbat after Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Consolation)
Shabbat Shuva ‑ F‑Sa
Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Shabbat of Returning)

Rosh Chodesh

HolidayDates
Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat ‑ W‑Th
Start of month of Sh'vat on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Adar ‑ Th‑Sa
Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Nisan ‑ Sa‑Su
Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar ‑ Su‑Tu
Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Sivan ‑ Tu‑W
Start of month of Sivan on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz ‑ W‑F
Start of month of Tamuz on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Av ‑ F‑Sa
Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Elul ‑ Sa‑M
Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan ‑ Tu‑Th
Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Kislev ‑ Th‑F
Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Tevet ‑ F‑Su
Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar