Jewish Holidays 2021-2022

Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for Hebrew Year 5782 (2021-2022). Each holiday page includes a brief overview of special observances and customs, and any special Torah readings.

Except for minor fasts, holidays begin at sundown on the date specified in the tables below. For example, if the dates for Rosh Hashana are listed as Sep 6-Sep 8, then the holiday begins at sundown on Sep 6 and ends at nightfall on Sep 8.

Major holidays

Holidays begin at sundown on the first date specified and end at nightfall on the last date specified.

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	Sep 6‑8, 2021 M‑W
The Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur	Sep 15‑16, 2021 W‑Th
Day of Atonement
Sukkot	Sep 20‑22, 2021 M‑W Sep 23‑27, 2021 Th‑M
Feast of Booths
Shmini Atzeret	Sep 27‑28, 2021 M‑Tu
Eighth Day of Assembly
Chanukah	Nov 28‑Dec 6, 2021 Su‑M
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication
Pesach	Apr 15‑17, 2022 F‑Su Apr 18‑20, 2022 M‑W Apr 21‑23, 2022 Th‑Sa
Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread
Shavuot	Jun 4‑5, 2022 Sa‑Su
Festival of Weeks

Minor holidays

Holiday	Dates
Tu BiShvat	Jan 16‑17, 2022 Su‑M
New Year for Trees
Purim Katan	Feb 14‑15, 2022 M‑Tu
Minor Purim celebration during Adar I on leap years
Purim	Mar 16‑17, 2022 W‑Th
Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther
Shushan Purim	Mar 17‑18, 2022 Th‑F
Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities
Pesach Sheni	May 14‑15, 2022 Sa‑Su
Second Passover, one month after Passover
Lag BaOmer	May 18‑19, 2022 W‑Th
33rd day of counting the Omer
Tu B'Av	Aug 11‑12, 2022 Th‑F
Minor Jewish holiday of love
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot	Aug 27‑28, 2022 Sa‑Su
New Year for Tithing Animals
Leil Selichot	Sep 17, 2022 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.

Holiday	Dates
Tzom Gedaliah	Sep 9, 2021 Th
Fast of the Seventh Month
Asara B'Tevet	Dec 14, 2021 Tu
Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem
Ta'anit Esther	Mar 16, 2022 W
Fast of Esther
Ta'anit Bechorot	Apr 15, 2022 F
Fast of the First Born
Tzom Tammuz	Jul 17, 2022 Su
Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple
Tish'a B'Av	Aug 6‑7, 2022 Sa‑Su
The Ninth of Av

Modern holidays

Holiday	Dates
Yom HaAliyah School Observance	Oct 13‑13, 2021 W
Aliyah Day observed in Israeli schools
Sigd	Nov 3‑4, 2021 W‑Th
Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur
Yom HaAliyah	Apr 10‑11, 2022 Su‑M
Recognizes Aliyah, immigration to the Jewish State of Israel
Yom HaShoah	Apr 27‑28, 2022 W‑Th
Holocaust Memorial Day
Yom HaZikaron	May 3‑4, 2022 Tu‑W
Israeli Memorial Day
Yom HaAtzma'ut	May 4‑5, 2022 W‑Th
Israeli Independence Day
Yom Yerushalayim	May 28‑29, 2022 Sa‑Su
Jerusalem Day

Special Shabbatot

Holiday	Dates
Shabbat Shuva	Sep 10‑11, 2021 F‑Sa
Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Shabbat of Returning)
Shabbat Shirah	Jan 14‑15, 2022 F‑Sa
Shabbat of Song
Shabbat Shekalim	Feb 25‑26, 2022 F‑Sa
Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar
Shabbat Zachor	Mar 11‑12, 2022 F‑Sa
Shabbat before Purim
Shabbat Parah	Mar 25‑26, 2022 F‑Sa
Shabbat of the Red Heifer
Shabbat HaChodesh	Apr 1‑2, 2022 F‑Sa
Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan
Shabbat HaGadol	Apr 8‑9, 2022 F‑Sa
Shabbat before Pesach
Shabbat Chazon	Aug 5‑6, 2022 F‑Sa
Shabbat before Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision)
Shabbat Nachamu	Aug 12‑13, 2022 F‑Sa
Shabbat after Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Consolation)

Rosh Chodesh

Holiday	Dates
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan	Oct 5‑7, 2021 Tu‑Th
Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Kislev	Nov 4‑5, 2021 Th‑F
Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Tevet	Dec 3‑5, 2021 F‑Su
Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat	Jan 2‑3, 2022 Su‑M
Start of month of Sh'vat on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Adar I	Jan 31‑Feb 2, 2022 M‑W
Start of month of Adar I (on leap years) on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Adar II	Mar 2‑4, 2022 W‑F
Start of month of Adar II (on leap years) on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Nisan	Apr 1‑2, 2022 F‑Sa
Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar	Apr 30‑May 2, 2022 Sa‑M
Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Sivan	May 30‑31, 2022 M‑Tu
Start of month of Sivan on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz	Jun 28‑30, 2022 Tu‑Th
Start of month of Tamuz on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Av	Jul 28‑29, 2022 Th‑F
Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Elul	Aug 26‑28, 2022 F‑Su
Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar