Jewish Holidays 2021 for Israel

Jewish Holidays 2021

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, 27 January sunset - Thu, 28 January nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5781

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Thu, 25 February sunset - Fri, 26 February nightfall
14 Adar 5781

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, 25 February dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Fri, 26 February sunset - Sat, 27 February nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓

Sat, 27 March sunset - Sat, 3 April nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
15-21 Nisan 5781

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: Sun, 25 April sunset - Mon, 26 April nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Thu, 29 April sunset - Fri, 30 April nightfall
18 Iyyar 5781

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: Sun, 28 March sunset - Sun, 16 May nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Sun, 16 May sunset - Mon, 17 May nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
6 Sivan 5781

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Sat, 17 July sunset - Sun, 18 July nightfall
9 Av 5781

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

Tzom Tammuz: Sun, 27 June dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Fri, 23 July sunset - Sat, 24 July nightfall
15 Av 5781

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

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Mon, 6 September sunset - Wed, 8 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5782

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Thu, 9 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Wed, 15 September sunset - Thu, 16 September nightfall
10 Tishrei 5782

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 🌿🍋

Mon, 20 September sunset - Mon, 27 September nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5782

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

Mon, 27 September sunset - Tue, 28 September nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
22 Tishrei 5782

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, 28 November sunset - Mon, 6 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5782

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, 14 December dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5782

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	MondayMon, January 4Jan 4	TuesdayTue, January 5Jan 5	21 Tevet
Family Day	ThursdayThu, February 11Feb 11	FridayFri, February 12Feb 12	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaAliyah	MondayMon, March 22Mar 22	TuesdayTue, March 23Mar 23	10 Nisan
Yom HaShoah	WednesdayWed, April 7Apr 7	ThursdayThu, April 8Apr 8	26 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	TuesdayTue, April 13Apr 13	WednesdayWed, April 14Apr 14	2 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	WednesdayWed, April 14Apr 14	ThursdayThu, April 15Apr 15	3 Iyyar
Herzl Day	WednesdayWed, April 21Apr 21	ThursdayThu, April 22Apr 22	10 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	SundaySun, May 9May 9	MondayMon, May 10May 10	28 Iyyar
Jabotinsky Day	ThursdayThu, July 8Jul 8	FridayFri, July 9Jul 9	29 Tamuz
Yom HaAliyah School Observance	WednesdayWed, October 13Oct 13	WednesdayWed, October 13Oct 13	7 Cheshvan
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day	SundaySun, October 17Oct 17	MondayMon, October 18Oct 18	12 Cheshvan
Sigd	WednesdayWed, November 3Nov 3	ThursdayThu, November 4Nov 4	29 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	TuesdayTue, November 9Nov 9	WednesdayWed, November 10Nov 10	6 Kislev
Hebrew Language Day	WednesdayWed, December 22Dec 22	ThursdayThu, December 23Dec 23	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	WednesdayWed, January 13Jan 13	ThursdayThu, January 14Jan 14
Adar	ThursdayThu, February 11Feb 11	SaturdaySat, February 13Feb 13
Nisan	SaturdaySat, March 13Mar 13	SundaySun, March 14Mar 14
Iyyar	SundaySun, April 11Apr 11	TuesdayTue, April 13Apr 13
Sivan	TuesdayTue, May 11May 11	WednesdayWed, May 12May 12
Tamuz	WednesdayWed, June 9Jun 9	FridayFri, June 11Jun 11
Av	FridayFri, July 9Jul 9	SaturdaySat, July 10Jul 10
Elul	SaturdaySat, August 7Aug 7	MondayMon, August 9Aug 9
Cheshvan	TuesdayTue, October 5Oct 5	ThursdayThu, October 7Oct 7
Kislev	ThursdayThu, November 4Nov 4	FridayFri, November 5Nov 5
Tevet	FridayFri, December 3Dec 3	SundaySun, December 5Dec 5

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