Jewish Holidays 2022

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 🌳

Sun, 16 January sunset - Mon, 17 January nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5782

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Wed, 16 March sunset - Thu, 17 March nightfall
14 Adar II 5782

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, 16 March dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Thu, 17 March sunset - Fri, 18 March nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Fri, 15 April sunset - Sat, 23 April nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
15-22 Nisan 5782

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, 14 May sunset - Sun, 15 May nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Wed, 18 May sunset - Thu, 19 May nightfall
18 Iyyar 5782

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, 16 April sunset - Sat, 4 June nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Sat, 4 June sunset - Mon, 6 June nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
6-7 Sivan 5782

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Sat, 6 August sunset - Sun, 7 August nightfall
10 Av 5782

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

Tzom Tammuz: Sun, 17 July dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Thu, 11 August sunset - Fri, 12 August nightfall
15 Av 5782

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

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Sun, 25 September sunset - Tue, 27 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5783

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Wed, 28 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Tue, 4 October sunset - Wed, 5 October nightfall
10 Tishrei 5783

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, 9 October sunset - Sun, 16 October nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5783

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, 16 October sunset - Tue, 18 October nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
22-23 Tishrei 5783

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.

Shmini Atzeret: Sun, 16 October sunset - Mon, 17 October nightfall
Simchat Torah: Mon, 17 October sunset - Tue, 18 October nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Sun, 18 December sunset - Mon, 26 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5783

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).

Modern holidays 🇮🇱

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

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
Family Day	MondayMon, January 31Jan 31	TuesdayTue, February 1Feb 1	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaAliyah	SundaySun, April 10Apr 10	MondayMon, April 11Apr 11	10 Nisan
Yom HaShoah	WednesdayWed, April 27Apr 27	ThursdayThu, April 28Apr 28	27 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	TuesdayTue, May 3May 3	WednesdayWed, May 4May 4	3 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	WednesdayWed, May 4May 4	ThursdayThu, May 5May 5	4 Iyyar
Herzl Day	TuesdayTue, May 10May 10	WednesdayWed, May 11May 11	10 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	SaturdaySat, May 28May 28	SundaySun, May 29May 29	28 Iyyar
Jabotinsky Day	WednesdayWed, July 27Jul 27	ThursdayThu, July 28Jul 28	29 Tamuz
Yom HaAliyah School Observance	TuesdayTue, November 1Nov 1	TuesdayTue, November 1Nov 1	7 Cheshvan
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day	SaturdaySat, November 5Nov 5	SundaySun, November 6Nov 6	12 Cheshvan
Sigd	TuesdayTue, November 22Nov 22	WednesdayWed, November 23Nov 23	29 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	TuesdayTue, November 29Nov 29	WednesdayWed, November 30Nov 30	6 Kislev

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	SundaySun, January 2Jan 2	MondayMon, January 3Jan 3
Adar I	MondayMon, January 31Jan 31	WednesdayWed, February 2Feb 2
Adar II	WednesdayWed, March 2Mar 2	FridayFri, March 4Mar 4
Nisan	FridayFri, April 1Apr 1	SaturdaySat, April 2Apr 2
Iyyar	SaturdaySat, April 30Apr 30	MondayMon, May 2May 2
Sivan	MondayMon, May 30May 30	TuesdayTue, May 31May 31
Tamuz	TuesdayTue, June 28Jun 28	ThursdayThu, June 30Jun 30
Av	ThursdayThu, July 28Jul 28	FridayFri, July 29Jul 29
Elul	FridayFri, August 26Aug 26	SundaySun, August 28Aug 28
Cheshvan	MondayMon, October 24Oct 24	WednesdayWed, October 26Oct 26
Kislev	WednesdayWed, November 23Nov 23	FridayFri, November 25Nov 25
Tevet	FridayFri, December 23Dec 23	SundaySun, December 25Dec 25

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