Jewish Holidays 2022-2023

Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for Hebrew Year 5783 (2022-2023). 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 25-Sep 27, then the holiday begins at sundown on Sep 25 and ends at nightfall on Sep 27.

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 25‑27, 2022 Su‑Tu
The Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur	Oct 4‑5, 2022 Tu‑W
Day of Atonement
Sukkot	Oct 9‑11, 2022 Su‑Tu Oct 12‑16, 2022 W‑Su
Feast of Booths
Shmini Atzeret	Oct 16‑17, 2022 Su‑M
Eighth Day of Assembly
Chanukah	Dec 18‑26, 2022 Su‑M
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication
Pesach	Apr 5‑7, 2023 W‑F Apr 8‑10, 2023 Sa‑M Apr 11‑13, 2023 Tu‑Th
Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread
Shavuot	May 25‑26, 2023 Th‑F
Festival of Weeks

Minor holidays

Holiday	Dates
Tu BiShvat	Feb 5‑6, 2023 Su‑M
New Year for Trees
Purim	Mar 6‑7, 2023 M‑Tu
Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther
Shushan Purim	Mar 7‑8, 2023 Tu‑W
Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities
Pesach Sheni	May 4‑5, 2023 Th‑F
Second Passover, one month after Passover
Lag BaOmer	May 8‑9, 2023 M‑Tu
33rd day of counting the Omer
Tu B'Av	Aug 1‑2, 2023 Tu‑W
Minor Jewish holiday of love
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot	Aug 17‑18, 2023 Th‑F
New Year for Tithing Animals
Leil Selichot	Sep 9, 2023 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 28, 2022 W
Fast of the Seventh Month
Asara B'Tevet	Jan 3, 2023 Tu
Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem
Ta'anit Esther	Mar 6, 2023 M
Fast of Esther
Ta'anit Bechorot	Apr 5, 2023 W
Fast of the First Born
Tzom Tammuz	Jul 6, 2023 Th
Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple
Tish'a B'Av	Jul 26‑27, 2023 W‑Th
The Ninth of Av

Modern holidays

Holiday	Dates
Yom HaAliyah School Observance	Nov 1‑1, 2022 Tu
Aliyah Day observed in Israeli schools
Sigd	Nov 22‑23, 2022 Tu‑W
Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur
Yom HaAliyah	Mar 31‑Apr 1, 2023 F‑Sa
Recognizes Aliyah, immigration to the Jewish State of Israel
Yom HaShoah	Apr 17‑18, 2023 M‑Tu
Holocaust Memorial Day
Yom HaZikaron	Apr 24‑25, 2023 M‑Tu
Israeli Memorial Day
Yom HaAtzma'ut	Apr 25‑26, 2023 Tu‑W
Israeli Independence Day
Yom Yerushalayim	May 18‑19, 2023 Th‑F
Jerusalem Day

Special Shabbatot

Holiday	Dates
Shabbat Shuva	Sep 30‑Oct 1, 2022 F‑Sa
Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Shabbat of Returning)
Shabbat Shirah	Feb 3‑4, 2023 F‑Sa
Shabbat of Song
Shabbat Shekalim	Feb 17‑18, 2023 F‑Sa
Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar
Shabbat Zachor	Mar 3‑4, 2023 F‑Sa
Shabbat before Purim
Shabbat Parah	Mar 10‑11, 2023 F‑Sa
Shabbat of the Red Heifer
Shabbat HaChodesh	Mar 17‑18, 2023 F‑Sa
Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan
Shabbat HaGadol	Mar 31‑Apr 1, 2023 F‑Sa
Shabbat before Pesach
Shabbat Chazon	Jul 21‑22, 2023 F‑Sa
Shabbat before Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision)
Shabbat Nachamu	Jul 28‑29, 2023 F‑Sa
Shabbat after Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Consolation)

Rosh Chodesh

Holiday	Dates
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan	Oct 24‑26, 2022 M‑W
Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Kislev	Nov 23‑25, 2022 W‑F
Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Tevet	Dec 23‑25, 2022 F‑Su
Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat	Jan 22‑23, 2023 Su‑M
Start of month of Sh'vat on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Adar	Feb 20‑22, 2023 M‑W
Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Nisan	Mar 22‑23, 2023 W‑Th
Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar	Apr 20‑22, 2023 Th‑Sa
Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Sivan	May 20‑21, 2023 Sa‑Su
Start of month of Sivan on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz	Jun 18‑20, 2023 Su‑Tu
Start of month of Tamuz on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Av	Jul 18‑19, 2023 Tu‑W
Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Elul	Aug 16‑18, 2023 W‑F
Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar