Jewish Holidays 2023

Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for 2023. Each holiday page includes a brief overview of special observances and customs, and any special Torah readings.

All holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date specified in the tables below. For example, if the dates for Rosh Hashana were listed as Sep 16-17, then the holiday begins at sundown on Sep 15 and ends at nightfall on Sep 17.

Major holidays

Holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the 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	Description
Purim	Mar 7 Tu	Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar
Pesach	Apr 6-7 Th‑F Apr 8-11 Sa‑Tu Apr 12-13 W‑Th	Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread
Shavuot	May 26-27 F‑Sa	Festival of Weeks, commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai
Tish'a B'Av	Jul 27 Th	The Ninth of Av, fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples
Rosh Hashana	Sep 16-17 Sa‑Su	The Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur	Sep 25 M	Day of Atonement
Sukkot	Sep 30-Oct 1 Sa‑Su Oct 2-6 M‑F	Feast of Tabernacles
Shmini Atzeret	Oct 7 Sa	Eighth Day of Assembly
Simchat Torah	Oct 8 Su	Day of Celebrating the Torah
Chanukah	Dec 8-15 F‑F	The Jewish festival of rededication, also known as the Festival of Lights

Minor holidays

Holiday	Dates	Description
Tu BiShvat	Feb 6 M	New Year for Trees
Shushan Purim	Mar 8 W	Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities
Pesach Sheni	May 5 F	Second Passover, one month after Passover
Lag BaOmer	May 9 Tu	33rd day of counting the Omer
Tu B'Av	Aug 2 W	Jewish holiday of love, similar to Valentine's Day
Leil Selichot	Sep 9 Sa	Prayers for forgiveness in preparation for the High Holidays

Minor fasts

Holiday	Dates	Description
Asara B'Tevet	Jan 3 Tu Dec 22 F	Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem
Ta'anit Esther	Mar 6 M	Fast of Esther
Ta'anit Bechorot	Apr 5 W	Fast of the First Born
Tzom Tammuz	Jul 6 Th	Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple
Tzom Gedaliah	Sep 18 M	Fast of the Seventh Month, commemorates the assassination of the Jewish governor of Judah

Modern holidays

Holiday	Dates	Description
Yom HaShoah	Apr 18 Tu	Holocaust Memorial Day
Yom HaZikaron	Apr 25 Tu	Israeli Memorial Day
Yom HaAtzma'ut	Apr 26 W	Israeli Independence Day
Yom Yerushalayim	May 19 F	Jerusalem Day
Yom HaAliyah	Oct 22 Su	Recognizes Aliyah, immigration to the Jewish State of Israel
Sigd	Nov 13 M	Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur

Special Shabbatot

Holiday	Dates	Description
Shabbat Shekalim	Feb 18 Sa	Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar
Shabbat Zachor	Mar 4 Sa	Shabbat before Purim
Shabbat Parah	Mar 11 Sa	Shabbat of the Red Heifer
Shabbat HaChodesh	Mar 18 Sa	Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan
Shabbat HaGadol	Apr 1 Sa	Shabbat before Pesach
Shabbat Chazon	Jul 22 Sa	Shabbat before Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision)
Shabbat Nachamu	Jul 29 Sa	Shabbat after Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Consolation)
Shabbat Shuva	Sep 23 Sa	Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Shabbat of Returning)

Rosh Chodesh

Holiday	Dates	Description
Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat	Jan 23 M	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Sh'vat
Rosh Chodesh Adar	Feb 21 Tu	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Adar
Rosh Chodesh Nisan	Mar 23 Th	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Nisan
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar	Apr 21 F	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Iyyar
Rosh Chodesh Sivan	May 21 Su	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Sivan
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz	Jun 19 M	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Tamuz
Rosh Chodesh Av	Jul 19 W	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Av
Rosh Chodesh Elul	Aug 17 Th	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Elul
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan	Oct 15 Su	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Cheshvan
Rosh Chodesh Kislev	Nov 14 Tu	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Kislev
Rosh Chodesh Tevet	Dec 13 W	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Tevet