Jewish Holidays 2023-2024

Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for Hebrew Year 5784 (2023-2024). 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 15-Sep 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 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 15‑17, 2023 F‑Su
The Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur	Sep 24‑25, 2023 Su‑M
Day of Atonement
Sukkot	Sep 29‑Oct 1, 2023 F‑Su Oct 2‑6, 2023 M‑F
Feast of Booths
Shmini Atzeret	Oct 6‑7, 2023 F‑Sa
Eighth Day of Assembly
Chanukah	Dec 7‑15, 2023 Th‑F
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication
Pesach	Apr 22‑24, 2024 M‑W Apr 25‑27, 2024 Th‑Sa Apr 28‑30, 2024 Su‑Tu
Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread
Shavuot	Jun 11‑12, 2024 Tu‑W
Festival of Weeks

Minor holidays

Holiday	Dates
Tu BiShvat	Jan 24‑25, 2024 W‑Th
New Year for Trees
Purim Katan	Feb 22‑23, 2024 Th‑F
Minor Purim celebration during Adar I on leap years
Purim	Mar 23‑24, 2024 Sa‑Su
Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther
Shushan Purim	Mar 24‑25, 2024 Su‑M
Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities
Pesach Sheni	May 21‑22, 2024 Tu‑W
Second Passover, one month after Passover
Lag BaOmer	May 25‑26, 2024 Sa‑Su
33rd day of counting the Omer
Tu B'Av	Aug 18‑19, 2024 Su‑M
Minor Jewish holiday of love
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot	Sep 3‑4, 2024 Tu‑W
New Year for Tithing Animals
Leil Selichot	Sep 28, 2024 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 18, 2023 M
Fast of the Seventh Month
Asara B'Tevet	Dec 22, 2023 F
Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem
Ta'anit Esther	Mar 21, 2024 Th
Fast of Esther
Ta'anit Bechorot	Apr 22, 2024 M
Fast of the First Born
Tzom Tammuz	Jul 23, 2024 Tu
Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple
Tish'a B'Av	Aug 12‑13, 2024 M‑Tu
The Ninth of Av

Modern holidays

Holiday	Dates
Yom HaAliyah School Observance	Oct 22‑22, 2023 Su
Aliyah Day observed in Israeli schools
Sigd	Nov 12‑13, 2023 Su‑M
Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur
Yom HaAliyah	Apr 17‑18, 2024 W‑Th
Recognizes Aliyah, immigration to the Jewish State of Israel
Yom HaShoah	May 5‑6, 2024 Su‑M
Holocaust Memorial Day
Yom HaZikaron	May 12‑13, 2024 Su‑M
Israeli Memorial Day
Yom HaAtzma'ut	May 13‑14, 2024 M‑Tu
Israeli Independence Day
Yom Yerushalayim	Jun 4‑5, 2024 Tu‑W
Jerusalem Day

Special Shabbatot

Holiday	Dates
Shabbat Shuva	Sep 22‑23, 2023 F‑Sa
Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Shabbat of Returning)
Shabbat Shirah	Jan 26‑27, 2024 F‑Sa
Shabbat of Song
Shabbat Shekalim	Mar 8‑9, 2024 F‑Sa
Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar
Shabbat Zachor	Mar 22‑23, 2024 F‑Sa
Shabbat before Purim
Shabbat Parah	Mar 29‑30, 2024 F‑Sa
Shabbat of the Red Heifer
Shabbat HaChodesh	Apr 5‑6, 2024 F‑Sa
Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan
Shabbat HaGadol	Apr 19‑20, 2024 F‑Sa
Shabbat before Pesach
Shabbat Chazon	Aug 9‑10, 2024 F‑Sa
Shabbat before Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision)
Shabbat Nachamu	Aug 16‑17, 2024 F‑Sa
Shabbat after Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Consolation)

Rosh Chodesh

Holiday	Dates
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan	Oct 14‑16, 2023 Sa‑M
Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Kislev	Nov 13‑14, 2023 M‑Tu
Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Tevet	Dec 12‑13, 2023 Tu‑W
Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat	Jan 10‑11, 2024 W‑Th
Start of month of Sh'vat on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Adar I	Feb 8‑10, 2024 Th‑Sa
Start of month of Adar I (on leap years) on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Adar II	Mar 9‑11, 2024 Sa‑M
Start of month of Adar II (on leap years) on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Nisan	Apr 8‑9, 2024 M‑Tu
Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar	May 7‑9, 2024 Tu‑Th
Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Sivan	Jun 6‑7, 2024 Th‑F
Start of month of Sivan on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz	Jul 5‑7, 2024 F‑Su
Start of month of Tamuz on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Av	Aug 4‑5, 2024 Su‑M
Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Elul	Sep 2‑4, 2024 M‑W
Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar