Jewish Holidays 2024

Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for 2024. 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 Oct 3-4, then the holiday begins at sundown on Oct 2 and ends at nightfall on Oct 4.

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 24 Su	Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar
Pesach	Apr 23-24 Tu‑W Apr 25-28 Th‑Su Apr 29-30 M‑Tu	Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread
Shavuot	Jun 12-13 W‑Th	Festival of Weeks, commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai
Tish'a B'Av	Aug 13 Tu	The Ninth of Av, fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples
Rosh Hashana	Oct 3-4 Th‑F	The Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur	Oct 12 Sa	Day of Atonement
Sukkot	Oct 17-18 Th‑F Oct 19-23 Sa‑W	Feast of Tabernacles
Shmini Atzeret	Oct 24 Th	Eighth Day of Assembly
Simchat Torah	Oct 25 F	Day of Celebrating the Torah
Chanukah	Dec 26-Jan 2 Th‑Th	The Jewish festival of rededication, also known as the Festival of Lights

Minor holidays

Holiday	Dates	Description
Tu BiShvat	Jan 25 Th	New Year for Trees
Purim Katan	Feb 23 F	Minor Purim celebration during Adar I on leap years
Shushan Purim	Mar 25 M	Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities
Pesach Sheni	May 22 W	Second Passover, one month after Passover
Lag BaOmer	May 26 Su	33rd day of counting the Omer
Tu B'Av	Aug 19 M	Jewish holiday of love, similar to Valentine's Day
Leil Selichot	Sep 28 Sa	Prayers for forgiveness in preparation for the High Holidays

Minor fasts

Holiday	Dates	Description
Ta'anit Esther	Mar 21 Th	Fast of Esther
Ta'anit Bechorot	Apr 22 M	Fast of the First Born
Tzom Tammuz	Jul 23 Tu	Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple
Tzom Gedaliah	Oct 6 Su	Fast of the Seventh Month, commemorates the assassination of the Jewish governor of Judah

Modern holidays

Holiday	Dates	Description
Yom HaShoah	May 6 M	Holocaust Memorial Day
Yom HaZikaron	May 13 M	Israeli Memorial Day
Yom HaAtzma'ut	May 14 Tu	Israeli Independence Day
Yom Yerushalayim	Jun 5 W	Jerusalem Day
Yom HaAliyah	Nov 8 F	Recognizes Aliyah, immigration to the Jewish State of Israel
Sigd	Nov 30 Sa	Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur

Special Shabbatot

Holiday	Dates	Description
Shabbat Shekalim	Mar 9 Sa	Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar
Shabbat Zachor	Mar 23 Sa	Shabbat before Purim
Shabbat Parah	Mar 30 Sa	Shabbat of the Red Heifer
Shabbat HaChodesh	Apr 6 Sa	Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan
Shabbat HaGadol	Apr 20 Sa	Shabbat before Pesach
Shabbat Chazon	Aug 10 Sa	Shabbat before Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision)
Shabbat Nachamu	Aug 17 Sa	Shabbat after Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Consolation)
Shabbat Shuva	Oct 5 Sa	Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Shabbat of Returning)

Rosh Chodesh

Holiday	Dates	Description
Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat	Jan 11 Th	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Sh'vat
Rosh Chodesh Adar	Feb 9 F	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Adar
Rosh Chodesh Adar II	Mar 10 Su	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Adar II (on leap years)
Rosh Chodesh Nisan	Apr 9 Tu	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Nisan
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar	May 8 W	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Iyyar
Rosh Chodesh Sivan	Jun 7 F	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Sivan
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz	Jul 6 Sa	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Tamuz
Rosh Chodesh Av	Aug 5 M	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Av
Rosh Chodesh Elul	Sep 3 Tu	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Elul
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan	Nov 1 F	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Cheshvan
Rosh Chodesh Kislev	Dec 1 Su	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Kislev
Rosh Chodesh Tevet	Dec 31 Tu	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Tevet