Jewish Holidays 2024-2025

Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for Hebrew Year 5785 (2024-2025). 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 Oct 2-Oct 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 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	Oct 2‑4, 2024 W‑F
The Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur	Oct 11‑12, 2024 F‑Sa
Day of Atonement
Sukkot	Oct 16‑18, 2024 W‑F Oct 19‑23, 2024 Sa‑W
Feast of Booths
Shmini Atzeret	Oct 23‑24, 2024 W‑Th
Eighth Day of Assembly
Simchat Torah	Oct 24‑25, 2024 Th‑F
Day of Celebrating the Torah
Chanukah	Dec 25‑Jan 2, 2025 W‑Th
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication
Pesach	Apr 12‑14, 2025 Sa‑M Apr 15‑17, 2025 Tu‑Th Apr 18‑20, 2025 F‑Su
Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread
Shavuot	Jun 1‑3, 2025 Su‑Tu
Festival of Weeks

Minor holidays

Holiday	Dates
Tu BiShvat	Feb 12‑13, 2025 W‑Th
New Year for Trees
Purim	Mar 13‑14, 2025 Th‑F
Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther
Shushan Purim	Mar 15‑16, 2025 Sa‑Su
Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities
Pesach Sheni	May 11‑12, 2025 Su‑M
Second Passover, one month after Passover
Lag BaOmer	May 15‑16, 2025 Th‑F
33rd day of counting the Omer
Tu B'Av	Aug 8‑9, 2025 F‑Sa
Minor Jewish holiday of love
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot	Aug 24‑25, 2025 Su‑M
New Year for Tithing Animals
Leil Selichot	Sep 13, 2025 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	Oct 6, 2024 Su
Fast of the Seventh Month
Asara B'Tevet	Jan 10, 2025 F
Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem
Ta'anit Esther	Mar 13, 2025 Th
Fast of Esther
Ta'anit Bechorot	Apr 10, 2025 Th
Fast of the First Born
Tzom Tammuz	Jul 13, 2025 Su
Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple
Tish'a B'Av	Aug 2‑3, 2025 Sa‑Su
The Ninth of Av

Modern holidays

Holiday	Dates
Yom HaAliyah School Observance	Nov 8‑8, 2024 F
Aliyah Day observed in Israeli schools
Sigd	Nov 29‑30, 2024 F‑Sa
Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur
Yom HaAliyah	Apr 7‑8, 2025 M‑Tu
Recognizes Aliyah, immigration to the Jewish State of Israel
Yom HaShoah	Apr 23‑24, 2025 W‑Th
Holocaust Memorial Day
Yom HaZikaron	Apr 29‑30, 2025 Tu‑W
Israeli Memorial Day
Yom HaAtzma'ut	Apr 30‑May 1, 2025 W‑Th
Israeli Independence Day
Yom Yerushalayim	May 25‑26, 2025 Su‑M
Jerusalem Day

Special Shabbatot

Holiday	Dates
Shabbat Shuva	Oct 4‑5, 2024 F‑Sa
Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Shabbat of Returning)
Shabbat Shirah	Feb 7‑8, 2025 F‑Sa
Shabbat of Song
Shabbat Shekalim	Feb 28‑Mar 1, 2025 F‑Sa
Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar
Shabbat Zachor	Mar 7‑8, 2025 F‑Sa
Shabbat before Purim
Shabbat Parah	Mar 21‑22, 2025 F‑Sa
Shabbat of the Red Heifer
Shabbat HaChodesh	Mar 28‑29, 2025 F‑Sa
Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan
Shabbat HaGadol	Apr 11‑12, 2025 F‑Sa
Shabbat before Pesach
Shabbat Chazon	Aug 1‑2, 2025 F‑Sa
Shabbat before Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision)
Shabbat Nachamu	Aug 8‑9, 2025 F‑Sa
Shabbat after Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Consolation)

Rosh Chodesh

Holiday	Dates
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan	Oct 31‑Nov 2, 2024 Th‑Sa
Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Kislev	Nov 30‑Dec 2, 2024 Sa‑M
Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Tevet	Dec 30‑Jan 1, 2025 M‑W
Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat	Jan 29‑30, 2025 W‑Th
Start of month of Sh'vat on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Adar	Feb 27‑Mar 1, 2025 Th‑Sa
Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Nisan	Mar 29‑30, 2025 Sa‑Su
Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar	Apr 27‑29, 2025 Su‑Tu
Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Sivan	May 27‑28, 2025 Tu‑W
Start of month of Sivan on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz	Jun 25‑27, 2025 W‑F
Start of month of Tamuz on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Av	Jul 25‑26, 2025 F‑Sa
Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Elul	Aug 23‑25, 2025 Sa‑M
Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar