Jewish Holidays 2025 for Israel

Jewish Holidays 2025

Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays, observances and customs, holiday Torah readings.

Calendar year

Show dates for

Asara B’Tevet

Fri, 10 January dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5785

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Wed, 12 February sunset - Thu, 13 February nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5785

New Year for Trees. Tu BiShvat is one of four “New Years” mentioned in the Mishnah.

Purim 🎭️📜

Thu, 13 March sunset - Fri, 14 March nightfall
14 Adar 5785

Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination.

Ta'anit Esther: Thu, 13 March dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Fri, 14 March sunset - Sat, 15 March nightfall

Traditional symbols on a seder plate for the Jewish festival of Passover

Pesach 🫓

Sat, 12 April sunset - Sat, 19 April nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
15-21 Nisan 5785

Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt.

Pesach Sheni: Sun, 11 May sunset - Mon, 12 May nightfall

Crackling bonfire on a dark background, CC0, photo by Matheus Bertelli

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Thu, 15 May sunset - Fri, 16 May nightfall
18 Iyyar 5785

33rd day of counting the Omer. The holiday is a temporary break from the semi-mourning period the counting of the Omer. Practices include lighting bonfires, getting haircuts, and Jewish weddings.

Days of the Omer: Sun, 13 April sunset - Sun, 1 June nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Sun, 1 June sunset - Mon, 2 June nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
6 Sivan 5785

Festival of Weeks. Commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Sat, 2 August sunset - Sun, 3 August nightfall
9 Av 5785

The Ninth of Av. Fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples.

Tzom Tammuz: Sun, 13 July dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Fri, 8 August sunset - Sat, 9 August nightfall
15 Av 5785

Minor Jewish holiday of love. Observed on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Av.

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Mon, 22 September sunset - Wed, 24 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5786

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Thu, 25 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Wed, 1 October sunset - Thu, 2 October nightfall
10 Tishrei 5786

Day of Atonement. The holiest day of the year in Judaism, traditionally observed with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer.

Lulav (date palm frond), hadass (myrtle), aravah (willow), and etrog (citron) on a red tablecloth

Sukkot 🌿🍋

Mon, 6 October sunset - Mon, 13 October nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5786

Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, shalosh regalim).

Prayer shawl (tallit) with Torah scroll in a synagogue

Shmini Atzeret & Simchat Torah

Mon, 13 October sunset - Tue, 14 October nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
22 Tishrei 5786

Eighth Day of Assembly. Immediately following Sukkot, it is observed as a separate holiday in the Diaspora and is combined with Simchat Torah in Israel.

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Sun, 14 December sunset - Mon, 22 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5786

Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah).

Asara B’Tevet

Tue, 30 December dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5786

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Modern holidays 🇮🇱

Modern Israeli holidays are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
Hebrew Language Day	MondayMon, January 20Jan 20	TuesdayTue, January 21Jan 21	21 Tevet
Family Day	ThursdayThu, February 27Feb 27	FridayFri, February 28Feb 28	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaAliyah	MondayMon, April 7Apr 7	TuesdayTue, April 8Apr 8	10 Nisan
Yom HaShoah	WednesdayWed, April 23Apr 23	ThursdayThu, April 24Apr 24	26 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	TuesdayTue, April 29Apr 29	WednesdayWed, April 30Apr 30	2 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	WednesdayWed, April 30Apr 30	ThursdayThu, May 1May 1	3 Iyyar
Herzl Day	WednesdayWed, May 7May 7	ThursdayThu, May 8May 8	10 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	SundaySun, May 25May 25	MondayMon, May 26May 26	28 Iyyar
Jabotinsky Day	ThursdayThu, July 24Jul 24	FridayFri, July 25Jul 25	29 Tamuz
Yom HaAliyah School Observance	WednesdayWed, October 29Oct 29	WednesdayWed, October 29Oct 29	7 Cheshvan
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day	SundaySun, November 2Nov 2	MondayMon, November 3Nov 3	12 Cheshvan
Sigd	WednesdayWed, November 19Nov 19	ThursdayThu, November 20Nov 20	29 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	TuesdayTue, November 25Nov 25	WednesdayWed, November 26Nov 26	6 Kislev

Rosh Chodesh 🌒

רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon.

Note: the first day of Tishrei is not considered Rosh Chodesh. The holiday that occurs on the 1st day of Tishrei is called Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. For the month of Tishrei, the major holiday of Rosh Hashana takes precedence over what would be a minor holiday.

Rosh Chodesh	Starts	Ends
Tevet	TuesdayTue, December 31Dec 31	WednesdayWed, January 1Jan 1
Sh'vat	WednesdayWed, January 29Jan 29	ThursdayThu, January 30Jan 30
Adar	ThursdayThu, February 27Feb 27	SaturdaySat, March 1Mar 1
Nisan	SaturdaySat, March 29Mar 29	SundaySun, March 30Mar 30
Iyyar	SundaySun, April 27Apr 27	TuesdayTue, April 29Apr 29
Sivan	TuesdayTue, May 27May 27	WednesdayWed, May 28May 28
Tamuz	WednesdayWed, June 25Jun 25	FridayFri, June 27Jun 27
Av	FridayFri, July 25Jul 25	SaturdaySat, July 26Jul 26
Elul	SaturdaySat, August 23Aug 23	MondayMon, August 25Aug 25
Cheshvan	TuesdayTue, October 21Oct 21	ThursdayThu, October 23Oct 23
Kislev	ThursdayThu, November 20Nov 20	FridayFri, November 21Nov 21
Tevet	FridayFri, December 19Dec 19	SundaySun, December 21Dec 21

Month view

Download

Perpetual calendar feed for Apple, Google, Microsoft Outlook, or to any desktop program that supports iCalendar (.ics) files

Customize

Create and download a custom calendar with event titles in different languages, candle-lighting times for Shabbat and holidays, daily learning schedules, etc

Printable PDF, one page per month, in landscape