Jewish Holidays 5787 (2026-2027) for Israel

Jewish Holidays 2026-2027 (Hebrew year 5787)

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

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Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 sunset - Sun, 13 Sep 2026 nightfall
1-2 Tishrei

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 sunset - Mon, 21 Sep 2026 nightfall
10 Tishrei

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 🌿🍋

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 sunset - Fri, 2 Oct 2026 nightfall
15-21 Tishrei

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

Fri, 2 Oct 2026 sunset - Sat, 3 Oct 2026 nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
22 Tishrei

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 🕎

Fri, 4 Dec 2026 sunset - Sat, 12 Dec 2026 nightfall
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet

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

Sun, 20 Dec 2026 dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Fri, 22 Jan 2027 sunset - Sat, 23 Jan 2027 nightfall
15 Sh’vat

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Mon, 22 Mar 2027 sunset - Tue, 23 Mar 2027 nightfall
14 Adar II

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: Mon, 22 Mar 2027 dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Tue, 23 Mar 2027 sunset - Wed, 24 Mar 2027 nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓

Wed, 21 Apr 2027 sunset - Wed, 28 Apr 2027 nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
15-21 Nisan

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: Thu, 20 May 2027 sunset - Fri, 21 May 2027 nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Mon, 24 May 2027 sunset - Tue, 25 May 2027 nightfall
18 Iyyar

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: Thu, 2 Apr 2026 sunset - Thu, 21 May 2026 nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Thu, 10 Jun 2027 sunset - Fri, 11 Jun 2027 nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
6 Sivan

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Wed, 11 Aug 2027 sunset - Thu, 12 Aug 2027 nightfall
9 Av

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

Tzom Tammuz: Thu, 22 Jul 2027 dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Tue, 17 Aug 2027 sunset - Wed, 18 Aug 2027 nightfall
15 Av

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

Modern holidays 🇮🇱

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

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
Yom HaAliyah School Observance	SundaySun, October 18Oct 18	SundaySun, October 18Oct 18	7 Cheshvan
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day	WednesdayWed, October 21Oct 21	ThursdayThu, October 22Oct 22	11 Cheshvan
Sigd	SundaySun, November 8Nov 8	MondayMon, November 9Nov 9	29 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	SundaySun, November 15Nov 15	MondayMon, November 16Nov 16	6 Kislev
Hebrew Language Day	WednesdayWed, December 30Dec 30	ThursdayThu, December 31Dec 31	21 Tevet
Family Day	SaturdaySat, February 6Feb 6	SundaySun, February 7Feb 7	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaAliyah	FridayFri, April 16Apr 16	SaturdaySat, April 17Apr 17	10 Nisan
Yom HaShoah	MondayMon, May 3May 3	TuesdayTue, May 4May 4	27 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	MondayMon, May 10May 10	TuesdayTue, May 11May 11	4 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	TuesdayTue, May 11May 11	WednesdayWed, May 12May 12	5 Iyyar
Herzl Day	SundaySun, May 16May 16	MondayMon, May 17May 17	10 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	ThursdayThu, June 3Jun 3	FridayFri, June 4Jun 4	28 Iyyar
Jabotinsky Day	MondayMon, August 2Aug 2	TuesdayTue, August 3Aug 3	29 Tamuz

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
Cheshvan	SaturdaySat, October 10Oct 10	MondayMon, October 12Oct 12
Kislev	MondayMon, November 9Nov 9	WednesdayWed, November 11Nov 11
Tevet	WednesdayWed, December 9Dec 9	FridayFri, December 11Dec 11
Sh'vat	FridayFri, January 8Jan 8	SaturdaySat, January 9Jan 9
Adar I	SaturdaySat, February 6Feb 6	MondayMon, February 8Feb 8
Adar II	MondayMon, March 8Mar 8	WednesdayWed, March 10Mar 10
Nisan	WednesdayWed, April 7Apr 7	ThursdayThu, April 8Apr 8
Iyyar	ThursdayThu, May 6May 6	SaturdaySat, May 8May 8
Sivan	SaturdaySat, June 5Jun 5	SundaySun, June 6Jun 6
Tamuz	SundaySun, July 4Jul 4	TuesdayTue, July 6Jul 6
Av	TuesdayTue, August 3Aug 3	WednesdayWed, August 4Aug 4
Elul	WednesdayWed, September 1Sep 1	FridayFri, September 3Sep 3

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