Jewish Holidays 2027

Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for 2027. 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 2-3, then the holiday begins at sundown on Oct 1 and ends at nightfall on Oct 3.

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 23 Tu	Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar
Pesach	Apr 22-23 Th‑F Apr 24-27 Sa‑Tu Apr 28-29 W‑Th	Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread
Shavuot	Jun 11-12 F‑Sa	Festival of Weeks, commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai
Tish'a B'Av	Aug 12 Th	The Ninth of Av, fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples
Rosh Hashana	Oct 2-3 Sa‑Su	The Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur	Oct 11 M	Day of Atonement
Sukkot	Oct 16-17 Sa‑Su Oct 18-22 M‑F	Feast of Tabernacles
Shmini Atzeret	Oct 23 Sa	Eighth Day of Assembly
Simchat Torah	Oct 24 Su	Day of Celebrating the Torah
Chanukah	Dec 25-Jan 1 Sa‑Sa	The Jewish festival of rededication, also known as the Festival of Lights

Minor holidays

Holiday	Dates	Description
Tu BiShvat	Jan 23 Sa	New Year for Trees
Purim Katan	Feb 21 Su	Minor Purim celebration during Adar I on leap years
Shushan Purim	Mar 24 W	Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities
Pesach Sheni	May 21 F	Second Passover, one month after Passover
Lag BaOmer	May 25 Tu	33rd day of counting the Omer
Tu B'Av	Aug 18 W	Jewish holiday of love, similar to Valentine's Day
Leil Selichot	Sep 25 Sa	Prayers for forgiveness in preparation for the High Holidays

Minor fasts

Holiday	Dates	Description
Ta'anit Esther	Mar 22 M	Fast of Esther
Ta'anit Bechorot	Apr 21 W	Fast of the First Born
Tzom Tammuz	Jul 22 Th	Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple
Tzom Gedaliah	Oct 4 M	Fast of the Seventh Month, commemorates the assassination of the Jewish governor of Judah

Modern holidays

Holiday	Dates	Description
Yom HaShoah	May 4 Tu	Holocaust Memorial Day
Yom HaZikaron	May 11 Tu	Israeli Memorial Day
Yom HaAtzma'ut	May 12 W	Israeli Independence Day
Yom Yerushalayim	Jun 4 F	Jerusalem Day
Yom HaAliyah	Nov 7 Su	Recognizes Aliyah, immigration to the Jewish State of Israel
Sigd	Nov 29 M	Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur

Special Shabbatot

Holiday	Dates	Description
Shabbat Shekalim	Mar 6 Sa	Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar
Shabbat Zachor	Mar 20 Sa	Shabbat before Purim
Shabbat Parah	Mar 27 Sa	Shabbat of the Red Heifer
Shabbat HaChodesh	Apr 3 Sa	Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan
Shabbat HaGadol	Apr 17 Sa	Shabbat before Pesach
Shabbat Chazon	Aug 7 Sa	Shabbat before Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision)
Shabbat Nachamu	Aug 14 Sa	Shabbat after Tish'a B'Av (Shabbat of Consolation)
Shabbat Shuva	Oct 9 Sa	Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Shabbat of Returning)

Rosh Chodesh

Holiday	Dates	Description
Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat	Jan 9 Sa	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Sh'vat
Rosh Chodesh Adar	Feb 7 Su	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Adar
Rosh Chodesh Adar II	Mar 9 Tu	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Adar II (on leap years)
Rosh Chodesh Nisan	Apr 8 Th	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Nisan
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar	May 7 F	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Iyyar
Rosh Chodesh Sivan	Jun 6 Su	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Sivan
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz	Jul 5 M	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Tamuz
Rosh Chodesh Av	Aug 4 W	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Av
Rosh Chodesh Elul	Sep 2 Th	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Elul
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan	Oct 31 Su	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Cheshvan
Rosh Chodesh Kislev	Nov 30 Tu	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Kislev
Rosh Chodesh Tevet	Dec 30 Th	Beginning of new Hebrew month of Tevet