Jewish Holidays 2031 for Israel

Jewish Holidays 2031

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

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Asara B’Tevet

Sun, 5 January dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5791

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Fri, 7 February sunset - Sat, 8 February nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5791

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Sat, 8 March sunset - Sun, 9 March nightfall
14 Adar 5791

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, 6 March dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Sun, 9 March sunset - Mon, 10 March nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓

Mon, 7 April sunset - Mon, 14 April nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
15-21 Nisan 5791

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: Tue, 6 May sunset - Wed, 7 May nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Sat, 10 May sunset - Sun, 11 May nightfall
18 Iyyar 5791

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: Tue, 8 April sunset - Tue, 27 May nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Tue, 27 May sunset - Wed, 28 May nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
6 Sivan 5791

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Mon, 28 July sunset - Tue, 29 July nightfall
9 Av 5791

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

Tzom Tammuz: Tue, 8 July dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Sun, 3 August sunset - Mon, 4 August nightfall
15 Av 5791

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

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Wed, 17 September sunset - Fri, 19 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5792

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Sun, 21 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Fri, 26 September sunset - Sat, 27 September nightfall
10 Tishrei 5792

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 🌿🍋

Wed, 1 October sunset - Wed, 8 October nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5792

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

Wed, 8 October sunset - Thu, 9 October nightfall
Dates listed are for Israel 🇮🇱
22 Tishrei 5792

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 🕎

Tue, 9 December sunset - Wed, 17 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5792

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

Thu, 25 December dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5792

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	WednesdayWed, January 15Jan 15	ThursdayThu, January 16Jan 16	21 Tevet
Family Day	SaturdaySat, February 22Feb 22	SundaySun, February 23Feb 23	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaAliyah	WednesdayWed, April 2Apr 2	ThursdayThu, April 3Apr 3	10 Nisan
Yom HaShoah	SundaySun, April 20Apr 20	MondayMon, April 21Apr 21	28 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	SundaySun, April 27Apr 27	MondayMon, April 28Apr 28	5 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	MondayMon, April 28Apr 28	TuesdayTue, April 29Apr 29	6 Iyyar
Herzl Day	SaturdaySat, May 3May 3	SundaySun, May 4May 4	11 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	TuesdayTue, May 20May 20	WednesdayWed, May 21May 21	28 Iyyar
Jabotinsky Day	SaturdaySat, July 19Jul 19	SundaySun, July 20Jul 20	29 Tamuz
Yom HaAliyah School Observance	FridayFri, October 24Oct 24	FridayFri, October 24Oct 24	7 Cheshvan
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day	TuesdayTue, October 28Oct 28	WednesdayWed, October 29Oct 29	12 Cheshvan
Sigd	WednesdayWed, November 12Nov 12	ThursdayThu, November 13Nov 13	27 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	SaturdaySat, November 22Nov 22	SundaySun, November 23Nov 23	8 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
Sh'vat	FridayFri, January 24Jan 24	SaturdaySat, January 25Jan 25
Adar	SaturdaySat, February 22Feb 22	MondayMon, February 24Feb 24
Nisan	MondayMon, March 24Mar 24	TuesdayTue, March 25Mar 25
Iyyar	TuesdayTue, April 22Apr 22	ThursdayThu, April 24Apr 24
Sivan	ThursdayThu, May 22May 22	FridayFri, May 23May 23
Tamuz	FridayFri, June 20Jun 20	SundaySun, June 22Jun 22
Av	SundaySun, July 20Jul 20	MondayMon, July 21Jul 21
Elul	MondayMon, August 18Aug 18	WednesdayWed, August 20Aug 20
Cheshvan	ThursdayThu, October 16Oct 16	SaturdaySat, October 18Oct 18
Kislev	SaturdaySat, November 15Nov 15	SundaySun, November 16Nov 16
Tevet	SundaySun, December 14Dec 14	TuesdayTue, December 16Dec 16

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