Jewish Holidays 2036

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

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Asara B’Tevet

Thu, 10 January dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5796

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Tue, 12 February sunset - Wed, 13 February nightfall
15 Sh’vat 5796

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Wed, 12 March sunset - Thu, 13 March nightfall
14 Adar 5796

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: Wed, 12 March dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Thu, 13 March sunset - Fri, 14 March nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Fri, 11 April sunset - Sat, 19 April nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
15-22 Nisan 5796

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: Sat, 10 May sunset - Sun, 11 May nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Wed, 14 May sunset - Thu, 15 May nightfall
18 Iyyar 5796

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: Sat, 12 April sunset - Sat, 31 May nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Sat, 31 May sunset - Mon, 2 June nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
6-7 Sivan 5796

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Sat, 2 August sunset - Sun, 3 August nightfall
10 Av 5796

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

Tzom Tammuz: Sun, 13 July dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Thu, 7 August sunset - Fri, 8 August nightfall
15 Av 5796

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

Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Sun, 21 September sunset - Tue, 23 September nightfall
1-2 Tishrei 5797

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Wed, 24 September dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Tue, 30 September sunset - Wed, 1 October nightfall
10 Tishrei 5797

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 🌿🍋

Sun, 5 October sunset - Sun, 12 October nightfall
15-21 Tishrei 5797

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

Sun, 12 October sunset - Tue, 14 October nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
22-23 Tishrei 5797

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.

Shmini Atzeret: Sun, 12 October sunset - Mon, 13 October nightfall
Simchat Torah: Mon, 13 October sunset - Tue, 14 October nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Sat, 13 December sunset - Sun, 21 December nightfall
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5797

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, 28 December dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet 5797

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	SundaySun, January 20Jan 20	MondayMon, January 21Jan 21	21 Tevet
Family Day	WednesdayWed, February 27Feb 27	ThursdayThu, February 28Feb 28	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaAliyah	SundaySun, April 6Apr 6	MondayMon, April 7Apr 7	10 Nisan
Yom HaShoah	WednesdayWed, April 23Apr 23	ThursdayThu, April 24Apr 24	27 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	TuesdayTue, April 29Apr 29	WednesdayWed, April 30Apr 30	3 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	WednesdayWed, April 30Apr 30	ThursdayThu, May 1May 1	4 Iyyar
Herzl Day	TuesdayTue, May 6May 6	WednesdayWed, May 7May 7	10 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	SaturdaySat, May 24May 24	SundaySun, May 25May 25	28 Iyyar
Jabotinsky Day	WednesdayWed, July 23Jul 23	ThursdayThu, July 24Jul 24	29 Tamuz
Yom HaAliyah School Observance	TuesdayTue, October 28Oct 28	TuesdayTue, October 28Oct 28	7 Cheshvan
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day	SaturdaySat, November 1Nov 1	SundaySun, November 2Nov 2	12 Cheshvan
Sigd	TuesdayTue, November 18Nov 18	WednesdayWed, November 19Nov 19	29 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	MondayMon, November 24Nov 24	TuesdayTue, November 25Nov 25	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	MondayMon, December 31Dec 31	TuesdayTue, January 1Jan 1
Sh'vat	TuesdayTue, January 29Jan 29	WednesdayWed, January 30Jan 30
Adar	WednesdayWed, February 27Feb 27	FridayFri, February 29Feb 29
Nisan	FridayFri, March 28Mar 28	SaturdaySat, March 29Mar 29
Iyyar	SaturdaySat, April 26Apr 26	MondayMon, April 28Apr 28
Sivan	MondayMon, May 26May 26	TuesdayTue, May 27May 27
Tamuz	TuesdayTue, June 24Jun 24	ThursdayThu, June 26Jun 26
Av	ThursdayThu, July 24Jul 24	FridayFri, July 25Jul 25
Elul	FridayFri, August 22Aug 22	SundaySun, August 24Aug 24
Cheshvan	MondayMon, October 20Oct 20	WednesdayWed, October 22Oct 22
Kislev	WednesdayWed, November 19Nov 19	ThursdayThu, November 20Nov 20
Tevet	ThursdayThu, December 18Dec 18	FridayFri, December 19Dec 19

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