Jewish Holidays 5797 (2036-2037)

Jewish Holidays 2036-2037 (Hebrew year 5797)

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

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Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Sun, 21 Sep 2036 sunset - Tue, 23 Sep 2036 nightfall
1-2 Tishrei

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Wed, 24 Sep 2036 dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Tue, 30 Sep 2036 sunset - Wed, 1 Oct 2036 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 🌿🍋

Sun, 5 Oct 2036 sunset - Sun, 12 Oct 2036 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

Sun, 12 Oct 2036 sunset - Tue, 14 Oct 2036 nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
22-23 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.

Shmini Atzeret: Sun, 12 Oct 2036 sunset - Mon, 13 Oct 2036 nightfall
Simchat Torah: Mon, 13 Oct 2036 sunset - Tue, 14 Oct 2036 nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Sat, 13 Dec 2036 sunset - Sun, 21 Dec 2036 nightfall
25 Kislev - 3 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, 28 Dec 2036 dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Fri, 30 Jan 2037 sunset - Sat, 31 Jan 2037 nightfall
15 Sh’vat

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

Purim 🎭️📜

Sat, 28 Feb 2037 sunset - Sun, 1 Mar 2037 nightfall
14 Adar

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, 26 Feb 2037 dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Sun, 1 Mar 2037 sunset - Mon, 2 Mar 2037 nightfall

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

Pesach 🫓🍷

Mon, 30 Mar 2037 sunset - Tue, 7 Apr 2037 nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
15-22 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: Tue, 28 Apr 2037 sunset - Wed, 29 Apr 2037 nightfall

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

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Sat, 2 May 2037 sunset - Sun, 3 May 2037 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: Sat, 12 Apr 2036 sunset - Sat, 31 May 2036 nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Tue, 19 May 2037 sunset - Thu, 21 May 2037 nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
6-7 Sivan

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

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Mon, 20 Jul 2037 sunset - Tue, 21 Jul 2037 nightfall
9 Av

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

Tzom Tammuz: Tue, 30 Jun 2037 dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Sun, 26 Jul 2037 sunset - Mon, 27 Jul 2037 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	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
Hebrew Language Day	WednesdayWed, January 7Jan 7	ThursdayThu, January 8Jan 8	21 Tevet
Family Day	SaturdaySat, February 14Feb 14	SundaySun, February 15Feb 15	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaAliyah	WednesdayWed, March 25Mar 25	ThursdayThu, March 26Mar 26	10 Nisan
Yom HaShoah	SundaySun, April 12Apr 12	MondayMon, April 13Apr 13	28 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	SundaySun, April 19Apr 19	MondayMon, April 20Apr 20	5 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	MondayMon, April 20Apr 20	TuesdayTue, April 21Apr 21	6 Iyyar
Herzl Day	SaturdaySat, April 25Apr 25	SundaySun, April 26Apr 26	11 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	TuesdayTue, May 12May 12	WednesdayWed, May 13May 13	28 Iyyar
Jabotinsky Day	SaturdaySat, July 11Jul 11	SundaySun, July 12Jul 12	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	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
Sh'vat	FridayFri, January 16Jan 16	SaturdaySat, January 17Jan 17
Adar	SaturdaySat, February 14Feb 14	MondayMon, February 16Feb 16
Nisan	MondayMon, March 16Mar 16	TuesdayTue, March 17Mar 17
Iyyar	TuesdayTue, April 14Apr 14	ThursdayThu, April 16Apr 16
Sivan	ThursdayThu, May 14May 14	FridayFri, May 15May 15
Tamuz	FridayFri, June 12Jun 12	SundaySun, June 14Jun 14
Av	SundaySun, July 12Jul 12	MondayMon, July 13Jul 13
Elul	MondayMon, August 10Aug 10	WednesdayWed, August 12Aug 12

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