Jewish Holidays 5016-5021

Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 1255-1261, as observed in Israel. Each holiday page includes a brief overview of special observances and customs, and any special Torah readings.

Except for minor fasts, holidays begin at sundown on the first date specified and end at nightfall on the last date specified. For example, if the dates for Rosh Hashana are listed as -, then the holiday begins at sundown on Sep 27 and ends at nightfall on Sep 29.

This page displays the Israel holiday schedule. The Diaspora schedule is used by Jews living outside of modern Israel.

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Major holidays  ✡️

Dates in bold are yom tov, so they have similar obligations and restrictions to Shabbat in the sense that normal “work” is forbidden.

Holiday 		5016
1255‑1256		 5017
1256‑1257		 5018
1257‑1258		 5019
1258‑1259		 5020
1259‑1260
5021
1260‑1261
Rosh Hashana ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ F‑Su ‑ F‑Su ‑ M‑W
Yom Kippur ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th
Sukkot ‑ F‑Sa
‑ Su‑F		 ‑ W‑Th
‑ F‑W		 ‑ Su‑M
‑ Tu‑Su		 ‑ F‑Sa
‑ Su‑F		 ‑ F‑Sa
‑ Su‑F		 ‑ M‑Tu
‑ W‑M
Shmini Atzeret ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ M‑Tu
Chanukah ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Th‑F ‑ Su‑M
Purim ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Th‑F ‑ M‑Tu
Pesach ‑ M‑Tu
‑ W‑Su
‑ Su‑M		 ‑ F‑Sa
‑ Su‑Th
‑ Th‑F		 ‑ W‑Th
‑ F‑Tu
‑ Tu‑W		 ‑ W‑Th
‑ F‑Tu
‑ Tu‑W		 ‑ Sa‑Su
‑ M‑F
‑ F‑Sa		 ‑ W‑Th
‑ F‑Tu
‑ Tu‑W
Shavuot ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Th‑F ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F
Tish’a B’Av ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ W‑Th ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th

Minor holidays  ✡️

Holiday 		5016
1255‑1256		 5017
1256‑1257		 5018
1257‑1258		 5019
1258‑1259		 5020
1259‑1260
5021
1260‑1261
Chag HaBanot ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ F‑Sa
Tu BiShvat ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ Su‑M
Purim Katan ‑ Th‑F ‑ Sa‑Su
Shushan Purim Katan ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑M
Shushan Purim ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Tu‑W ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W
Days of the Omer ‑ Tu‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Sa ‑ Th‑Th ‑ Th‑Th ‑ Su‑Su ‑ Th‑Th
Pesach Sheni ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Th‑F ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F
Lag BaOmer ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Th‑F ‑ M‑Tu
Tu B’Av ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Tu‑W ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Th‑F ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F
Leil Selichot Sep 23 Sa Sep 8 Sa Aug 31 Sa Sep 20 Sa Sep 4 Sa Aug 27 Sa
Purim Meshulash ‑ Sa‑Su

Minor fasts  

Minor fasts begin at dawn and end at nightfall.

Tish'a B'Av begins at sundown on the first date specified and ends at nightfall on the second date specified.

Holiday 		5016
1255‑1256		 5017
1256‑1257		 5018
1257‑1258		 5019
1258‑1259		 5020
1259‑1260
5021
1260‑1261
Tzom Gedaliah Sep 13 M Oct 1 Su Sep 19 W Sep 9 M Sep 29 M Sep 16 Th
Asara B’Tevet Dec 17 F Jan 4 Th Dec 25 Tu Dec 15 Su Jan 2 F Dec 21 Tu
Ta’anit Esther Mar 16 Th Mar 7 W Feb 25 M Mar 17 M Mar 4 Th Feb 21 M
Ta’anit Bechorot Apr 17 M Apr 6 F Mar 27 W Apr 16 W Apr 1 Th Mar 23 W
Tzom Tammuz Jul 18 Tu Jul 8 Su Jun 27 Th Jul 17 Th Jul 4 Su Jun 23 Th

Modern holidays  🇮🇱

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

Holiday 		5016
1255‑1256		 5017
1256‑1257		 5018
1257‑1258		 5019
1258‑1259		 5020
1259‑1260
5021
1260‑1261

Special Shabbatot  🕍

Holiday 		5016
1255‑1256		 5017
1256‑1257		 5018
1257‑1258		 5019
1258‑1259		 5020
1259‑1260
5021
1260‑1261
Shabbat Shuva ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa
Shabbat Shirah ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa
Shabbat Shekalim ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa
Shabbat Zachor ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa
Shabbat Parah ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa
Shabbat HaChodesh ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa
Shabbat HaGadol ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa
Shabbat Chazon ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa
Shabbat Nachamu ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa

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.

Holiday 		5016
1255‑1256		 5017
1256‑1257		 5018
1257‑1258		 5019
1258‑1259		 5020
1259‑1260
5021
1260‑1261
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ M‑W ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Tu‑Th
Rosh Chodesh Kislev ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ M‑W ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Th‑F
Rosh Chodesh Tevet ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ F‑Su
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ Su‑M
Rosh Chodesh Adar ‑ W‑F ‑ M‑W ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ M‑W
Rosh Chodesh Adar I ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ Sa‑M
Rosh Chodesh Adar II ‑ Sa‑M ‑ M‑W
Rosh Chodesh Nisan ‑ M‑Tu ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ W‑Th ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ Th‑Sa
Rosh Chodesh Sivan ‑ Th‑F ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz ‑ F‑Su ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ W‑F ‑ Su‑Tu
Rosh Chodesh Av ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Tu‑W ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W
Rosh Chodesh Elul ‑ M‑W ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑M ‑ W‑F