Jewish Holidays 5705-5710

Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 1944-1950, 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 7 and ends at nightfall on Sep 9.

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 		5705
1944‑1945		 5706
1945‑1946		 5707
1946‑1947		 5708
1947‑1948		 5709
1948‑1949
5710
1949‑1950
Rosh Hashana ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ F‑Su
Yom Kippur ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M
Sukkot ‑ Su‑M
‑ Tu‑Su		 ‑ F‑Sa
‑ Su‑F		 ‑ W‑Th
‑ F‑W		 ‑ Su‑M
‑ Tu‑Su		 ‑ Su‑M
‑ Tu‑Su		 ‑ F‑Sa
‑ Su‑F
Shmini Atzeret ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ Su‑M ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa
Chanukah ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F
Purim ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Th‑F
Pesach ‑ W‑Th
‑ F‑Tu
‑ Tu‑W		 ‑ M‑Tu
‑ W‑Su
‑ Su‑M		 ‑ F‑Sa
‑ Su‑Th
‑ Th‑F		 ‑ F‑Sa
‑ Su‑Th
‑ Th‑F		 ‑ W‑Th
‑ F‑Tu
‑ Tu‑W		 ‑ Sa‑Su
‑ M‑F
‑ F‑Sa
Shavuot ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Su‑M
Tish’a B’Av ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ Sa‑Su

Minor holidays  ✡️

Holiday 		5705
1944‑1945		 5706
1945‑1946		 5707
1946‑1947		 5708
1947‑1948		 5709
1948‑1949
5710
1949‑1950
Chag HaBanot ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W
Tu BiShvat ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th
Shushan Purim ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ F‑Sa
Days of the Omer ‑ Th‑Th ‑ Tu‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Sa ‑ Sa‑Sa ‑ Th‑Th ‑ Su‑Su
Pesach Sheni ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Su‑M
Lag BaOmer ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Th‑F
Tu B’Av ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ F‑Sa
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Su‑M
Leil Selichot Sep 1 Sa Sep 21 Sa Sep 6 Sa Sep 25 Sa Sep 17 Sa Sep 2 Sa
Purim Katan ‑ Th‑F ‑ M‑Tu
Shushan Purim Katan ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W
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 		5705
1944‑1945		 5706
1945‑1946		 5707
1946‑1947		 5708
1947‑1948		 5709
1948‑1949
5710
1949‑1950
Tzom Gedaliah Sep 20 W Sep 10 M Sep 29 Su Sep 17 W Oct 6 W Sep 26 M
Asara B’Tevet Dec 26 Tu Dec 14 F Jan 2 Th Dec 23 Tu Jan 11 Tu Dec 30 F
Ta’anit Esther Feb 26 M Mar 14 Th Mar 5 W Mar 24 W Mar 14 M Mar 2 Th
Ta’anit Bechorot Mar 28 W Apr 15 M Apr 4 F Apr 23 F Apr 13 W Mar 30 Th
Tzom Tammuz Jun 28 Th Jul 16 Tu Jul 6 Su Jul 25 Su Jul 14 Th Jul 2 Su

Modern holidays  🇮🇱

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

Holiday 		5705
1944‑1945		 5706
1945‑1946		 5707
1946‑1947		 5708
1947‑1948		 5709
1948‑1949
5710
1949‑1950
Yom HaZikaron ‑ Tu‑W ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Tu‑W
Yom HaAtzma’ut ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ W‑Th

Special Shabbatot  🕍

Holiday 		5705
1944‑1945		 5706
1945‑1946		 5707
1946‑1947		 5708
1947‑1948		 5709
1948‑1949
5710
1949‑1950
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 		5705
1944‑1945		 5706
1945‑1946		 5707
1946‑1947		 5708
1947‑1948		 5709
1948‑1949
5710
1949‑1950
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan ‑ M‑W ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ M‑W ‑ M‑W ‑ Sa‑M
Rosh Chodesh Kislev ‑ W‑F ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ W‑F ‑ M‑Tu
Rosh Chodesh Tevet ‑ F‑Su ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ F‑Su ‑ F‑Su ‑ Tu‑W
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th
Rosh Chodesh Adar ‑ M‑W ‑ W‑F ‑ M‑W ‑ Th‑Sa
Rosh Chodesh Adar I ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ M‑W
Rosh Chodesh Adar II ‑ Sa‑M ‑ W‑F
Rosh Chodesh Nisan ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ Sa‑Su
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ Su‑Tu
Rosh Chodesh Sivan ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ M‑Tu ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Tu‑W
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ F‑Su ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ W‑F
Rosh Chodesh Av ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ F‑Sa
Rosh Chodesh Elul ‑ W‑F ‑ M‑W ‑ F‑Su ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑M