Jewish Holidays 5716-5721

Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 1955-1961, 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 5 and ends at nightfall on Sep 7.

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 		5716
1955‑1956		 5717
1956‑1957		 5718
1957‑1958		 5719
1958‑1959		 5720
1959‑1960
5721
1960‑1961
Rosh Hashana ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ W‑F ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F
Yom Kippur ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa
Sukkot ‑ F‑Sa
‑ Su‑F		 ‑ W‑Th
‑ F‑W		 ‑ W‑Th
‑ F‑W		 ‑ Su‑M
‑ Tu‑Su		 ‑ F‑Sa
‑ Su‑F		 ‑ W‑Th
‑ F‑W
Shmini Atzeret ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ W‑Th ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th
Chanukah ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W
Purim ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th
Pesach ‑ M‑Tu
‑ W‑Su
‑ Su‑M		 ‑ M‑Tu
‑ W‑Su
‑ Su‑M		 ‑ F‑Sa
‑ Su‑Th
‑ Th‑F		 ‑ W‑Th
‑ F‑Tu
‑ Tu‑W		 ‑ M‑Tu
‑ W‑Su
‑ Su‑M		 ‑ F‑Sa
‑ Su‑Th
‑ Th‑F
Shavuot ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su
Tish’a B’Av ‑ M‑Tu ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su

Minor holidays  ✡️

Holiday 		5716
1955‑1956		 5717
1956‑1957		 5718
1957‑1958		 5719
1958‑1959		 5720
1959‑1960
5721
1960‑1961
Chag HaBanot ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ W‑Th ‑ Su‑M
Tu BiShvat ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W
Shushan Purim ‑ Su‑M ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F
Days of the Omer ‑ Tu‑Tu ‑ Tu‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Sa ‑ Th‑Th ‑ Tu‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Sa
Pesach Sheni ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su
Lag BaOmer ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th
Tu B’Av ‑ Su‑M ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su
Leil Selichot Sep 1 Sa Sep 21 Sa Sep 6 Sa Sep 26 Sa Sep 17 Sa Sep 2 Sa
Purim Katan ‑ Th‑F ‑ Sa‑Su
Shushan Purim Katan ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Su‑M

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 		5716
1955‑1956		 5717
1956‑1957		 5718
1957‑1958		 5719
1958‑1959		 5720
1959‑1960
5721
1960‑1961
Tzom Gedaliah Sep 19 M Sep 9 Su Sep 29 Su Sep 17 W Oct 5 M Sep 25 Su
Asara B’Tevet Dec 25 Su Dec 14 F Jan 2 Th Dec 21 Su Jan 10 Su Dec 29 Th
Ta’anit Esther Feb 23 Th Mar 14 Th Mar 5 W Mar 23 M Mar 10 Th Mar 1 W
Ta’anit Bechorot Mar 26 M Apr 15 M Apr 4 F Apr 22 W Apr 11 M Mar 31 F
Tzom Tammuz Jun 26 Tu Jul 16 Tu Jul 6 Su Jul 23 Th Jul 12 Tu Jul 2 Su

Modern holidays  🇮🇱

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

Holiday 		5716
1955‑1956		 5717
1956‑1957		 5718
1957‑1958		 5719
1958‑1959		 5720
1959‑1960
5721
1960‑1961
Yom HaShoah ‑ Su‑M ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th
Yom HaZikaron ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Tu‑W ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Tu‑W
Yom HaAtzma’ut ‑ Su‑M ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th

Special Shabbatot  🕍

Holiday 		5716
1955‑1956		 5717
1956‑1957		 5718
1957‑1958		 5719
1958‑1959		 5720
1959‑1960
5721
1960‑1961
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 		5716
1955‑1956		 5717
1956‑1957		 5718
1957‑1958		 5719
1958‑1959		 5720
1959‑1960
5721
1960‑1961
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ M‑W ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa
Rosh Chodesh Kislev ‑ M‑W ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑W ‑ Sa‑Su
Rosh Chodesh Tevet ‑ W‑F ‑ M‑W ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ Th‑F ‑ W‑F ‑ Su‑Tu
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W
Rosh Chodesh Adar ‑ Sa‑M ‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑M ‑ W‑F
Rosh Chodesh Adar I ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ Sa‑M
Rosh Chodesh Adar II ‑ Sa‑M ‑ M‑W
Rosh Chodesh Nisan ‑ M‑Tu ‑ M‑Tu ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ F‑Sa
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Sa‑M
Rosh Chodesh Sivan ‑ Th‑F ‑ Th‑F ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ M‑Tu
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz ‑ F‑Su ‑ F‑Su ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ F‑Su ‑ Tu‑Th
Rosh Chodesh Av ‑ Su‑M ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F
Rosh Chodesh Elul ‑ M‑W ‑ M‑W ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ M‑W ‑ F‑Su