Jewish Holidays 5720-5725

Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 1959-1965, as observed in the Diaspora. 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 21 and ends at nightfall on Sep 23.

This page displays the Diaspora holiday schedule. The Israel schedule is used by Jews living in 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 		5720
1959‑1960		 5721
1960‑1961		 5722
1961‑1962		 5723
1962‑1963		 5724
1963‑1964
5725
1964‑1965
Rosh Hashana ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ Su‑Tu
Yom Kippur ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W
Sukkot ‑ F‑Su
‑ M‑F		 ‑ W‑F
‑ Sa‑W		 ‑ Su‑Tu
‑ W‑Su		 ‑ F‑Su
‑ M‑F		 ‑ W‑F
‑ Sa‑W		 ‑ Su‑Tu
‑ W‑Su
Shmini Atzeret ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ Su‑M
Simchat Torah ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ M‑Tu
Chanukah ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M
Purim ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ W‑Th
Pesach ‑ M‑W
‑ Th‑Su
‑ Su‑Tu		 ‑ F‑Su
‑ M‑Th
‑ Th‑Sa		 ‑ W‑F
‑ Sa‑Tu
‑ Tu‑Th		 ‑ M‑W
‑ Th‑Su
‑ Su‑Tu		 ‑ F‑Su
‑ M‑Th
‑ Th‑Sa		 ‑ F‑Su
‑ M‑Th
‑ Th‑Sa
Shavuot ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Sa‑M
Tish’a B’Av ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Sa‑Su

Minor holidays  ✡️

Holiday 		5720
1959‑1960		 5721
1960‑1961		 5722
1961‑1962		 5723
1962‑1963		 5724
1963‑1964
5725
1964‑1965
Chag HaBanot ‑ W‑Th ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ W‑Th ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa
Tu BiShvat ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M
Shushan Purim ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Th‑F
Days of the Omer ‑ Tu‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Sa ‑ Th‑Th ‑ Tu‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Sa ‑ Sa‑Sa
Pesach Sheni ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Sa‑Su
Lag BaOmer ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ W‑Th
Tu B’Av ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Th‑F
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Sa‑Su
Leil Selichot Sep 17 Sa Sep 2 Sa Sep 22 Sa Sep 14 Sa Aug 29 Sa Sep 18 Sa
Purim Katan ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ M‑Tu
Shushan Purim Katan ‑ Su‑M ‑ Tu‑W

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 		5720
1959‑1960		 5721
1960‑1961		 5722
1961‑1962		 5723
1962‑1963		 5724
1963‑1964
5725
1964‑1965
Tzom Gedaliah Oct 5 M Sep 25 Su Sep 13 W Oct 1 M Sep 22 Su Sep 9 W
Asara B’Tevet Jan 10 Su Dec 29 Th Dec 17 Su Jan 6 Su Dec 26 Th Dec 15 Tu
Ta’anit Esther Mar 10 Th Mar 1 W Mar 19 M Mar 7 Th Feb 26 W Mar 17 W
Ta’anit Bechorot Apr 11 M Mar 31 F Apr 18 W Apr 8 M Mar 27 F Apr 16 F
Tzom Tammuz Jul 12 Tu Jul 2 Su Jul 19 Th Jul 9 Tu Jun 28 Su Jul 18 Su

Modern holidays  🇮🇱

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

Holiday 		5720
1959‑1960		 5721
1960‑1961		 5722
1961‑1962		 5723
1962‑1963		 5724
1963‑1964
5725
1964‑1965
Yom HaShoah ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th ‑ W‑Th
Yom HaZikaron ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Tu‑W ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Tu‑W
Yom HaAtzma’ut ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th ‑ W‑Th

Special Shabbatot  🕍

Holiday 		5720
1959‑1960		 5721
1960‑1961		 5722
1961‑1962		 5723
1962‑1963		 5724
1963‑1964
5725
1964‑1965
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 		5720
1959‑1960		 5721
1960‑1961		 5722
1961‑1962		 5723
1962‑1963		 5724
1963‑1964
5725
1964‑1965
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ M‑W ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ M‑W
Rosh Chodesh Kislev ‑ M‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑F
Rosh Chodesh Tevet ‑ W‑F ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ Th‑F ‑ W‑F ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ F‑Su
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M
Rosh Chodesh Adar ‑ Sa‑M ‑ W‑F ‑ Sa‑M ‑ W‑F
Rosh Chodesh Adar I ‑ Sa‑M ‑ M‑W
Rosh Chodesh Adar II ‑ M‑W ‑ W‑F
Rosh Chodesh Nisan ‑ M‑Tu ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Sa‑M
Rosh Chodesh Sivan ‑ Th‑F ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ M‑Tu ‑ M‑Tu
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz ‑ F‑Su ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ F‑Su ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Tu‑Th
Rosh Chodesh Av ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Th‑F
Rosh Chodesh Elul ‑ M‑W ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ M‑W ‑ F‑Su ‑ F‑Su