Jewish Holidays 6303-6308

Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 2542-2548, 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 29 and ends at nightfall on Oct 1.

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 		6303
2542‑2543		 6304
2543‑2544		 6305
2544‑2545		 6306
2545‑2546		 6307
2546‑2547
6308
2547‑2548
Rosh Hashana ‑ M‑W ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ M‑W ‑ F‑Su
Yom Kippur ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ Su‑M
Sukkot ‑ M‑W
‑ Th‑M		 ‑ Su‑Tu
‑ W‑Su		 ‑ F‑Su
‑ M‑F		 ‑ W‑F
‑ Sa‑W		 ‑ M‑W
‑ Th‑M		 ‑ F‑Su
‑ M‑F
Shmini Atzeret ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ F‑Sa
Simchat Torah ‑ Tu‑W ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su
Chanukah ‑ Su‑M ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa
Purim ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ M‑Tu ‑ M‑Tu
Pesach ‑ F‑Su
‑ M‑Th
‑ Th‑Sa		 ‑ W‑F
‑ Sa‑Tu
‑ Tu‑Th		 ‑ M‑W
‑ Th‑Su
‑ Su‑Tu		 ‑ Sa‑M
‑ Tu‑F
‑ F‑Su		 ‑ W‑F
‑ Sa‑Tu
‑ Tu‑Th		 ‑ W‑F
‑ Sa‑Tu
‑ Tu‑Th
Shavuot ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ Th‑Sa
Tish’a B’Av ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ W‑Th

Minor holidays  ✡️

Holiday 		6303
2542‑2543		 6304
2543‑2544		 6305
2544‑2545		 6306
2545‑2546		 6307
2546‑2547
6308
2547‑2548
Chag HaBanot ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th
Tu BiShvat ‑ Su‑M ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa
Purim Katan ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su
Shushan Purim Katan ‑ Tu‑W ‑ W‑Th ‑ Su‑M
Shushan Purim ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Tu‑W
Days of the Omer ‑ Sa‑Sa ‑ Th‑Th ‑ Tu‑Tu ‑ Su‑Su ‑ Th‑Th ‑ Th‑Th
Pesach Sheni ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Th‑F
Lag BaOmer ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ M‑Tu ‑ M‑Tu
Tu B’Av ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Tu‑W
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Th‑F
Leil Selichot Sep 21 Sa Sep 12 Sa Sep 4 Sa Sep 17 Sa Sep 9 Sa Sep 28 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 		6303
2542‑2543		 6304
2543‑2544		 6305
2544‑2545		 6306
2545‑2546		 6307
2546‑2547
6308
2547‑2548
Tzom Gedaliah Sep 13 Th Oct 2 W Sep 21 M Sep 12 Su Sep 29 Th Sep 18 M
Asara B’Tevet Dec 18 Tu Jan 7 Tu Dec 27 Su Dec 15 W Jan 3 Tu Dec 24 Su
Ta’anit Esther Mar 20 W Mar 9 M Feb 25 Th Mar 17 Th Mar 6 M Mar 25 M
Ta’anit Bechorot Apr 19 F Apr 8 W Mar 29 M Apr 14 Th Apr 5 W Apr 24 W
Tzom Tammuz Jul 21 Su Jul 9 Th Jun 29 Tu Jul 17 Su Jul 6 Th Jul 25 Th

Modern holidays  🇮🇱

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

Holiday 		6303
2542‑2543		 6304
2543‑2544		 6305
2544‑2545		 6306
2545‑2546		 6307
2546‑2547
6308
2547‑2548
Yom HaAliyah School Observance Oct 17 W Nov 5 Tu Oct 25 Su Oct 15 F Nov 2 W Oct 22 Su
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day ‑ Su‑M ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th
Ben-Gurion Day ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M
Hebrew Language Day ‑ W‑Th ‑ W‑Th ‑ W‑Th ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ W‑Th
Family Day ‑ M‑Tu ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Tu‑W ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su
Herzl Day ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ Su‑M ‑ Su‑M
Jabotinsky Day ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ M‑Tu ‑ M‑Tu
Sigd ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th ‑ W‑Th ‑ Su‑M
Yom HaAliyah ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ F‑Sa ‑ F‑Sa
Yom HaShoah ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Su‑M ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ M‑Tu
Yom HaZikaron ‑ Tu‑W ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Su‑M ‑ Tu‑W ‑ M‑Tu ‑ M‑Tu
Yom HaAtzma’ut ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ M‑Tu ‑ W‑Th ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Tu‑W
Yom Yerushalayim ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ Th‑F ‑ Th‑F

Special Shabbatot  🕍

Holiday 		6303
2542‑2543		 6304
2543‑2544		 6305
2544‑2545		 6306
2545‑2546		 6307
2546‑2547
6308
2547‑2548
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 		6303
2542‑2543		 6304
2543‑2544		 6305
2544‑2545		 6306
2545‑2546		 6307
2546‑2547
6308
2547‑2548
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ M‑W ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Sa‑M
Rosh Chodesh Kislev ‑ Th‑F ‑ W‑F ‑ M‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ M‑W
Rosh Chodesh Tevet ‑ F‑Su ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat ‑ Su‑M ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa
Rosh Chodesh Adar ‑ M‑W ‑ Sa‑M ‑ M‑W
Rosh Chodesh Adar I ‑ M‑W ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Sa‑M
Rosh Chodesh Adar II ‑ W‑F ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ M‑W
Rosh Chodesh Nisan ‑ F‑Sa ‑ W‑Th ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ W‑Th ‑ W‑Th
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar ‑ Sa‑M ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ Th‑Sa ‑ Th‑Sa
Rosh Chodesh Sivan ‑ M‑Tu ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Sa‑Su ‑ Sa‑Su
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz ‑ Tu‑Th ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ Su‑Tu ‑ Su‑Tu
Rosh Chodesh Av ‑ Th‑F ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Su‑M ‑ F‑Sa ‑ Tu‑W ‑ Tu‑W
Rosh Chodesh Elul ‑ F‑Su ‑ W‑F ‑ M‑W ‑ Sa‑M ‑ W‑F ‑ W‑F