Jewish Holidays 5788 (2027-2028)

Jewish Holidays 2027-2028 (Hebrew year 5788)

Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays, observances and customs, holiday Torah readings.

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Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯

Fri, 1 Oct 2027 sunset - Sun, 3 Oct 2027 nightfall
1-2 Tishrei

The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah.

Tzom Gedaliah: Mon, 4 Oct 2027 dawn - nightfall

Jewish person in a tallit prayer shawl against dramatic sky

Yom Kippur ✡️

Sun, 10 Oct 2027 sunset - Mon, 11 Oct 2027 nightfall
10 Tishrei

Day of Atonement. The holiest day of the year in Judaism, traditionally observed with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer.

Lulav (date palm frond), hadass (myrtle), aravah (willow), and etrog (citron) on a red tablecloth

Sukkot 🌿🍋

Fri, 15 Oct 2027 sunset - Fri, 22 Oct 2027 nightfall
15-21 Tishrei

Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, shalosh regalim).

Prayer shawl (tallit) with Torah scroll in a synagogue

Shmini Atzeret & Simchat Torah

Fri, 22 Oct 2027 sunset - Sun, 24 Oct 2027 nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
22-23 Tishrei

Eighth Day of Assembly. Immediately following Sukkot, it is observed as a separate holiday in the Diaspora and is combined with Simchat Torah in Israel.

Shmini Atzeret: Fri, 22 Oct 2027 sunset - Sat, 23 Oct 2027 nightfall
Simchat Torah: Sat, 23 Oct 2027 sunset - Sun, 24 Oct 2027 nightfall

Menorah, doughnuts, chocolate coins and wooden dreidels

Chanukah 🕎

Fri, 24 Dec 2027 sunset - Sat, 1 Jan 2028 nightfall
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet

Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah).

Asara B’Tevet

Sun, 9 Jan 2028 dawn - nightfall
10 Tevet

Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem.

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat 🌳

Fri, 11 Feb 2028 sunset - Sat, 12 Feb 2028 nightfall
15 Sh’vat

New Year for Trees. Tu BiShvat is one of four “New Years” mentioned in the Mishnah.

Purim 🎭️📜

Sat, 11 Mar 2028 sunset - Sun, 12 Mar 2028 nightfall
14 Adar

Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination.

Ta'anit Esther: Thu, 9 Mar 2028 dawn - nightfall
Shushan Purim: Sun, 12 Mar 2028 sunset - Mon, 13 Mar 2028 nightfall

Traditional symbols on a seder plate for the Jewish festival of Passover

Pesach 🫓🍷

Mon, 10 Apr 2028 sunset - Tue, 18 Apr 2028 nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
15-22 Nisan

Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt.

Pesach Sheni: Tue, 9 May 2028 sunset - Wed, 10 May 2028 nightfall

Crackling bonfire on a dark background, CC0, photo by Matheus Bertelli

Lag BaOmer 🔥

Sat, 13 May 2028 sunset - Sun, 14 May 2028 nightfall
18 Iyyar

33rd day of counting the Omer. The holiday is a temporary break from the semi-mourning period the counting of the Omer. Practices include lighting bonfires, getting haircuts, and Jewish weddings.

Days of the Omer: Thu, 22 Apr 2027 sunset - Thu, 10 Jun 2027 nightfall

Milk, bread, fruits and dairy products on wooden table

Shavuot ⛰️🌸

Tue, 30 May 2028 sunset - Thu, 1 Jun 2028 nightfall
Dates listed are for Diaspora (outside of Israel)
6-7 Sivan

Festival of Weeks. Commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.

Tish’a B’Av ✡️

Mon, 31 Jul 2028 sunset - Tue, 1 Aug 2028 nightfall
9 Av

The Ninth of Av. Fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples.

Tzom Tammuz: Tue, 11 Jul 2028 dawn - nightfall

Tu B’Av ❤️

Sun, 6 Aug 2028 sunset - Mon, 7 Aug 2028 nightfall
15 Av

Minor Jewish holiday of love. Observed on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Av.

Modern holidays 🇮🇱

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

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
Yom HaAliyah School Observance	SundaySun, November 7Nov 7	SundaySun, November 7Nov 7	7 Cheshvan
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day	WednesdayWed, November 10Nov 10	ThursdayThu, November 11Nov 11	11 Cheshvan
Sigd	SundaySun, November 28Nov 28	MondayMon, November 29Nov 29	29 Cheshvan
Ben-Gurion Day	SundaySun, December 5Dec 5	MondayMon, December 6Dec 6	6 Kislev
Hebrew Language Day	WednesdayWed, January 19Jan 19	ThursdayThu, January 20Jan 20	21 Tevet
Family Day	SaturdaySat, February 26Feb 26	SundaySun, February 27Feb 27	30 Sh’vat
Yom HaAliyah	WednesdayWed, April 5Apr 5	ThursdayThu, April 6Apr 6	10 Nisan
Yom HaShoah	SundaySun, April 23Apr 23	MondayMon, April 24Apr 24	28 Nisan
Yom HaZikaron	SundaySun, April 30Apr 30	MondayMon, May 1May 1	5 Iyyar
Yom HaAtzma'ut	MondayMon, May 1May 1	TuesdayTue, May 2May 2	6 Iyyar
Herzl Day	SaturdaySat, May 6May 6	SundaySun, May 7May 7	11 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim	TuesdayTue, May 23May 23	WednesdayWed, May 24May 24	28 Iyyar
Jabotinsky Day	SaturdaySat, July 22Jul 22	SundaySun, July 23Jul 23	29 Tamuz

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.

Rosh Chodesh	Starts	Ends
Cheshvan	SaturdaySat, October 30Oct 30	MondayMon, November 1Nov 1
Kislev	MondayMon, November 29Nov 29	WednesdayWed, December 1Dec 1
Tevet	WednesdayWed, December 29Dec 29	FridayFri, December 31Dec 31
Sh'vat	FridayFri, January 28Jan 28	SaturdaySat, January 29Jan 29
Adar	SaturdaySat, February 26Feb 26	MondayMon, February 28Feb 28
Nisan	MondayMon, March 27Mar 27	TuesdayTue, March 28Mar 28
Iyyar	TuesdayTue, April 25Apr 25	ThursdayThu, April 27Apr 27
Sivan	ThursdayThu, May 25May 25	FridayFri, May 26May 26
Tamuz	FridayFri, June 23Jun 23	SundaySun, June 25Jun 25
Av	SundaySun, July 23Jul 23	MondayMon, July 24Jul 24
Elul	MondayMon, August 21Aug 21	WednesdayWed, August 23Aug 23

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