Jewish Holidays

Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays. Each holiday page includes a brief overview of special observances and customs, and any special Torah readings.

All holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date specified in the tables below. For example, if the dates for Rosh Hashana were listed as Sep 19-20, then the holiday begins at sundown on Sep 18 and ends at nightfall on Sep 20.

Major holidays

Holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date specified.

Dates in bold are yom tov, so they have similar obligations and restrictions to Shabbat in the sense that normal "work" is forbidden.

Holiday	5779 (2018‑2019)	5780 (2019‑2020)	5781 (2020‑2021)	5782 (2021‑2022)	5783 (2022‑2023)	5784 (2023‑2024)
Rosh Hashana	Sep 10-11 M‑Tu	Sep 30-Oct 1 M‑Tu	Sep 19-20 Sa‑Su	Sep 7-8 Tu‑W	Sep 26-27 M‑Tu	Sep 16-17 Sa‑Su
Yom Kippur	Sep 19 W	Oct 9 W	Sep 28 M	Sep 16 Th	Oct 5 W	Sep 25 M
Sukkot	Sep 24-25 M‑Tu Sep 26-30 W‑Su	Oct 14-15 M‑Tu Oct 16-20 W‑Su	Oct 3-4 Sa‑Su Oct 5-9 M‑F	Sep 21-22 Tu‑W Sep 23-27 Th‑M	Oct 10-11 M‑Tu Oct 12-16 W‑Su	Sep 30-Oct 1 Sa‑Su Oct 2-6 M‑F
Shmini Atzeret	Oct 1 M	Oct 21 M	Oct 10 Sa	Sep 28 Tu	Oct 17 M	Oct 7 Sa
Simchat Torah	Oct 2 Tu	Oct 22 Tu	Oct 11 Su	Sep 29 W	Oct 18 Tu	Oct 8 Su
Chanukah	Dec 3-10 M‑M	Dec 23-30 M‑M	Dec 11-18 F‑F	Nov 29-Dec 6 M‑M	Dec 19-26 M‑M	Dec 8-15 F‑F
Purim	Mar 21 Th	Mar 10 Tu	Feb 26 F	Mar 17 Th	Mar 7 Tu	Mar 24 Su
Pesach	Apr 20-21 Sa‑Su Apr 22-25 M‑Th Apr 26-27 F‑Sa	Apr 9-10 Th‑F Apr 11-14 Sa‑Tu Apr 15-16 W‑Th	Mar 28-29 Su‑M Mar 30-Apr 2 Tu‑F Apr 3-4 Sa‑Su	Apr 16-17 Sa‑Su Apr 18-21 M‑Th Apr 22-23 F‑Sa	Apr 6-7 Th‑F Apr 8-11 Sa‑Tu Apr 12-13 W‑Th	Apr 23-24 Tu‑W Apr 25-28 Th‑Su Apr 29-30 M‑Tu
Shavuot	Jun 9-10 Su‑M	May 29-30 F‑Sa	May 17-18 M‑Tu	Jun 5-6 Su‑M	May 26-27 F‑Sa	Jun 12-13 W‑Th
Tish'a B'Av	Aug 11 Su	Jul 30 Th	Jul 18 Su	Aug 7 Su	Jul 27 Th	Aug 13 Tu

Minor holidays

Holiday	5779 (2018‑2019)	5780 (2019‑2020)	5781 (2020‑2021)	5782 (2021‑2022)	5783 (2022‑2023)	5784 (2023‑2024)
Tu BiShvat	Jan 21 M	Feb 10 M	Jan 28 Th	Jan 17 M	Feb 6 M	Jan 25 Th
Purim Katan	Feb 19 Tu			Feb 15 Tu		Feb 23 F
Shushan Purim	Mar 22 F	Mar 11 W	Feb 28 Su	Mar 18 F	Mar 8 W	Mar 25 M
Days of the Omer
Pesach Sheni	May 19 Su	May 8 F	Apr 26 M	May 15 Su	May 5 F	May 22 W
Lag BaOmer	May 23 Th	May 12 Tu	Apr 30 F	May 19 Th	May 9 Tu	May 26 Su
Tu B'Av	Aug 16 F	Aug 5 W	Jul 24 Sa	Aug 12 F	Aug 2 W	Aug 19 M
Leil Selichot	Sep 21 Sa	Sep 12 Sa	Aug 28 Sa	Sep 17 Sa	Sep 9 Sa	Sep 28 Sa

Minor fasts

Holiday	5779 (2018‑2019)	5780 (2019‑2020)	5781 (2020‑2021)	5782 (2021‑2022)	5783 (2022‑2023)	5784 (2023‑2024)
Tzom Gedaliah	Sep 12 W	Oct 2 W	Sep 21 M	Sep 9 Th	Sep 28 W	Sep 18 M
Asara B'Tevet	Dec 18 Tu	Jan 7 Tu	Dec 25 F	Dec 14 Tu	Jan 3 Tu	Dec 22 F
Ta'anit Esther	Mar 20 W	Mar 9 M	Feb 25 Th	Mar 16 W	Mar 6 M	Mar 21 Th
Ta'anit Bechorot	Apr 19 F	Apr 8 W	Mar 25 Th	Apr 15 F	Apr 5 W	Apr 22 M
Tzom Tammuz	Jul 21 Su	Jul 9 Th	Jun 27 Su	Jul 17 Su	Jul 6 Th	Jul 23 Tu

Modern holidays

Holiday	5779 (2018‑2019)	5780 (2019‑2020)	5781 (2020‑2021)	5782 (2021‑2022)	5783 (2022‑2023)	5784 (2023‑2024)
Yom HaShoah	May 2 Th	Apr 21 Tu	Apr 8 Th	Apr 28 Th	Apr 18 Tu	May 6 M
Yom HaZikaron	May 8 W	Apr 28 Tu	Apr 14 W	May 4 W	Apr 25 Tu	May 13 M
Yom HaAtzma'ut	May 9 Th	Apr 29 W	Apr 15 Th	May 5 Th	Apr 26 W	May 14 Tu
Yom Yerushalayim	Jun 2 Su	May 22 F	May 10 M	May 29 Su	May 19 F	Jun 5 W
Yom HaAliyah	Oct 16 Tu	Nov 5 Tu	Oct 25 Su	Oct 13 W	Nov 1 Tu	Oct 22 Su
Sigd	Nov 7 W	Nov 27 W	Nov 16 M	Nov 4 Th	Nov 23 W	Nov 13 M

Special Shabbatot

Holiday	5779 (2018‑2019)	5780 (2019‑2020)	5781 (2020‑2021)	5782 (2021‑2022)	5783 (2022‑2023)	5784 (2023‑2024)
Shabbat Shuva	Sep 15 Sa	Oct 5 Sa	Sep 26 Sa	Sep 11 Sa	Oct 1 Sa	Sep 23 Sa
Shabbat Shekalim	Mar 2 Sa	Feb 22 Sa	Feb 13 Sa	Feb 26 Sa	Feb 18 Sa	Mar 9 Sa
Shabbat Zachor	Mar 16 Sa	Mar 7 Sa	Feb 20 Sa	Mar 12 Sa	Mar 4 Sa	Mar 23 Sa
Shabbat Parah	Mar 30 Sa	Mar 14 Sa	Mar 6 Sa	Mar 26 Sa	Mar 11 Sa	Mar 30 Sa
Shabbat HaChodesh	Apr 6 Sa	Mar 21 Sa	Mar 13 Sa	Apr 2 Sa	Mar 18 Sa	Apr 6 Sa
Shabbat HaGadol	Apr 13 Sa	Apr 4 Sa	Mar 27 Sa	Apr 9 Sa	Apr 1 Sa	Apr 20 Sa
Shabbat Chazon	Aug 10 Sa	Jul 25 Sa	Jul 17 Sa	Aug 6 Sa	Jul 22 Sa	Aug 10 Sa
Shabbat Nachamu	Aug 17 Sa	Aug 1 Sa	Jul 24 Sa	Aug 13 Sa	Jul 29 Sa	Aug 17 Sa
Shabbat Rosh Chodesh
Shabbat Machar Chodesh

Rosh Chodesh

Holiday	5779 (2018‑2019)	5780 (2019‑2020)	5781 (2020‑2021)	5782 (2021‑2022)	5783 (2022‑2023)	5784 (2023‑2024)
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan	Oct 9 Tu	Oct 29 Tu	Oct 18 Su	Oct 6 W	Oct 25 Tu	Oct 15 Su
Rosh Chodesh Kislev	Nov 8 Th	Nov 28 Th	Nov 17 Tu	Nov 5 F	Nov 24 Th	Nov 14 Tu
Rosh Chodesh Tevet	Dec 8 Sa	Dec 28 Sa	Dec 16 W	Dec 4 Sa	Dec 24 Sa	Dec 13 W
Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat	Jan 7 M	Jan 27 M	Jan 14 Th	Jan 3 M	Jan 23 M	Jan 11 Th
Rosh Chodesh Adar	Feb 5 Tu	Feb 25 Tu	Feb 12 F	Feb 1 Tu	Feb 21 Tu	Feb 9 F
Rosh Chodesh Adar II	Mar 7 Th			Mar 3 Th		Mar 10 Su
Rosh Chodesh Nisan	Apr 6 Sa	Mar 26 Th	Mar 14 Su	Apr 2 Sa	Mar 23 Th	Apr 9 Tu
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar	May 5 Su	Apr 24 F	Apr 12 M	May 1 Su	Apr 21 F	May 8 W
Rosh Chodesh Sivan	Jun 4 Tu	May 24 Su	May 12 W	May 31 Tu	May 21 Su	Jun 7 F
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz	Jul 3 W	Jun 22 M	Jun 10 Th	Jun 29 W	Jun 19 M	Jul 6 Sa
Rosh Chodesh Av	Aug 2 F	Jul 22 W	Jul 10 Sa	Jul 29 F	Jul 19 W	Aug 5 M
Rosh Chodesh Elul	Aug 31 Sa	Aug 20 Th	Aug 8 Su	Aug 27 Sa	Aug 17 Th	Sep 3 Tu