Festival Guide


The Jewish calendar is jam-packed with important dates and festivals. Behind every one is a story — sometimes biblical, sometimes more modern. Each one is significant in its own individual way, accompanied by a variety of customs and traditions.

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Fast of Tevet
Fri Dec 13th
10 Tevet		 Thu Jan 1st
10 Tevet
Tu Bishvat
Sat Jan 26th
15 Shevat		 Thu Jan 16th
15 Shevat
Fast of Esther
Thu Feb 21st
11 AdarI		 Thu Mar 13th
11 AdarII
Purim
Sun Feb 24th
14 AdarI		 Sun Mar 16th
14 AdarII
Shushan Purim
Mon Feb 25th
15 AdarI		 Mon Mar 17th
15 AdarII
Yom Ha'atzmaut
 Mon Apr 15th
5 Iyyar		 Mon May 5th
5 Iyyar
Fast of the Firstborn
Mon Mar 25th
14 Nisan		 Mon Apr 14th
14 Nisan
Pesach
 Tue Mar 26th - Tue Apr 2nd
15 Nisan - 22 Nisan		 Tue Apr 15th - Tue Apr 22nd
15 Nisan - 22 Nisan
Yom Hashoah
Sun Apr 7th
27 Nisan		 Sun Apr 27th
27 Nisan
Yom Hazikaron
 Sun Apr 14th
4 Iyyar		 Sun May 4th
4 Iyyar
Lag B'Omer
 Sun Apr 28th
18 Iyyar		 Sun May 18th
18 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim
Wed May 8th
28 Iyyar		 Wed May 28th
28 Iyyar
Shavuot
 Wed May 15th - Thu May 16th
6 Sivan - 7 Sivan		 Wed Jun 4th - Thu Jun 5th
6 Sivan - 7 Sivan
Fast of Tammuz
 Tue Jun 25th
17 Tammuz		 Tue Jul 15th
17 Tammuz
Tisha B'Av
 Tue Jul 16th
9 Av		 Tue Aug 5th
9 Av
Rosh Hashanah
 Thu Sep 5th - Fri Sep 6th
1 Tishri - 2 Tishri		 Thu Sep 25th - Fri Sep 26th
1 Tishri - 2 Tishri
Fast of Gedalliah
 Sat Sep 7th
3 Tishri		 Sat Sep 27th
3 Tishri
Yom Kippur
 Sat Sep 14th
10 Tishri		 Sat Oct 4th
10 Tishri
Succot
 Thu Sep 19th - Wed Sep 25th
15 Tishri - 21 Tishri		 Thu Oct 9th - Wed Oct 15th
15 Tishri - 21 Tishri
Hoshannah Rabbah
 Wed Sep 25th
21 Tishri		 Wed Oct 15th
21 Tishri
Shemini Atzeret
 Thu Sep 26th
22 Tishri		 Thu Oct 16th
22 Tishri
Simchat Torah
 Fri Sep 27th
23 Tishri		 Fri Oct 17th
23 Tishri
Chanukah
 Thu Nov 28th - Fri Dec 6th
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet		 Wed Dec 17th - Thu Dec 25th
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet