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 17th
10 Tevet		 Thu Jan 5th
10 Tevet
Tu Bishvat
Sat Jan 30th
15 Shevat		 Thu Jan 20th
15 Shevat
Fast of Esther
Thu Feb 25th
11 AdarI		 Thu Mar 17th
11 AdarII
Purim
Sun Feb 28th
14 AdarI		 Sun Mar 20th
14 AdarII
Shushan Purim
Mon Mar 1st
15 AdarI		 Mon Mar 21st
15 AdarII
Yom Ha'atzmaut
 Mon Apr 19th
5 Iyyar		 Mon May 9th
5 Iyyar
Fast of the Firstborn
Mon Mar 29th
14 Nisan		 Mon Apr 18th
14 Nisan
Pesach
 Tue Mar 30th - Tue Apr 6th
15 Nisan - 22 Nisan		 Tue Apr 19th - Tue Apr 26th
15 Nisan - 22 Nisan
Yom Hashoah
Sun Apr 11th
27 Nisan		 Sun May 1st
27 Nisan
Yom Hazikaron
 Sun Apr 18th
4 Iyyar		 Sun May 8th
4 Iyyar
Lag B'Omer
 Sun May 2nd
18 Iyyar		 Sun May 22nd
18 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim
Wed May 12th
28 Iyyar		 Wed Jun 1st
28 Iyyar
Shavuot
 Wed May 19th - Thu May 20th
6 Sivan - 7 Sivan		 Wed Jun 8th - Thu Jun 9th
6 Sivan - 7 Sivan
Fast of Tammuz
 Tue Jun 29th
17 Tammuz		 Tue Jul 19th
17 Tammuz
Tisha B'Av
 Tue Jul 20th
9 Av		 Tue Aug 9th
9 Av
Rosh Hashanah
 Thu Sep 9th - Fri Sep 10th
1 Tishri - 2 Tishri		 Thu Sep 29th - Fri Sep 30th
1 Tishri - 2 Tishri
Fast of Gedalliah
 Sat Sep 11th
3 Tishri		 Sat Oct 1st
3 Tishri
Yom Kippur
 Sat Sep 18th
10 Tishri		 Sat Oct 8th
10 Tishri
Succot
 Thu Sep 23rd - Wed Sep 29th
15 Tishri - 21 Tishri		 Thu Oct 13th - Wed Oct 19th
15 Tishri - 21 Tishri
Hoshannah Rabbah
 Wed Sep 29th
21 Tishri		 Wed Oct 19th
21 Tishri
Shemini Atzeret
 Thu Sep 30th
22 Tishri		 Thu Oct 20th
22 Tishri
Simchat Torah
 Fri Oct 1st
23 Tishri		 Fri Oct 21st
23 Tishri
Chanukah
 Thu Dec 2nd - Fri Dec 10th
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet		 Wed Dec 21st - Thu Dec 29th
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet