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
Tue Jan 6th
10 Tevet		 Tue Jan 6th
10 Tevet
Tu Bishvat
Tue Jan 22nd
15 Shevat		 Mon Feb 9th
15 Shevat
Fast of Esther
Thu Mar 20th
13 AdarII		 Mon Mar 9th
13 AdarI
Purim
Fri Mar 21st
14 AdarII		 Tue Mar 10th
14 AdarI
Shushan Purim
Sat Mar 22nd
15 AdarII		 Wed Mar 11th
15 AdarI
Yom Ha'atzmaut
 Thu May 8th
3 Iyyar		 Wed Apr 29th
5 Iyyar
Fast of the Firstborn
Sat Apr 19th
14 Nisan		 Wed Apr 8th
14 Nisan
Pesach
 Sun Apr 20th - Sun Apr 27th
15 Nisan - 22 Nisan		 Thu Apr 9th - Thu Apr 16th
15 Nisan - 22 Nisan
Yom Hashoah
Fri May 2nd
27 Nisan		 Tue Apr 21st
27 Nisan
Yom Hazikaron
 Fri May 9th
4 Iyyar		 Tue Apr 28th
4 Iyyar
Lag B'Omer
 Fri May 23rd
18 Iyyar		 Tue May 12th
18 Iyyar
Yom Yerushalayim
Mon Jun 2nd
28 Iyyar		 Fri May 22nd
28 Iyyar
Shavuot
 Mon Jun 9th - Tue Jun 10th
6 Sivan - 7 Sivan		 Fri May 29th - Sat May 30th
6 Sivan - 7 Sivan
Fast of Tammuz
 Sun Jul 20th
17 Tammuz		 Thu Jul 9th
17 Tammuz
Tisha B'Av
 Sun Aug 10th
9 Av		 Thu Jul 30th
9 Av
Rosh Hashanah
 Tue Sep 30th - Wed Oct 1st
1 Tishri - 2 Tishri		 Sat Sep 19th - Sun Sep 20th
1 Tishri - 2 Tishri
Fast of Gedalliah
 Thu Oct 2nd
3 Tishri		 Mon Sep 21st
3 Tishri
Yom Kippur
 Thu Oct 9th
10 Tishri		 Mon Sep 28th
10 Tishri
Succot
 Tue Oct 14th - Mon Oct 20th
15 Tishri - 21 Tishri		 Sat Oct 3rd - Fri Oct 9th
15 Tishri - 21 Tishri
Hoshannah Rabbah
 Mon Oct 20th
21 Tishri		 Fri Oct 9th
21 Tishri
Shemini Atzeret
 Tue Oct 21st
22 Tishri		 Sat Oct 10th
22 Tishri
Simchat Torah
 Wed Oct 22nd
23 Tishri		 Sun Oct 11th
23 Tishri
Chanukah
 Mon Dec 22nd - Tue Dec 30th
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet		 Sat Dec 12th - Sun Dec 20th
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet