Jewish Holidays & Observances (2026)

Date	Observance	Notes
Mon, Jan 19	Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat ראש חודש שבט	Start of month of Sh’vat on the Hebrew calendar. שְׁבָט (transliterated Sh’vat or Shevat) is the 5th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 11th month of... Source ↗
Sat, Jan 31	Shabbat Shirah שבת שירה	Shabbat of Song. Shabbat that includes Parashat Beshalach Source ↗
Mon, Feb 02	Tu BiShvat ט״ו בשבט	New Year for Trees. Tu BiShvat is one of four “New Years” mentioned in the Mishnah Source ↗
Sat, Feb 14	Shabbat Shekalim שבת שקלים	Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar. Read in preparation for Purim Source ↗
Tue, Feb 17	Rosh Chodesh Adar ראש חודש אדר	Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar. Adar (אֲדָר) is the 6th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 12th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has... Source ↗
Wed, Feb 18	Rosh Chodesh Adar ראש חודש אדר	Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar. Adar (אֲדָר) is the 6th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 12th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has... Source ↗
Sat, Feb 28	Shabbat Zachor שבת זכור	Shabbat of Remembrance. Shabbat before Purim Source ↗
Mon, Mar 02	Ta’anit Esther תענית אסתר	Fast of Esther Source ↗
Mon, Mar 02	Erev Purim ערב פורים	Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination Source ↗
Tue, Mar 03	Purim פורים	Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination Source ↗
Wed, Mar 04	Shushan Purim שושן פורים	Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities Source ↗
Sat, Mar 07	Shabbat Parah שבת פרה	Shabbat of the Red Heifer. Shabbat before Shabbat HaChodesh, in preparation for Passover Source ↗
Sat, Mar 14	Shabbat HaChodesh שבת החדש	Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan. Read in preparation for Passover Source ↗
Thu, Mar 19	Rosh Chodesh Nisan ראש חודש ניסן	Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. נִיסָן (transliterated Nisan or Nissan) is the 7th month of the civil Hebrew year (8th on leap years) and... Source ↗
Sat, Mar 28	Shabbat HaGadol שבת הגדול	Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat) Source ↗
Sat, Mar 28	Yom HaAliyah יום העליה	Recognizes Aliyah, immigration to the Jewish State of Israel Source ↗
Wed, Apr 01	Ta’anit Bechorot תענית בכורות	Fast of the First Born Source ↗
Wed, Apr 01	Erev Pesach ערב פסח	Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from... Source ↗
Thu, Apr 02	Pesach I פסח א׳	Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from... Source ↗
Fri, Apr 03	Pesach II פסח ב׳	Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from... Source ↗
Sat, Apr 04	Pesach III (CH’’M) פסח ג׳ (חוה״מ)	Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from... Source ↗
Sun, Apr 05	Pesach IV (CH’’M) פסח ד׳ (חוה״מ)	Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from... Source ↗
Mon, Apr 06	Pesach V (CH’’M) פסח ה׳ (חוה״מ)	Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from... Source ↗
Tue, Apr 07	Pesach VI (CH’’M) פסח ו׳ (חוה״מ)	Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from... Source ↗
Wed, Apr 08	Pesach VII פסח ז׳	Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from... Source ↗
Thu, Apr 09	Pesach VIII פסח ח׳	Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from... Source ↗
Tue, Apr 14	Yom HaShoah יום השואה	Holocaust Memorial Day Source ↗
Fri, Apr 17	Rosh Chodesh Iyyar ראש חודש אייר	Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar. אִיָּיר (transliterated Iyyar or Iyar) is the 8th month of the civil Hebrew year (9th on leap years) and the... Source ↗
Sat, Apr 18	Rosh Chodesh Iyyar ראש חודש אייר	Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar. אִיָּיר (transliterated Iyyar or Iyar) is the 8th month of the civil Hebrew year (9th on leap years) and the... Source ↗
Tue, Apr 21	Yom HaZikaron יום הזכרון	Israeli Memorial Day. Remembers those who died in the War of Independence and other wars in Israel. The full name of the holiday is Yom HaZikaron LeHalalei... Source ↗
Wed, Apr 22	Yom HaAtzma’ut יום העצמאות	Israeli Independence Day. Commemorates the declaration of independence of Israel in 1948. Although Yom HaAtzma’ut is normally observed on the 5th of Iyyar,... Source ↗
Fri, May 01	Pesach Sheni פסח שני	Second Passover, one month after Passover Source ↗
Tue, May 05	Lag BaOmer ל״ג בעומר	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,... Source ↗
Fri, May 15	Yom Yerushalayim יום ירושלים	Jerusalem Day. Commemorates the re-unification of Jerusalem in 1967 Source ↗
Sun, May 17	Rosh Chodesh Sivan ראש חודש סיון	Start of month of Sivan on the Hebrew calendar. Sivan (סִיוָן) is the 9th month of the civil Hebrew year (10th on leap years) and the 3rd month of the... Source ↗
Thu, May 21	Erev Shavuot ערב שבועות	Festival of Weeks. Commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai Source ↗
Fri, May 22	Shavuot I שבועות א׳	Festival of Weeks. Commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai Source ↗
Sat, May 23	Shavuot II שבועות ב׳	Festival of Weeks. Commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai Source ↗
Mon, Jun 15	Rosh Chodesh Tamuz ראש חודש תמוז	Start of month of Tammuz on the Hebrew calendar. תַּמּוּז (transliterated Tamuz or Tammuz) is the 10th month of the civil Hebrew year (11th on leap years)... Source ↗
Tue, Jun 16	Rosh Chodesh Tamuz ראש חודש תמוז	Start of month of Tammuz on the Hebrew calendar. תַּמּוּז (transliterated Tamuz or Tammuz) is the 10th month of the civil Hebrew year (11th on leap years)... Source ↗
Thu, Jul 02	Tzom Tammuz צום י״ז בתמוז	Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple Source ↗
Wed, Jul 15	Rosh Chodesh Av ראש חודש אב	Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar. Av (אָב) is the 11th month of the civil Hebrew year (12th on leap years) and the 5th month of the biblical... Source ↗
Sat, Jul 18	Shabbat Chazon שבת חזון	Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision. Shabbat before Tish’a B’Av Source ↗
Wed, Jul 22	Erev Tish’a B’Av ערב תשעה באב	The Ninth of Av. Fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples Source ↗
Thu, Jul 23	Tish’a B’Av תשעה באב	The Ninth of Av. Fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples Source ↗
Sat, Jul 25	Shabbat Nachamu שבת נחמו	Shabbat after Tish’a B’Av (Shabbat of Consolation). The first of seven Shabbatot leading up to Rosh Hashanah. Named after the Haftarah (from Isaiah 40)... Source ↗
Wed, Jul 29	Tu B’Av ט״ו באב	Minor Jewish holiday of love. Observed on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Av Source ↗
Thu, Aug 13	Rosh Chodesh Elul ראש חודש אלול	Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar. Elul (אֱלוּל) is the 12th month of the civil Hebrew year (13th on leap years) and the 6th month of the... Source ↗
Fri, Aug 14	Rosh Hashana LaBehemot ראש השנה למעשר בהמה	New Year for Tithing Animals Source ↗
Fri, Aug 14	Rosh Chodesh Elul ראש חודש אלול	Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar. Elul (אֱלוּל) is the 12th month of the civil Hebrew year (13th on leap years) and the 6th month of the... Source ↗
Sat, Sep 05	Leil Selichot סליחות	Prayers for forgiveness in preparation for the High Holidays Source ↗
Fri, Sep 11	Erev Rosh Hashana ערב ראש השנה	The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah Source ↗
Sat, Sep 12	Rosh Hashana 5787 ראש השנה 5787	The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah Source ↗
Sun, Sep 13	Rosh Hashana II ראש השנה ב׳	The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah Source ↗
Mon, Sep 14	Tzom Gedaliah צום גדליה	Fast of the Seventh Month. Commemorates the assassination of the Jewish governor of Judah Source ↗
Sat, Sep 19	Shabbat Shuva שבת שובה	Shabbat of Returning. Shabbat that occurs during the Ten Days of Repentance between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Source ↗
Sun, Sep 20	Erev Yom Kippur ערב יום כיפור	Evening of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), which includes the Kol Nidre service. The Yom Kippur fast begins at sundown and continues for 25 hours Source ↗
Mon, Sep 21	Yom Kippur יום כיפור	Day of Atonement. The holiest day of the year in Judaism, traditionally observed with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer Source ↗
Fri, Sep 25	Erev Sukkot ערב סוכות	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) Source ↗
Sat, Sep 26	Sukkot I סוכות א׳	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) Source ↗
Sun, Sep 27	Sukkot II סוכות ב׳	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) Source ↗
Mon, Sep 28	Sukkot III (CH’’M) סוכות ג׳ (חוה״מ)	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) Source ↗
Tue, Sep 29	Sukkot IV (CH’’M) סוכות ד׳ (חוה״מ)	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) Source ↗
Wed, Sep 30	Sukkot V (CH’’M) סוכות ה׳ (חוה״מ)	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) Source ↗
Thu, Oct 01	Sukkot VI (CH’’M) סוכות ו׳ (חוה״מ)	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) Source ↗
Fri, Oct 02	Sukkot VII (Hoshana Raba) סוכות ז׳ (הושענא רבה)	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) Source ↗
Sat, Oct 03	Shmini Atzeret שמיני עצרת	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 Source ↗
Sun, Oct 04	Simchat Torah שמחת תורה	Day of Celebrating the Torah. Celebration marking the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the beginning of a new cycle Source ↗
Sun, Oct 11	Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan ראש חודש חשון	Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar. חֶשְׁוָן (transliterated Cheshvan or Heshvan) is the 2nd month of the civil Hebrew year and the 8th month... Source ↗
Mon, Oct 12	Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan ראש חודש חשון	Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar. חֶשְׁוָן (transliterated Cheshvan or Heshvan) is the 2nd month of the civil Hebrew year and the 8th month... Source ↗
Mon, Nov 09	Sigd חג הסיגד	Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur Source ↗
Tue, Nov 10	Rosh Chodesh Kislev ראש חודש כסלו	Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar. Kislev (כִּסְלֵו) is the 3rd month of the civil Hebrew year and the 9th month of the biblical Hebrew year.... Source ↗
Wed, Nov 11	Rosh Chodesh Kislev ראש חודש כסלו	Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar. Kislev (כִּסְלֵו) is the 3rd month of the civil Hebrew year and the 9th month of the biblical Hebrew year.... Source ↗
Fri, Dec 04	Chanukah: 1 Candle חנוכה: א׳ נר	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... Source ↗
Sat, Dec 05	Chanukah: 2 Candles חנוכה: ב׳ נרות	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... Source ↗
Sun, Dec 06	Chanukah: 3 Candles חנוכה: ג׳ נרות	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... Source ↗
Mon, Dec 07	Chanukah: 4 Candles חנוכה: ד׳ נרות	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... Source ↗
Tue, Dec 08	Chanukah: 5 Candles חנוכה: ה׳ נרות	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... Source ↗
Wed, Dec 09	Chanukah: 6 Candles חנוכה: ו׳ נרות	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... Source ↗
Thu, Dec 10	Chag HaBanot חג הבנות	North African Chanukah festival of daughters. Called Eid al-Banat in Arabic, the holiday was most preserved in Tunisia Source ↗
Thu, Dec 10	Chanukah: 7 Candles חנוכה: ז׳ נרות	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... Source ↗
Thu, Dec 10	Rosh Chodesh Tevet ראש חודש טבת	Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar. Tevet (טֵבֵת) is the 4th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 10th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It... Source ↗
Fri, Dec 11	Chanukah: 8 Candles חנוכה: ח׳ נרות	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... Source ↗
Fri, Dec 11	Rosh Chodesh Tevet ראש חודש טבת	Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar. Tevet (טֵבֵת) is the 4th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 10th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It... Source ↗
Sat, Dec 12	Chanukah: 8th Day חנוכה: יום ח׳	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... Source ↗
Sun, Dec 20	Asara B’Tevet עשרה בטבת	Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem Source ↗

Source: Hebcal