Like you, we love Jewish holidays and the traditions associated with celebrating the Jewish holidays. And, like you, we don’t always remember when they’re actually happening. So, we’ve put together a Jewish calendar with the dates, meanings, and history of every major Jewish holiday so you’ll know when and why you’re noshing or fasting!
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Shabbat

Every week

Fast of Tevet 10

January 6

Tu B'Shvat

February 9

Ta'anit Esther

March 9

Purim

Nightfall of March 9 through nightfall of March 10

Shushan Purim

March 11

Passover

Sunset of April 8 through nightfall of April 16

Yom HaShoa

Apr 21

Yom Hazikaron

Apr 27

Yom Ha’atzmaut

Apr 29

Lag B'Omer

May 12

Shavuot

Sunset of May 28 through nightfall of May 30

The 17th of Tammuz

July 9

Tish'a B'Av

Sunset of July 29 through nightfall of July 30

Tu Be’Av

August 5

Rosh Hashanah

Sunset of September 18 through nightfall of September 20

Fast of Gedaliah

September 21

Yom Kippur

Sunset of September 27 through nightfall of September 28

Sukkot

Sunset of October 2 through sunset of October 9

Hoshanah Rabbah

October 9

Shemini Atzeret

Sunset of October 9 through nightfall of October 10

Simchat Torah

Nightfall of October 10 through nightfall of October 11

Chanukah

Sunset of December 11 through December 19 Ever wonder why the dates of the Jewish holidays change every year? The Jewish Calendar or Hebrew Calendar does not run concurrently with the Gregorian Calendar used in most of the world, so Jewish holidays fall on different dates every year. This is why we’ve provided the upcoming dates for the Jewish holidays so you can see when the holiday will fall next year or the year after that. What times do the Jewish holidays usually start? According to Jewish tradition, almost every Jewish holiday begins at sundown and continues until sundown the next day.