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

Tu B'Shvat

January 30

Ta'anit Esther

February 25

Purim

Nightfall of February 27 through nightfall of February 28

Shushan Purim

March 1

Passover

Sunset of March 29 through nightfall of April 6

Yom HaShoa

Apr 11

Yom Hazikaron

Apr 18

Yom Ha’atzmaut

Apr 19

Lag B'Omer

May 2

Shavuot

Sunset of May 18 through nightfall of May 20

The 17th of Tammuz

June 29

Tish'a B'Av

Sunset of July 19 through nightfall of July 20

Tu B’Av

July 26

Rosh Hashanah

Sunset of September 8 through nightfall of September 10

Fast of Gedaliah

September 12

Yom Kippur

Sunset of September 17 through nightfall of September 18

Sukkot

Sunset of September 22 through sunset of September 29

Hoshanah Rabbah

September 29

Shemini Atzeret

Sunset of September 29 through nightfall of September 30

Simchat Torah

Nightfall of September 30 through nightfall of October 1

Chanukah

Sunset of December 1 through December 9 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.