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 20

Ta'anit Esther

March 17

Purim

Nightfall of March 19 through nightfall of March 20

Shushan Purim

March 21

Passover

Nightfall of April 18 through nightfall of April 26

Yom HaShoa

May 1

Yom Hazikaron

May 8

Yom Ha’atzmaut

May 9

Lag B'Omer

May 22

Shavuot

Sunset of June 7 through nightfall of June 9 No

The 17th of Tammuz

July 19

Tish'a B'Av

Sunset of August 8 through nightfall of August 9

Tu B’Av

August 16

Rosh Hashanah

Sunset of September 28 through nightfall of September 30

Fast of Gedaliah

October 2

Yom Kippur

Sunset of October 7 through nightfall of October 8

Sukkot

Sunset of October 12 through sunset of October 19

Hoshanah Rabbah

October 19

Shemini Atzeret

Sunset of October 19 through nightfall of October 20

Simchat Torah

Nightfall of October 20 through nightfall of October 21

Chanukah

Sunset of December 20 through December 28 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.