Yom Kippur — יום כיפור Starts at sundown on Oct 10th and ends at after sunset Oct 11th. Summary Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the Jewish year. It takes place on the 10th day of Tishrei and completes the Ten Days of Repentance that begin with Rosh Hashanah.…
Rosh Hashanah — ראש השנה Starts Friday evening at sundown on October 1st and ends at sundown on the 3rd. Summary Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year and begins on the first day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei. It is observed for two days and begins the period known as the Aseret…
Tzom Tammuz 2027 — צום י״ז בתמוז Tzom Tammuz, also called Shivah Asar B’Tammuz, is the Fast of the Seventeenth of Tammuz. It is a Jewish fast day that remembers several tragedies in Jewish history, especially the breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Beit HaMikdash. In 2027, the…
Shavuot — שבועות Starts at sunset June 10th and ends at sunset June 11th. Summary Shavuot is one of the major festivals of the Jewish year and one of the Shalosh Regalim, the three pilgrimage festivals together with Pesach and Sukkot. It begins on the 6th day of the Hebrew month of Sivan, fifty…
Lag BaOmer — ל״ג בעומר Sunset May 24, 2027 and ends at sunset May 25, 2027. Summary Lag BaOmer is a joyful Jewish day observed on the 18th of Iyar, the 33rd day of Sefirat HaOmer, the counting period between Pesach and Shavuot. The name Lag comes from the Hebrew letters ל and ג.…
Yom HaAtzmaut — יום העצמאות This is a secular and modern Israeli holiday celebrating Israel’s Independence day and starts at sunset May 10 and ends sunset May 11, 2207 Summary Yom HaAtzmaut is Israel’s Independence Day. It celebrates the establishment of the modern State of Israel in 1948 and the return of Jewish national…
Yom HaZikaron — יום הזיכרון This is a secular and modern Israeli holiday and starts at sunset May 9, 2027 and ends at sunset May 10, 2027. Summary Yom HaZikaron is Israel’s national Memorial Day for the fallen members of Israel’s defense and security forces and for victims of terrorism and hostile acts. Its…
Yom HaShoah — יום השואה Sunset May 2, 2027 to sunset May 3, 2027 Summary Yom HaShoah is Israel’s national day of remembrance for the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust and for the Jewish communities that were destroyed across Europe. Its full Hebrew name is: יום הזיכרון לשואה ולגבורה Yom HaZikaron laShoah…
Pesach — פסח Starts at sunset on April 27, 2027 and ends after sunset on April 29, 2027 Summary Pesach, or Passover, is one of the most important holidays in Judaism. It remembers the Exodus from Egypt, when HaShem freed Bnei Yisrael from slavery and began leading them toward freedom, Torah, and eventually Eretz…
Shushan Purim — שושן פורים Observed mostly in Israel and particularly in Jerusalem. Starts at sunset March 23, 2027 and ends at sunset March 24, 2027 Summary Shushan Purim is the celebration of Purim on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Adar instead of the 14th. It is observed mainly in Jerusalem…