Jewish Holidays

All holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date specified in the tables below. For example, if the dates for Rosh Hashana were listed as Sep 19-20, then the holiday begins at sundown on Sep 18 and ends at nightfall on Sep 20.

Major holidays

Holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date specified.

Dates in bold are yom tov, so they have similar obligations and restrictions to Shabbat in the sense that normal "work" is forbidden.

Holiday	5776 (2015‑2016)	5777 (2016‑2017)	5778 (2017‑2018)	5779 (2018‑2019)	5780 (2019‑2020)	5781 (2020‑2021)
Rosh Hashana	Sep 14-15 M‑Tu	Oct 3-4 M‑Tu	Sep 21-22 Th‑F	Sep 10-11 M‑Tu	Sep 30-Oct 1 M‑Tu	Sep 19-20 Sa‑Su
Yom Kippur	Sep 23 W	Oct 12 W	Sep 30 Sa	Sep 19 W	Oct 9 W	Sep 28 M
Sukkot	Sep 28-29 M‑Tu Sep 30-Oct 4 W‑Su	Oct 17-18 M‑Tu Oct 19-23 W‑Su	Oct 5-6 Th‑F Oct 7-11 Sa‑W	Sep 24-25 M‑Tu Sep 26-30 W‑Su	Oct 14-15 M‑Tu Oct 16-20 W‑Su	Oct 3-4 Sa‑Su Oct 5-9 M‑F
Shmini Atzeret	Oct 5 M	Oct 24 M	Oct 12 Th	Oct 1 M	Oct 21 M	Oct 10 Sa
Simchat Torah	Oct 6 Tu	Oct 25 Tu	Oct 13 F	Oct 2 Tu	Oct 22 Tu	Oct 11 Su
Chanukah	Dec 7-14 M‑M	Dec 25-Jan 1 Su‑Su	Dec 13-20 W‑W	Dec 3-10 M‑M	Dec 23-30 M‑M	Dec 11-18 F‑F
Purim	Mar 24 Th	Mar 12 Su	Mar 1 Th	Mar 21 Th	Mar 10 Tu	Feb 26 F
Pesach	Apr 23-24 Sa‑Su Apr 25-28 M‑Th Apr 29-30 F‑Sa	Apr 11-12 Tu‑W Apr 13-16 Th‑Su Apr 17-18 M‑Tu	Mar 31-Apr 1 Sa‑Su Apr 2-5 M‑Th Apr 6-7 F‑Sa	Apr 20-21 Sa‑Su Apr 22-25 M‑Th Apr 26-27 F‑Sa	Apr 9-10 Th‑F Apr 11-14 Sa‑Tu Apr 15-16 W‑Th	Mar 28-29 Su‑M Mar 30-Apr 2 Tu‑F Apr 3-4 Sa‑Su
Shavuot	Jun 12-13 Su‑M	May 31-Jun 1 W‑Th	May 20-21 Su‑M	Jun 9-10 Su‑M	May 29-30 F‑Sa	May 17-18 M‑Tu
Tish'a B'Av	Aug 14 Su	Aug 1 Tu	Jul 22 Su	Aug 11 Su	Jul 30 Th	Jul 18 Su

Minor holidays

Holiday	5776 (2015‑2016)	5777 (2016‑2017)	5778 (2017‑2018)	5779 (2018‑2019)	5780 (2019‑2020)	5781 (2020‑2021)
Tu BiShvat	Jan 25 M	Feb 11 Sa	Jan 31 W	Jan 21 M	Feb 10 M	Jan 28 Th
Purim Katan	Feb 23 Tu			Feb 19 Tu
Shushan Purim	Mar 25 F	Mar 13 M	Mar 2 F	Mar 22 F	Mar 11 W	Feb 28 Su
Days of the Omer
Pesach Sheni	May 22 Su	May 10 W	Apr 29 Su	May 19 Su	May 8 F	Apr 26 M
Lag BaOmer	May 26 Th	May 14 Su	May 3 Th	May 23 Th	May 12 Tu	Apr 30 F
Leil Selichot	Sep 24 Sa	Sep 16 Sa	Sep 1 Sa	Sep 21 Sa	Sep 12 Sa	Aug 28 Sa
Tu B'Av	Aug 19 F	Aug 7 M	Jul 27 F	Aug 16 F	Aug 5 W	Jul 24 Sa

Minor fasts

Holiday	5776 (2015‑2016)	5777 (2016‑2017)	5778 (2017‑2018)	5779 (2018‑2019)	5780 (2019‑2020)	5781 (2020‑2021)
Tzom Gedaliah	Sep 16 W	Oct 5 W	Sep 24 Su	Sep 12 W	Oct 2 W	Sep 21 M
Asara B'Tevet	Dec 22 Tu	Jan 8 Su	Dec 28 Th	Dec 18 Tu	Jan 7 Tu	Dec 25 F
Ta'anit Esther	Mar 23 W	Mar 9 Th	Feb 28 W	Mar 20 W	Mar 9 M	Feb 25 Th
Ta'anit Bechorot	Apr 22 F	Apr 10 M	Mar 30 F	Apr 19 F	Apr 8 W	Mar 25 Th
Tzom Tammuz	Jul 24 Su	Jul 11 Tu	Jul 1 Su	Jul 21 Su	Jul 9 Th	Jun 27 Su

Modern holidays

Holiday	5776 (2015‑2016)	5777 (2016‑2017)	5778 (2017‑2018)	5779 (2018‑2019)	5780 (2019‑2020)	5781 (2020‑2021)
Yom HaShoah	May 5 Th	Apr 24 M	Apr 12 Th	May 2 Th	Apr 21 Tu	Apr 8 Th
Yom HaZikaron	May 11 W	May 1 M	Apr 18 W	May 8 W	Apr 28 Tu	Apr 14 W
Yom HaAtzma'ut	May 12 Th	May 2 Tu	Apr 19 Th	May 9 Th	Apr 29 W	Apr 15 Th
Yom Yerushalayim	Jun 5 Su	May 24 W	May 13 Su	Jun 2 Su	May 22 F	May 10 M
Yom HaAliyah		Nov 8 Tu	Oct 27 F	Oct 16 Tu	Nov 5 Tu	Oct 25 Su
Sigd	Nov 11 W	Nov 30 W	Nov 18 Sa	Nov 7 W	Nov 27 W	Nov 16 M

Special Shabbatot

Holiday	5776 (2015‑2016)	5777 (2016‑2017)	5778 (2017‑2018)	5779 (2018‑2019)	5780 (2019‑2020)	5781 (2020‑2021)
Shabbat Shuva	Sep 19 Sa	Oct 8 Sa	Sep 23 Sa	Sep 15 Sa	Oct 5 Sa	Sep 26 Sa
Shabbat Shekalim	Mar 5 Sa	Feb 25 Sa	Feb 10 Sa	Mar 2 Sa	Feb 22 Sa	Feb 13 Sa
Shabbat Zachor	Mar 19 Sa	Mar 11 Sa	Feb 24 Sa	Mar 16 Sa	Mar 7 Sa	Feb 20 Sa
Shabbat Parah	Apr 2 Sa	Mar 18 Sa	Mar 10 Sa	Mar 30 Sa	Mar 14 Sa	Mar 6 Sa
Shabbat HaChodesh	Apr 9 Sa	Mar 25 Sa	Mar 17 Sa	Apr 6 Sa	Mar 21 Sa	Mar 13 Sa
Shabbat HaGadol	Apr 16 Sa	Apr 8 Sa	Mar 24 Sa	Apr 13 Sa	Apr 4 Sa	Mar 27 Sa
Shabbat Chazon	Aug 13 Sa	Jul 29 Sa	Jul 21 Sa	Aug 10 Sa	Jul 25 Sa	Jul 17 Sa
Shabbat Nachamu	Aug 20 Sa	Aug 5 Sa	Jul 28 Sa	Aug 17 Sa	Aug 1 Sa	Jul 24 Sa
Shabbat Rosh Chodesh
Shabbat Machar Chodesh

Rosh Chodesh

Holiday	5776 (2015‑2016)	5777 (2016‑2017)	5778 (2017‑2018)	5779 (2018‑2019)	5780 (2019‑2020)	5781 (2020‑2021)
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan	Oct 13 Tu	Nov 1 Tu	Oct 20 F	Oct 9 Tu	Oct 29 Tu	Oct 18 Su
Rosh Chodesh Kislev	Nov 12 Th	Dec 1 Th	Nov 19 Su	Nov 8 Th	Nov 28 Th	Nov 17 Tu
Rosh Chodesh Tevet	Dec 12 Sa	Dec 30 F	Dec 18 M	Dec 8 Sa	Dec 28 Sa	Dec 16 W
Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat	Jan 11 M	Jan 28 Sa	Jan 17 W	Jan 7 M	Jan 27 M	Jan 14 Th
Rosh Chodesh Adar	Feb 9 Tu	Feb 26 Su	Feb 15 Th	Feb 5 Tu	Feb 25 Tu	Feb 12 F
Rosh Chodesh Adar II	Mar 10 Th			Mar 7 Th
Rosh Chodesh Nisan	Apr 9 Sa	Mar 28 Tu	Mar 17 Sa	Apr 6 Sa	Mar 26 Th	Mar 14 Su
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar	May 8 Su	Apr 26 W	Apr 15 Su	May 5 Su	Apr 24 F	Apr 12 M
Rosh Chodesh Sivan	Jun 7 Tu	May 26 F	May 15 Tu	Jun 4 Tu	May 24 Su	May 12 W
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz	Jul 6 W	Jun 24 Sa	Jun 13 W	Jul 3 W	Jun 22 M	Jun 10 Th
Rosh Chodesh Av	Aug 5 F	Jul 24 M	Jul 13 F	Aug 2 F	Jul 22 W	Jul 10 Sa
Rosh Chodesh Elul	Sep 3 Sa	Aug 22 Tu	Aug 11 Sa	Aug 31 Sa	Aug 20 Th	Aug 8 Su