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Observances, study, FAQs, videos, and music for all minor and major Jewish holidays, festivals and fast days.
- Purim
Purim 2025 begin Thursday night, March 13 and continues...
- Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah
Jewish Holidays TheRebbe.org Chabad.org Video ChabadU Audio...
- Shavuot
Shavuot 2024 (a two-day holiday, celebrated from sunset on...
- Hebrew Calendar
Tomorrow is the third day of the Omer Count. Since, on the...
- Purim
Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 2022-2028. Links to pages describing observance and customs, holiday Torah readings.
- Biblical Holidays, Including Pilgrimage Festivals
- Rabbinic Holidays
- Post-Rabbinic Holidays
The first major category is biblical holidays. These are festivals that are mentioned in either the Torah Pronunced: TORE-uh, Origin: Hebrew, the Five Books of Moses. (such as Passover) or other books of the Hebrew Bible. There are two central chapters in the Torah that list the biblical holidays: Leviticus 23 and Deuteronomy 16. These chapters lis...
The second major category of Jewish holidays is the rabbinic holidays. These are festivals or events which are not expressly mentioned in the Bible, but were developed later during the rabbinic period of Jewish history. One holiday that the rabbis developed — though did not originate — is the holiday of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. Shemini At...
The third major category of Jewish holidays consists of post-rabbinic holidays. These mark significant events that occurred in the past 2000 years of Jewish history. One holiday that has had a noticeable evolution is Tu Bishvat. Although based on a biblical tradition, and observed after the destruction of the Temple, the character of Tu Bishvat Pro...
Days begin and end at sunset, and Jewish festivals and holy days always commence a short time before sunset and terminate at nightfall the following day – approximately a 25 hour period. Times of the commencement of the Sabbath and festivals will vary according to the season and local sunset times.
Jewish holidays begin at sunset. Dates specified are for evenings, so the holiday extends from sunset on the noted date until dusk on the last day of the holiday. Learn about the Jewish holidays, their meanings, history, and rituals.
Jewish holidays, also known as Jewish festivals or Jewish holy days, celebrate various aspects of Jewish history, religious significance, and cultural traditions. Here are some of the major Jewish holidays and what they commemorate: Passover (Pesach): Passover celebrates the Exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.
The Jewish calendar is both solar and lunar, consisting of 12 months of either 29 or 30 days. The Jewish year (5784, 5785, etc.) begins on Rosh Hashanah and ends just before the following Rosh Hashanah. All holidays begin at sundown on the start date listed and end at sundown on the end date listed. 5784 (2023-24) Tisha B’Av August 12–13, 2024
