Jewish Holidays | חגי ישראל
Explore the traditions, customs, and significance of Jewish holidays throughout the year
All Holidays | כל החגים
High Holidays | ימים נוראים
Pilgrimage Festivals | שלוש רגלים
Minor Holidays | חגים נוספים
Modern Holidays | חגים מודרניים
Rosh Hashanah
ראש השנה
Date:
1-2 Tishrei
Duration:
2 days
The Jewish New Year, marking the beginning of the High Holy Days. It is a time of introspection, prayer, and the blowing of the shofar.
Shofar
Apples & Honey
Tashlich
Yom Kippur
יום כיפור
Date:
10 Tishrei
Duration:
1 day
The Day of Atonement, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. A day of fasting, prayer, and repentance, concluding the High Holy Days.
Fasting
Prayer
White Clothing
Sukkot
סוכות
Date:
15-21 Tishrei
Duration:
7 days
The Festival of Booths, commemorating the Israelites' wandering in the desert. Jews build and dwell in temporary shelters (sukkot).
Sukkah
Four Species
Ushpizin
Simchat Torah
שמחת תורה
Date:
22 Tishrei
Duration:
1 day
Rejoicing with the Torah, marking the completion of the annual cycle of Torah readings and the beginning of a new cycle.
Hakafot
Torah Dancing
All Called to Torah
Hanukkah
חנוכה
Date:
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet
Duration:
8 days
The Festival of Lights, commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the miracle of the oil that lasted eight days.
Menorah Lighting
Latkes
Dreidel
Tu Bishvat
ט"ו בשבט
Date:
15 Shevat
Duration:
1 day
The New Year for Trees, a minor holiday celebrating nature and the environment. Often marked by planting trees and eating fruits.
Fruit Eating
Tree Planting
Seder
Purim
פורים
Date:
14 Adar
Duration:
1 day
Commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people in ancient Persia from Haman's plot to destroy them, as recorded in the Book of Esther.
Megillah Reading
Costumes
Mishloach Manot
Pesach
פסח
Date:
15-22 Nisan
Duration:
7-8 days
Passover, commemorating the Exodus from Egypt and the liberation of the Israelites from slavery. Central observance is the Seder meal.
Seder
Matzah
Chametz Prohibition
Yom Ha'atzmaut
יום העצמאות
Date:
5 Iyar
Duration:
1 day
Israel's Independence Day, celebrating the declaration of independence of the State of Israel in 1948. Preceded by Yom HaZikaron.
Fireworks
BBQs
Celebrations
Shavuot
שבועות
Date:
6 Sivan
Duration:
1-2 days
The Festival of Weeks, commemorating the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Also marks the wheat harvest in the Land of Israel.
Dairy Foods
All-Night Study
Book of Ruth