Jewish Holidays 2021-2022
Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays as observed in the Diaspora. Each holiday page includes a brief overview of special observances and customs, and any special Torah readings.
Except for minor fasts, holidays begin at sundown on the first date specified and end at nightfall on the last date specified. For example, if the dates for Rosh Hashana are listed as –, then the holiday begins at sundown on Sep 6 and ends at nightfall on Sep 8.
Major holidays ✡️
Dates in bold are yom tov, so they have similar obligations and restrictions to Shabbat in the sense that normal “work” is forbidden.
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Rosh Hashana 🍏🍯 | ‑, 2021 M‑W 1-2 Tishrei |
| The Jewish New Year | |
| Yom Kippur 📖✍️ | ‑, 2021 W‑Th 10 Tishrei |
| Day of Atonement | |
| Sukkot ✡️ | ‑, 2021 M‑W ‑, 2021 Th‑M 15-21 Tishrei |
| Feast of Booths | |
| Shmini Atzeret ✡️ | ‑, 2021 M‑Tu 22 Tishrei |
| Eighth Day of Assembly | |
| Simchat Torah ✡️ | ‑, 2021 Tu‑W 23 Tishrei |
| Day of Celebrating the Torah | |
| Chanukah 🕎 | ‑, 2021 Su‑M 25 Kislev – 2 Tevet |
| Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication | |
| Pesach ✡️ | ‑, 2022 F‑Su ‑, 2022 M‑Th ‑, 2022 Th‑Sa 15-22 Nisan |
| Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread | |
| Shavuot ⛰️🌸 | ‑, 2022 Sa‑M 6-7 Sivan |
| Festival of Weeks | |
Minor holidays ✡️
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Tu BiShvat 🌳 | ‑, 2022 Su‑M 15 Sh’vat |
| New Year for Trees | |
| Purim Katan 🎭️ | ‑, 2022 M‑Tu 14 Adar I |
| Minor Purim celebration during Adar I on leap years | |
| Purim 🎭️📜 | ‑, 2022 W‑Th 14 Adar II |
| Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther | |
| Shushan Purim 🎭️📜 | ‑, 2022 Th‑F 15 Adar II |
| Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities | |
| Pesach Sheni ✡️ | ‑, 2022 Sa‑Su 14 Iyyar |
| Second Passover, one month after Passover | |
| Lag BaOmer 🔥 | ‑, 2022 W‑Th 18 Iyyar |
| 33rd day of counting the Omer | |
| Tu B’Av ❤️ | ‑, 2022 Th‑F 15 Av |
| Minor Jewish holiday of love | |
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 🐑 | ‑, 2022 Sa‑Su 1 Elul |
| New Year for Tithing Animals | |
| Leil Selichot 🕍 | Sep 17, 2022 Sa 21 Elul |
| Prayers for forgiveness in preparation for the High Holidays | |
Minor fasts ✡️
Minor fasts begin at dawn and end at nightfall.
Tish’a B’Av begins at sundown on the first date specified and ends at nightfall on the second date specified.
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Tzom Gedaliah | Sep 9, 2021 Th 3 Tishrei |
| Fast of the Seventh Month | |
| Asara B’Tevet | Dec 14, 2021 Tu 10 Tevet |
| Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem | |
| Ta’anit Esther | Mar 16, 2022 W 13 Adar II |
| Fast of Esther | |
| Ta’anit Bechorot | Apr 15, 2022 F 14 Nisan |
| Fast of the First Born | |
| Tzom Tammuz | Jul 17, 2022 Su 18 Tamuz |
| Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple | |
| Tish’a B’Av ✡️ | ‑, 2022 Sa‑Su 10 Av |
| The Ninth of Av | |
Modern holidays 🇮🇱
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Yom HaAliyah School Observance 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2021 W 7 Cheshvan |
| Aliyah Day observed in Israeli schools | |
| Sigd ✡️ | ‑, 2021 W‑Th 29 Cheshvan |
| Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur | |
| Yom HaAliyah 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2022 Su‑M 10 Nisan |
| Recognizes Aliyah, immigration to the Jewish State of Israel | |
| Yom HaShoah ✡️ | ‑, 2022 W‑Th 27 Nisan |
| Holocaust Memorial Day | |
| Yom HaZikaron 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2022 Tu‑W 3 Iyyar |
| Israeli Memorial Day | |
| Yom HaAtzma’ut 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2022 W‑Th 4 Iyyar |
| Israeli Independence Day | |
| Yom Yerushalayim 🇮🇱 | ‑, 2022 Sa‑Su 28 Iyyar |
| Jerusalem Day | |
Special Shabbatot 🕍
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Shabbat Shuva | ‑, 2021 F‑Sa 5 Tishrei |
| Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Shabbat of Returning) | |
| Shabbat Shirah | ‑, 2022 F‑Sa 13 Sh’vat |
| Shabbat of Song | |
| Shabbat Shekalim | ‑, 2022 F‑Sa 25 Adar I |
| Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar | |
| Shabbat Zachor | ‑, 2022 F‑Sa 9 Adar II |
| Shabbat before Purim | |
| Shabbat Parah | ‑, 2022 F‑Sa 23 Adar II |
| Shabbat of the Red Heifer | |
| Shabbat HaChodesh | ‑, 2022 F‑Sa 1 Nisan |
| Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan | |
| Shabbat HaGadol | ‑, 2022 F‑Sa 8 Nisan |
| Shabbat before Pesach | |
| Shabbat Chazon | ‑, 2022 F‑Sa 9 Av |
| Shabbat before Tish’a B’Av (Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision) | |
| Shabbat Nachamu | ‑, 2022 F‑Sa 16 Av |
| Shabbat after Tish’a B’Av (Shabbat of Consolation) | |
Rosh Chodesh 🌒
| Holiday | Dates |
|---|---|
| Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan | ‑, 2021 Tu‑Th 30 Tishrei – 1 Cheshvan |
| Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Kislev | ‑, 2021 Th‑F 1 Kislev |
| Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Tevet | ‑, 2021 F‑Su 30 Kislev – 1 Tevet |
| Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat | ‑, 2022 Su‑M 1 Sh’vat |
| Start of month of Sh’vat on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Adar I | ‑, 2022 M‑W 30 Sh’vat – 1 Adar I |
| Start of month of Adar I (on leap years) on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Adar II | ‑, 2022 W‑F 30 Adar I – 1 Adar II |
| Start of month of Adar II (on leap years) on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Nisan | ‑, 2022 F‑Sa 1 Nisan |
| Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Iyyar | ‑, 2022 Sa‑M 30 Nisan – 1 Iyyar |
| Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Sivan | ‑, 2022 M‑Tu 1 Sivan |
| Start of month of Sivan on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Tamuz | ‑, 2022 Tu‑Th 30 Sivan – 1 Tamuz |
| Start of month of Tamuz on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Av | ‑, 2022 Th‑F 1 Av |
| Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar | |
| Rosh Chodesh Elul | ‑, 2022 F‑Su 30 Av – 1 Elul |
| Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar | |