User:Asarelah/sandbox/List of observances set by the Hebrew Calendar
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Holidays for the Jewish calendar year of 5779 (2018–2019)
[edit]| Date on Hebrew calendar | Gregorian date | Hebrew Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 Tishrei | September 9-11, 2018 | Rosh Hashanah | Public holiday in Israel | |
| 1-10 Tishrei | September 9-19, 2018 | Ten Days of Repentance | ||
| 3 Tishrei | September 12, 2018 | Fast of Gedalia | Public holiday in Israel, changes to Tishrei 4 when Tishrei 3 is Shabbat | |
| Movable | September 15, 2018 | Shabbat Shuvah (Sabbath of Return, or Sabbath of Repentance) | Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur | |
| 9 Tishrei | September 18, 2018 | Erev Yom Kippur | Yom Kippur Eve | |
| 10 Tishrei | September 19, 2018 | Yom Kippur | Public holiday in Israel. Unlike other fasting days, this does not move to avoid interfering with Shabbat. | |
| 14 Tishrei | September 23, 2018 | Erev Sukkot | Sukkot Eve | |
| 15-21 Tishrei | September 24-30 | Sukkot | One of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals, public holiday in Israel | |
| 16-21 Tishrei (1-day communities) / 17-21 Tishrei (2-day communities) | September 25-30 (1-day communities) /September 26-30 (2-day communities) | Chol HaMoed Sukkot | Public holiday in Israel. Seharane is celebrated by Kurdish Jews during this time, but only in the State of Israel. Outside of Israel Seharane is celebrated after Passover. | |
| Movable | September 29 | Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot | ||
| 21 Tishrei | September 30 | Hoshanah Rabbah | ||
| 22 Tishrei | October 1 | Shemini Atzeret | Public holiday in Israel. Includes Simchat Torah in 1-day communities. | |
| 23 Tishrei | October 2 | Simchat Torah | 2-day communities only | |
| Movable | October 6 | Shabbat Mevorchim | Shabbat preceding and beginning a week containing a Rosh Chodesh | |
| 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan | October 9-10 | Rosh Chodesh of Cheshvan | ||
| Movable | October 15 | Bahab | First Monday of Cheshvan | |
| Movable | October 18 | Bahab | First Thursday of Cheshvan after the first Monday | |
| 7 Cheshvan | October 16 | V'tein Tal u-Matar ("Deliver Dew and Rain") | This is a prayer added to the Shemoneh Esrei prayers in Israel. If no rain has fallen by the 17th of Cheshvan, special prayers are added for rain [1] | |
| 7 Cheshvan | October 16 | Yom HaAliyah | Celebrated on both 7 Cheshvan and 10 Nisan, the latter is a public holiday in Israel. | |
| Movable | October 22 | Bahab | Monday following first Thursday of Cheshvan | |
| 12 Cheshvan | October 21 | Rabin Day | Public holiday in Israel | |
| Movable | November 3 | Shabbat Mevorchim | Shabbat preceding and beginning a week containing a Rosh Chodesh | |
| 29 Cheshvan | November 7 | Sigd | Public holiday in Israel | |
| 1 Kislev | November 9 | Rosh Chodesh of Kislev | In years when Cheshvan has 30 days, this also includes 30 Cheshvan. | |
| 1 Kislev | November 9 | 1 Kislev | Non Rosh Chodesh related observance, Chabad sect only | |
| 6 Kislev | November 14 | Ben-Gurion Day | Public holiday in Israel | |
| 9 Kislev | November 17 | 9 Kislev | Chabad sect only | |
| 10 Kislev | November 18 | 10 Kislev | Chabad sect only | |
| 19 Kislev | November 27 | 19 Kislev | Chabad sect only | |
| 23 Kislev | December 1 | Teacher's Day in Israel | ||
| 24 Kislev— 2 Tevet | December 2, 2018-December 10, 2018 | Hanukkah | Public holiday in Israel. Ends 3 Tevet if Kislev is short. | |
| Movable | December 8, 2018 | Shabbat Mevorchim | Shabbat preceding and beginning a week containing a Rosh Chodesh | |
| 30 Kislev - 1 Tevet | December 8-9, 2018 | Rosh Chodesh of Tevet | ||
| 5 Tevet | December 13, 2018 | 5 Tevet | Chabad sect only | |
| 10 Tevet | December 18, 2018 | Tenth of Tevet | Public holiday in Israel | |
| Movable | January 5, 2019 | Shabbat Mevorchim | Shabbat preceding and beginning a week containing a Rosh Chodesh | |
| 29 Tevet | January 6, 2019 | Yom Kippur Katan | Optional. If Yom Kippur Katan falls on a Friday or Saturday, it is moved to the preceding Thursday to avoid interfering with Shabbat. | |
| 1 Shevat | January 7, 2019 | Rosh Chodesh of Shevat | ||
| 10 Shevat | January 16, 2019 | 10 Shevat | Chabad sect only | |
| Movable | January 19, 2019 | Shabbat Shirah | Shabbat that falls on or before Tu BiShvat | |
| 15 Shevat | January 21, 2019 | Tu BiShvat | Public holiday in Israel | |
| 22 Shevat | January 22, 2019 | 22 Shevat | Chabad sect only | |
| Movable | February 2, 2019 | Shabbat Shekalim | Shabbat on or before Rosh Chodesh Adar | |
| 29 Shevat | February 4, 2019 | Yom Kippur Katan | Optional. If Yom Kippur Katan falls on a Friday or Saturday, it is moved to the preceding Thursday to avoid interfering with Shabbat. | |
| 30 Shevat - 1 Adar I | February 5-6, 2019 | Rosh Chodesh of Adar | ||
| 14 Adar I | February 19, 2019 | Purim Katan | Minor Purim celebration on Adar I during leap years. Purim itself is celebrated in Adar II. | |
| 29 Adar I | March 6, 2019 | Yom Kippur Katan | Optional. If Yom Kippur Katan falls on a Friday or Saturday, it is moved to the preceding Thursday to avoid interfering with Shabbat. | |
| 1 Adar II | March 8, 2019 | Rosh Chodesh of Adar II | Adar II is added on leap years only | |
| 7 Adar II | March 14, 2019 | Seventh of Adar | On Adar II on leap years, Adar I on non-leap years | |
| Movable | March 16, 2019 | Shabbat Zachor | Shabbat immediately preceding Purim. On leap years, this falls on the 1st of Adar II, or on the 1st of Adar II itself if it is Shabbat. Adar I on non-leap years. | |
| 13 Adar II | March 20, 2019 | Fast of Esther | Public holiday in Israel. Starts at dawn. Can be moved to avoid conflict with the Sabbath. On Adar II on leap years, Adar I on non-leap years. | |
| 14 Adar II | March 21, 2019 | Purim | Public holiday in Israel On Adar II on leap years, Adar I on non-leap years. | |
| 15 Adar II | March 22, 2019 | Shushan Purim | On Adar II on leap years, Adar I on non-leap years. | |
| Movable | March 29, 2019 | Shabbat Parah | Shabbat preceding Shabbat HaChodesh | |
| 29 Adar II | April 4, 2019 | Yom Kippur Katan | Optional. If Yom Kippur Katan falls on a Friday or Saturday, it is moved to the preceding Thursday to avoid interfering with Shabbat. | |
| Movable | April 5, 2019 | Shabbat HaChodesh | Shabbat on or immediately preceding Rosh Chodesh of Nisan | |
| 1 Nisan | April 6, 2019 | Rosh Chodesh of Nisan | ||
| Movable | April 13, 2019 | Shabbat HaGadol | Shabbat immediately preceding Passover | |
| 10 Nisan | April 15, 2019 | Yom HaAliyah | Public holiday in Israel | |
| 11 Nisan | April 16, 2019 | 11 Nisan | (Chabad sect only) | |
| 11 Nisan | April 16, 2019 | Education and Sharing Day | United States | |
| 12 Nisan | April 17, 2019 | Fast of the Firstborn | on 12 Nisan when the 14th falls on Sabbath | |
| 13 Nisan | April 18, 2019 | Bedikas Chametz | ||
| 15-21 Nisan (1-day communities) / 15-22 Nisan (2-day communities) | April 15-26, 2019 / April 15-27, 2019 | Passover | Public holiday in Israel. One of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals. | |
| 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan | April 16 - June 8, 2019 | Counting the Omer | ||
| Movable | April 28 - May 5, 2019 | Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust | United States, Sunday before Yom Hashoah to following Sunday | |
| 16-20 Nisan (1-day communities) / 17-20 Nisan (2-day communities) | April 21-25, 2019 / April 22 - 25, 2019 | Chol HaMoed Pesach | Public holiday in Israel. | |
| Movable | Does not occur this year | Shabbat Chol Hamoed Pesach | ||
| 21 Nisan | April 26, 2018 | Shvi'i shel Pesach | Public holiday in Israel. | |
| 22 Nisan (1-day communities) / 23 Nisan (2-day communities) | April 27, 2018 / April 28, 2018 | Mimouna | Public holiday in Israel | |
| 23 Nisan | April 28, 2018 | Seharane | Seharane is celebrated by Kurdish Jews outside of Israel on this date. In the state of Israel, it is celebrated on Chol HaMoed Sukkot. (see entry for that holiday) | |
| 23 Nisan (22 Nisan within Israel) | April 28, 2018 (April 27, 2018 within Israel) | Shab Shal | Iranian Jews, end of Passover holiday. | |
| 27 Nisan | May 2, 2019 | Yom HaShoah | Public holiday in Israel. Moved to 26 or 28 Nisan when the 27th falls on Friday or Sunday respectively, interfering with Shabbat. | |
| Movable | May 4, 2019 | Shabbat Mevorchim | Shabbat preceding and beginning a week containing a Rosh Chodesh | |
| 30 Nisan - 1 Iyar | Rosh Chodesh of Iyar | |||
| 2 Iyar | 2 Iyar | Chabad sect only. | ||
| First Monday of Iyar | Bahab | |||
| 4 Iyar | Yom Hazikaron | Public holiday in Israel. Might be moved to avoid conflict with Independence Day (Israel) or Shabbat. | ||
| 5 Iyar | Day to Praise | Same day as Independence Day (Israel), see next entry. | ||
| 5 Iyar | Independence Day (Israel) | Public holiday in Israel. Might be moved to avoid conflict with Yom Hazikaron or Shabbat. | ||
| First Thursday of Iyar | Bahab | |||
| Monday following first Thursday of Iyar | Bahab | |||
| 10 Iyar | Herzl Day | Public holiday in Israel. | ||
| 14 Iyar | Pesach Sheni | |||
| 18 Iyar | Lag Ba'omer | Public holiday in Israel. | ||
| Movable | Shabbat Mevorchim | |||
| 28 Iyar | Fast of Samuel | Fast is optional and is generally only observed by Chevra kadisha | ||
| 28 Iyar | Jerusalem Day | Public holiday in Israel. | ||
| 29 Iyar | Yom Kippur Katan | Optional. If Yom Kippur Katan falls on a Friday or Saturday, it is moved to the preceding Thursday to avoid interfering with Shabbat. | ||
| 1 Sivan | Rosh Chodesh of Sivan | |||
| 6 Sivan (1-day communities) / 6-7 Sivan (2-day communities) | Shavuot | One of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals. Public holiday in Israel. | ||
| 20 Sivan | Fast of the Khmelnytsky massacres | Not widely observed | ||
| 29 Sivan | Yom Kippur Katan | Optional. If Yom Kippur Katan falls on a Friday or Saturday, it is moved to the preceding Thursday to avoid interfering with Shabbat. | ||
| 30 Sivan - 1 Tammuz | Rosh Chodesh of Tammuz | |||
| 3 Tammuz | 3 Tammuz | Chabad sect only | ||
| 12-13 Tammuz | 12-13 Tammuz | Chabad sect only | ||
| 17 Tammuz | Seventeenth of Tammuz | Can be moved to avoid interfering with Shabbat. Public holiday in Israel. | ||
| 17 Tammuz - 9 Av | The Three Weeks | |||
| 29 Tammuz | Jabotinsky Day | Public holiday in Israel. | ||
| 29 Tammuz | Yom Kippur Katan | Optional. If Yom Kippur Katan falls on a Friday or Saturday, it is moved to the preceding Thursday to avoid interfering with Shabbat. | ||
| 1 Av | Rosh Chodesh of Av | |||
| 1 Av - 9 Av | The Nine Days | |||
| 3 Av | Feast of the First Fruits of Wine | From the Dead Sea Scrolls not celebrated by any modern Jewish sect | ||
| Movable | Shabbat Chazon | Shabbat immediately prior to Tisha B'Av | ||
| 9 Av | Tisha B'Av | Public holiday in Israel. | ||
| 15 Av | Tu B'Av | Public holiday in Israel. | ||
| Movable | Shabat Nachamu | Shabbat immediately following Tisha B'av | ||
| 30 Av | Yom Kippur Katan | Optional. If Yom Kippur Katan falls on a Friday or Saturday, it is moved to the preceding Thursday to avoid interfering with Shabbat. | ||
| 30 Av - 1 Elul | Rosh Hashanah LaBehema and Rosh Chodesh of Elul | |||
| 15 Elul | 15 Elul | Chabad sect only | ||
| 18 Elul | Chai Elul | Chabad sect only | ||
| Movable | Leil Selichot prayers begin under Ashkenazic tradition | These prayers begin on the Saturday night before Rosh Hashanah. If, however, the first day of Rosh Hashanah falls on Monday or Tuesday, the prayers are begun the Saturday night prior to ensure that Selichot are recited at least four times. | ||
| 29 Elul | Erev Rosh Hashanah |
Non-annual observances
[edit]- Purim Katan - Minor Purim celebration on Adar I during leap years. Purim itself is celebrated in Adar II. The next time this will happen is the Jewish year 5779, on February 19, 2019.[2]
- Purim Mehulash - Rare calendar occurrence when Purim falls on Shabbat. The next time this will happen is 2021.[3]
- Jewish calendar year 5782 - Shmita - September 7, 2021 - September 25, 2022 (Observed every seven years)[4]
- Jewish calendar year 5783 - Hakhel - Observed every seven years, comes after Shimita year.
- 14 Nisan 5769 - Birkat Hachama - April 8, 2037 (Observed every 28 years)
Calendar reference
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