The Jewish day begins and ends at sundown. Thus, all holidays begin at sundown on the first day and end at nightfall on the last day shown in the calendar below. Descriptions of these holidays can be found by clicking on About the Jewish Holidays.
The Hebrew calendar (Hebrew: הַלּוּחַ הָעִבְרִי, Ha-Luah ha-Ivri), also called Jewish calendar, is a lunisolar calendar used today predominantly for Jewish religious observances. It determines the dates for Jewish holidays and the appropriate public reading of Torah portions, yahrzeits (dates to commemorate the death of a. The Jewish day begins and ends at sundown. Thus, all holidays begin at sundown on the first day and end at nightfall on the last day shown in the calendar below. Descriptions of these holidays can be found by clicking on About the Jewish Holidays.
Academic Year 2019-2020 | Jewish Year 5780 |
| Shabbat | Weekly Sabbath from Friday sunset to Saturday night |
| Rosh Hashanah | Mon-Tues, Sep 30-Oct 1, 2019 |
| Yom Kippur | Tues-Wed Oct 8-9, 2019 |
| Sukkot | Sun-Sun, Oct. 13-20, 2019 |
| Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah | Mon-Tues, Oct. 21-22, 2019 |
| Hanukkah | Sun-Mon, Dec. 22-30, 2019 |
| Purim | Mon-Tues, March 9-10, 2020 |
| Passover* | Wed-Thurs, April 8-16, 2020 |
| Shavuot | Thurs-Sat, May 28-30, 2020 |
- All-purpose Jewish calendar - listing holidays, sefirat ha'omer, shabbat and holiday candle lighting times.
- The Jewish calendar isn’t just a tool for observing the passage of time. Judaism marks and celebrates time in a number of ways — holidays, Shabbat, the weekly readings of specific portions of the Torah, and the rituals of the personal life cycle. Months and years in the Jewish calendar The Jewish calendar, unlike the.
- The Jewish Calendar. By Konstantin Bikos. Jewish communities around the world use the Jewish or Hebrew calendar to determine the dates of religious observances and rituals. In Israel, it is also used for agricultural and civil purposes, alongside the Gregorian calendar.
Academic Year 2020-2021 | Jewish Year 5781 |
| Shabbat | Weekly Sabbath from Friday sunset to Saturday night |
| Rosh Hashanah | Fri-Sun, Sept. 18-20, 2020 |
| Yom Kippur | Sun-Mon, Sept. 27-28, 2020 |
| Sukkot | Fri-Fri, Oct. 2-9, 2020 |
| Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah | Sat-Sun, Oct. 10-11, 2020 |
| Hanukkah | Thurs-Fri, Dec. 10-18, 2020 |
| Purim | Fri-Sat, Feb. 26-27, 2021 |
| Passover* | Sat-Sat, March 27-April 3, 2021 |
| Shavuot | Sun-Mon, May 16-17, 2021 |
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* Only the first two and last two days of Passover are observed as full holy days, with restrictions on work and travel. However, many extended Jewish families gather for the holiday, and consequently some Jewish students may miss other days as well, and possibly the entire week of classes. Also note that some Jewish denominations (Orthodox and Conservative) observe the full eight days, while others (Reform and Reconstructionist) observe only seven days. Consequently, some Jews will still be observing Passover dietary restrictions on the eighth day, while others will not.
For a PDF chart of yearly Jewish holidays, please click here.
Dates beyond those shown above may be found at: Hebcal Online Calendar of Jewish Holidays
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