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No work is permitted. The Month of Elul - September 4 - October 2, 2024. Fast of Gedaliah - October 6, 2024. Rosh Hashanah, first of the High Holidays, is the Jewish New Year. It is the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, and a day of judgment and coronation of G‑d as king. Visit JewishNewYear.org.
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- Jewish Calendar
Jewish holidays occur on the same dates every year in the Hebrew calendar, but the dates vary in the Gregorian. This is because the Hebrew calendar is a lunisolar calendar (based on the cycles of both the sun and moon), whereas the Gregorian is a solar calendar.
Jewish festivals, holidays commonly observed by the Jewish community. Below is a summary of the major Jewish holidays, which traditionally begin at sunset on the previous evening. For fuller treatment of the Jewish calendar and its cycle of Jewish religious observance, see Jewish religious year.
- 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...
Dates of major and minor Jewish holidays for years 2022-2028. Links to pages describing observance and customs, holiday Torah readings.
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) Passover April 22–April 30, 2024
