Jewish Holidays Calendar

The Jewish Holidays Calendar tracks the full annual cycle of observances in the Hebrew lunisolar calendar, covering major and minor festivals, fast days, and commemorative dates observed by Jewish communities around the world. The Hebrew calendar governs religious life for millions, with its months tied to the lunar cycle and its years adjusted periodically to stay aligned with the solar seasons, ensuring festivals like Passover remain in the spring and Sukkot in the autumn. The calendar draws on the fixed calculation methods codified in rabbinic tradition, and the resulting dates are the same for all Jewish denominations, though observance customs can vary. In Israel, these holidays are public ones that shut down schools, government offices, and much of the private sector, while in the diaspora they shape synagogue attendance, family gatherings, and communal events. The list includes the most widely known days — Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Hanukkah, Passover, and Shavuot — as well as others that are integral to the Jewish year, such as Tu Bishvat, Purim, Tisha B'Av, and Lag BaOmer. Each entry is a single holiday, identified by its common English name and often its Hebrew name in parenthesis, with the civil date on which it begins. Because the Jewish calendar day starts at sundown, many observances — notably Shabbat and the major biblical festivals — actually commence the evening before the date shown. This calendar aligns with the civil-date convention, making it straightforward to integrate with typical daily planning. The full spread of holidays moves through the year in a rhythm that begins in the early autumn with the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah) and Yom Kippur, then moves through Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah. The winter brings Hanukkah, though the holiday's eight-day duration means it can fall anywhere from late November to late December on the civil calendar. Spring is anchored by Passover (Pesach), which lasts seven days in Israel and eight in the diaspora, with the intermediate days and the closing holiday. Late spring brings Lag BaOmer and Shavuot (Feast of Weeks), and summer typically features the mournful fast of Tisha B'Av. Minor holidays such as Tu Bishvat and Purim appear where they fall in the late winter or early spring, and post-Passover celebrations like Mimouna, observed by Moroccan Jewish communities, are also included. Families coordinating event plans, synagogue administrators, educators, and anyone whose schedule intersects with Jewish communal life can use this smart calendar feed — free to subscribe — to see every upcoming date in Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook. The holidays feed removes any need to manually transfer dates from a printed sheet or webpage, and the automatic integration means the full year ahead always sits alongside personal appointments. The calendar is maintained with the fixed Hebrew-calendar dates pre-calculated for the current and coming civil years, and the feed updates regularly so that any adjustments arising from civil-date mapping or corrections appear without manual intervention.