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2026
TodayMon, Nov 9
Coming upDecember
PastOctober
Simchat TorahCelebrates finishing and restarting the annual Torah reading. Begins at sundown on Sat, October 3, 2026.Hebcal, computedDetails →Shemini AtzeretThe eighth day of assembly, right after Sukkot. Begins at sundown on Fri, October 2, 2026.Hebcal, computedDetails →Hoshana RabaThe seventh day of Sukkot, the last day of judgement of the High Holy Day season. Begins at sundown on Thu, October 1, 2026.Hebcal, computedDetails →SukkotThe Festival of Booths. Begins at sundown on Fri, September 25, 2026.Hebcal, computedDetails →
PastSeptember
Yom KippurThe Day of Atonement, the holiest day of the Jewish year; a 25-hour fast. Begins at sundown on Sun, September 20, 2026.Hebcal, computedDetails →Days of Awe (Ten Days of Repentance)The ten days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur. Begins at sundown on Fri, September 11, 2026.Hebcal, computedDetails →Fast of GedaliahA minor fast day after Rosh Hashanah. Observed from dawn to nightfall.Hebcal, computedDetails →Rosh HashanahThe Jewish New Year. Begins at sundown on Fri, September 11, 2026.Hebcal, computedDetails →Leil SelichotThe first night of Ashkenazi penitential prayers (Selichot) before Rosh Hashanah, late on Saturday night.Hebcal, computedDetails →
PastJuly
Tu B’AvThe 15th of Av, a minor festival of love. Begins at sundown on Tue, July 28, 2026.Hebcal, computedDetails →Tisha B’AvA fast day mourning the destruction of the First and Second Temples. Begins at sundown on Wed, July 22, 2026.Hebcal, computedDetails →The Three WeeksThe mourning period from the 17th of Tammuz to Tisha B’Av. Begins at sundown on Wed, July 1, 2026.Hebcal, computedDetails →17th of TammuzA minor fast that begins the Three Weeks before Tisha B’Av. Observed from dawn to nightfall.Hebcal, computedDetails →
PastMay
ShavuotCommemorates the giving of the Torah at Sinai. Begins at sundown on Thu, May 21, 2026.Hebcal, computedDetails →Counting of the OmerThe 49 days counted from the second night of Passover to Shavuot. Begins at sundown on Thu, April 2, 2026.Hebcal, computedDetails →Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day)Marks the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967. Begins at sundown on Thu, May 14, 2026.Hebcal, computedDetails →Lag BaOmerThe 33rd day of the Omer count, a day of celebration. Begins at sundown on Mon, May 4, 2026.Hebcal, computedDetails →Pesach SheniThe Second Passover, a month after Passover. Begins at sundown on Thu, April 30, 2026.Hebcal, computedDetails →
PastApril
Yom HaAtzma’ut (Israel Independence Day)Israel’s Independence Day. Begins at sundown on Tue, April 21, 2026.Hebcal, computedDetails →Yom HaZikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day)Israel’s day of remembrance for fallen soldiers and victims of terror, the day before Independence Day. Begins at sundown on Mon, April 20, 2026.Hebcal, computedDetails →Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)Israel’s day of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust. Begins at sundown on Mon, April 13, 2026.Hebcal, computedDetails →Passover (Pesach)Commemorates the Exodus from Egypt; the Seder is held on the first night. Begins at sundown on Wed, April 1, 2026.Hebcal, computedDetails →Fast of the Firstborn (Ta’anit Bechorot)A minor fast for firstborn sons on the day before Passover, usually broken at a siyum. Observed from dawn to nightfall.Hebcal, computedDetails →
PastMarch
Yom HaAliyahIsrael’s day honoring immigration to the Land of Israel. Begins at sundown on Fri, March 27, 2026.Hebcal, computedDetails →Shushan PurimPurim as kept in Jerusalem and other walled cities, the day after Purim. Begins at sundown on Tue, March 3, 2026.Hebcal, computedDetails →PurimCelebrates the rescue of the Jews of Persia in the Book of Esther. Begins at sundown on Mon, March 2, 2026.Hebcal, computedDetails →Fast of EstherA minor fast before Purim. Observed from dawn to nightfall.Hebcal, computedDetails →
PastFebruary
| Date | Event | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| TodayMon, Nov 9 | |||
| Nov 9Montoday | SigdThe festival of Ethiopian Jews (Beta Israel), 50 days after Yom Kippur; a national holiday in Israel since 2008. Begins at sundown on Sun, November 8, 2026. · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| Coming upDecember | |||
| Dec 4Friin 3 weeks | HanukkahThe Festival of Lights, eight nights. Begins at sundown on Thu, December 3, 2026.to Dec 12 · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| Dec 20Sunin 5 weeks | Asara B’TevetA minor fast marking the siege of Jerusalem. Observed from dawn to nightfall. · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| PastOctober | |||
| Oct 4Sun5 weeks ago | Simchat TorahCelebrates finishing and restarting the annual Torah reading. Begins at sundown on Sat, October 3, 2026. · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| Oct 3Sat5 weeks ago | Shemini AtzeretThe eighth day of assembly, right after Sukkot. Begins at sundown on Fri, October 2, 2026. · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| Oct 2Fri5 weeks ago | Hoshana RabaThe seventh day of Sukkot, the last day of judgement of the High Holy Day season. Begins at sundown on Thu, October 1, 2026. · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| Sep 26Sat5 weeks ago | SukkotThe Festival of Booths. Begins at sundown on Fri, September 25, 2026.to Oct 2 · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| PastSeptember | |||
| Sep 21Mon7 weeks ago | Yom KippurThe Day of Atonement, the holiest day of the Jewish year; a 25-hour fast. Begins at sundown on Sun, September 20, 2026. · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| Sep 12Sat7 weeks ago | Days of Awe (Ten Days of Repentance)The ten days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur. Begins at sundown on Fri, September 11, 2026.to Sep 21 · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| Sep 14Mon8 weeks ago | Fast of GedaliahA minor fast day after Rosh Hashanah. Observed from dawn to nightfall. · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| Sep 12Sat8 weeks ago | Rosh HashanahThe Jewish New Year. Begins at sundown on Fri, September 11, 2026.to Sep 13 · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| Sep 5Sat2 months ago | Leil SelichotThe first night of Ashkenazi penitential prayers (Selichot) before Rosh Hashanah, late on Saturday night. · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| PastJuly | |||
| Jul 29Wed3 months ago | Tu B’AvThe 15th of Av, a minor festival of love. Begins at sundown on Tue, July 28, 2026. · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| Jul 23Thu3 months ago | Tisha B’AvA fast day mourning the destruction of the First and Second Temples. Begins at sundown on Wed, July 22, 2026. · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| Jul 2Thu3 months ago | The Three WeeksThe mourning period from the 17th of Tammuz to Tisha B’Av. Begins at sundown on Wed, July 1, 2026.to Jul 23 · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| 17th of TammuzA minor fast that begins the Three Weeks before Tisha B’Av. Observed from dawn to nightfall. · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) | |
| PastMay | |||
| May 22Fri5 months ago | ShavuotCommemorates the giving of the Torah at Sinai. Begins at sundown on Thu, May 21, 2026.to May 23 · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| Apr 3Fri5 months ago | Counting of the OmerThe 49 days counted from the second night of Passover to Shavuot. Begins at sundown on Thu, April 2, 2026.to May 21 · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| May 15Fri5 months ago | Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day)Marks the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967. Begins at sundown on Thu, May 14, 2026. · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| May 5Tue6 months ago | Lag BaOmerThe 33rd day of the Omer count, a day of celebration. Begins at sundown on Mon, May 4, 2026. · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| May 1Fri6 months ago | Pesach SheniThe Second Passover, a month after Passover. Begins at sundown on Thu, April 30, 2026. · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| PastApril | |||
| Apr 22Wed6 months ago | Yom HaAtzma’ut (Israel Independence Day)Israel’s Independence Day. Begins at sundown on Tue, April 21, 2026. · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| Apr 21Tue6 months ago | Yom HaZikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day)Israel’s day of remembrance for fallen soldiers and victims of terror, the day before Independence Day. Begins at sundown on Mon, April 20, 2026. · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| Apr 14Tue6 months ago | Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)Israel’s day of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust. Begins at sundown on Mon, April 13, 2026. · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| Apr 2Thu7 months ago | Passover (Pesach)Commemorates the Exodus from Egypt; the Seder is held on the first night. Begins at sundown on Wed, April 1, 2026.to Apr 9 · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| Apr 1Wed7 months ago | Fast of the Firstborn (Ta’anit Bechorot)A minor fast for firstborn sons on the day before Passover, usually broken at a siyum. Observed from dawn to nightfall. · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| PastMarch | |||
| Mar 28Sat7 months ago | Yom HaAliyahIsrael’s day honoring immigration to the Land of Israel. Begins at sundown on Fri, March 27, 2026. · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| Mar 4Wed8 months ago | Shushan PurimPurim as kept in Jerusalem and other walled cities, the day after Purim. Begins at sundown on Tue, March 3, 2026. · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| Mar 3Tue8 months ago | PurimCelebrates the rescue of the Jews of Persia in the Book of Esther. Begins at sundown on Mon, March 2, 2026. · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| Mar 2Mon8 months ago | Fast of EstherA minor fast before Purim. Observed from dawn to nightfall. · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |
| PastFebruary | |||
| Feb 2Mon9 months ago | Tu BiShvatThe New Year of the Trees. Begins at sundown on Sun, February 1, 2026. · Hebcal | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) |