Major holidays, 2024

Holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date specified.

Holiday Dates Description
Purim , 2024 Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar
Pesach Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread
Shavuot , 2024 Festival of Weeks, commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai
Tish’a B’Av , 2024 The Ninth of Av, fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples
Rosh Hashana
The Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur
Day of Atonement
Sukkot Feast of Tabernacles
Shmini Atzeret
Eighth Day of Assembly
Simchat Torah Day of Celebrating the Torah
Chanukah
The Jewish festival of re-dedication, also known as the Festival of Lights

Minor holidays

Holiday Dates Description
Tu BiShvat New Year for Trees
Shushan Purim
Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities
Pesach Sheni
Second Passover, one month after Passover
Lag BaOmer 33rd day of counting the Omer