| Nisan (March-April): |
| 14 |
Fast of the Firstborn - Ta'anit Bechorim |
| 15 |
Commencement of the Passover - Pesach (8 days; 7
days in Israel) |
| 16 |
Beginning of counting of the Omer |
| 27 |
Holocaust and Martyrs Memorial Day - Yom Hasho'ah |
Iyar (April-May):
|
| 4 |
Memorial Day for Israel's Fallen - Yom Hazikaron |
| 5 |
Israel Independence Day - Yom Ha'atzma'ut |
| 18 |
33rd Day of the Omer - Lag Ba'omer |
| 28 |
Jerusalem Day - Yom Yerushalayim |
Sivan (May-June):
|
| 6 & 7 |
Feast of Weeks - Shavu'ot |
Tammuz (June-July):
|
| 17 |
Fast commemorating breach made in wall of Jerusalem -Tzom
Shiva Asar BeTammuz. Beginning of Three Weeks of Mourning |
Av (July-August):
|
| 9 |
Fast commemorating destruction of First and Second Temples (586 BCE &
70 CE) and fall of Betar (135 CE) - Tisha B'Av |
Elul (August-September):
|
| The shofar is blown daily during the weekdays of the month. Penitential prayers - selichot -
are recited during the last week of the month. |
Tishri (September-October):
|
| 1 & 2 |
New Year - Rosh Hashanah (2 days) |
| 3 |
Fast of Gedaliah - Tzom Gedaliah |
| 10 |
Day of Atonement - Yom Kippur |
| 15 |
Commencement of the Festival of Tabernacles - Sukkot
(9 days; 8 days in Israel), incorporating Eighth Day of Solemn Assembly
- Shemini Atzeret, and Day of Rejoicing of the Torah - Simchat Torah. |
Cheshvan (October-November): No special days
|
Kislev (November-December):
|
25 |
Commencement of Chanukah, Feast of Lights - Chanukah
(8 days) |
Tevet (December-January):
|
10 |
Fast commemorating the commencement of Nebuchadnezzar's siege of Jerusalem
- Asarah Betevet. |
| Also, day for reciting the Kaddish prayer for Holocaust victims whose date of death is
unknown - Yom Hakkadish Hakelali |
Shevat (January-February):
|
15 |
New Year for Trees - Tu B'shvat |
Adar (February-March):
|
13 |
Fast of Esther - Ta'anit Esther |
| 14 |
Purim - Purim |
| 15 |
Shushan Purim - Shushan Purim |
|
In a Leap Year, an extra month is added here, and this thirteenth month is called Adar Sheni
(the Second Adar). When that happens, Purim is observed in Adar Sheni.
|