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At a glance: 5787 (2026–2027)
| Holiday | Dates | Hebrew date |
|---|---|---|
| Rosh Hashanah · Jewish New Year | Sat, Sep 12 – Sun, Sep 13 | 1 Tishrei 5787 – 2 Tishrei 5787 |
| Yom Kippur · Day of Atonement | Mon, Sep 21 | 10 Tishrei 5787 |
| Sukkot · Feast of Tabernacles | Sat, Sep 26 – Fri, Oct 2 | 15 Tishrei 5787 – 21 Tishrei 5787 |
| Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah | Sat, Oct 3 · outside Israel to Sun, Oct 4 | 22 Tishrei 5787 – 23 Tishrei 5787 |
| Chanukah · Festival of Lights | Sat, Dec 5 – Sat, Dec 12 | 25 Kislev 5787 – 2 Tevet 5787 |
| Tu BiShvat · New Year for Trees | Sat, Jan 23 | 15 Shevat 5787 |
| Purim | Tue, Mar 23 | 14 Adar II 5787 |
| Pesach · Passover | Thu, Apr 22 – Wed, Apr 28 · outside Israel to Thu, Apr 29 | 15 Nisan 5787 – 22 Nisan 5787 |
| Yom HaAtzmaut · Israel Independence Day | Wed, May 12 | 5 Iyar 5787 |
| Lag BaOmer | Tue, May 25 | 18 Iyar 5787 |
| Shavuot · Feast of Weeks | Fri, Jun 11 · outside Israel to Sat, Jun 12 | 6 Sivan 5787 – 7 Sivan 5787 |
| Tisha B'Av · The 9th of Av | Thu, Aug 12 | 9 Av 5787 |
5787 is a leap year, with two months of Adar: Purim is in Adar II, and Purim Katan in Adar I. Dates outside Israel add a second day to Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, Pesach and Shavuot.
Tishrei September–October 2026
Rosh Hashanah · Jewish New Year
The new year 5787 and the Day of Judgment: the shofar, the Musaf of Malchuyot, Zichronot and Shofarot, and Tashlich. Two days everywhere, Israel included.
Tzom Gedaliah · Fast of Gedaliah
A dawn-to-nightfall fast for the murder of Gedaliah ben Achikam, the last Jewish governor of Judea after the First Temple fell.
Yom Kippur · Day of Atonement
The holiest day of the year: a 25-hour fast from before sunset, five prayer services ending with Ne'ilah, and the long shofar blast at nightfall.
Sukkot · Feast of Tabernacles
Seven days of eating in the sukkah and taking the four species. The first day is Yom Tov (the first two outside Israel); the rest are Chol HaMoed. Full Hallel every day.
Hoshana Rabbah
The seventh day of Sukkot: seven circuits with the four species, and the beating of the aravot.
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
The prayer for rain (Geshem) begins, and the Torah reading is completed and begun again with dancing. In Israel both fall on one day; outside Israel Simchat Torah is the second day.
Cheshvan October 2026
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan
Two days: the 30th of Tishrei and the 1st of Cheshvan. Ya'aleh V'yavo, half Hallel and Musaf.
Kislev November–December 2026
Rosh Chodesh Kislev
Two days: the 30th of Cheshvan and the 1st of Kislev. Ya'aleh V'yavo, half Hallel and Musaf.
Chanukah · Festival of Lights
Eight nights of lighting, from one candle to eight. Al HaNissim and full Hallel each day, and no Tachanun. More →
Tevet December 2026
Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Two days: the 30th of Kislev and the 1st of Tevet. Ya'aleh V'yavo, half Hallel and Musaf.
Asara B'Tevet · Fast of the 10th of Tevet
A dawn-to-nightfall fast for the start of Nebuchadnezzar's siege of Jerusalem. It is the one fast kept even on a Friday.
Shevat January 2027
Rosh Chodesh Shevat
Ya'aleh V'yavo, half Hallel and Musaf.
Tu BiShvat · New Year for Trees
The new year for trees. Many eat fruit of the Land of Israel; Tachanun is not said.
Adar I February 2027
Rosh Chodesh Adar I
Two days: the 30th of Shevat and the 1st of Adar I. Ya'aleh V'yavo, half Hallel and Musaf.
Purim Katan
In a leap year, the 14th and 15th of Adar I: no Tachanun and a little extra festivity, but none of Purim's mitzvot.
Adar II March 2027
Rosh Chodesh Adar II
Two days: the 30th of Adar I and the 1st of Adar II. Ya'aleh V'yavo, half Hallel and Musaf.
Ta'anit Esther · Fast of Esther
A dawn-to-nightfall fast recalling Esther's fast before she went to the king. When the 13th is Shabbat, it moves back to Thursday.
Purim
The Megillah at night and in the morning, gifts of food to a friend, gifts to the poor, and a festive meal. Al HaNissim in the Amidah and Birkat HaMazon.
Shushan Purim
Purim in Jerusalem and other cities walled since Joshua's time. Elsewhere, a day without Tachanun.
Nisan April–May 2027
Rosh Chodesh Nisan
Ya'aleh V'yavo, half Hallel and Musaf.
Ta'anit Bechorot · Fast of the Firstborn
Firstborn sons fast on Erev Pesach, usually released by joining a siyum. The search for chametz is the night before.
Pesach · Passover
The Seder on the first night (two nights outside Israel), matzah and no chametz. Yom Tov at the start and end, Chol HaMoed between; full Hallel only on the first day(s).
Sefirat HaOmer · Counting of the Omer
Forty-nine days counted each night from the second night of Pesach to Shavuot. Part of it is kept with mourning customs, which differ between communities.
Yom HaShoah · Holocaust Remembrance Day
Israel's day of remembrance for the six million, with a siren at 10 a.m.
Iyar May–June 2027
Rosh Chodesh Iyar
Two days: the 30th of Nisan and the 1st of Iyar. Ya'aleh V'yavo, half Hallel and Musaf.
Yom HaZikaron · Israel's Memorial Day
Israel's memorial day for fallen soldiers and victims of terror, with sirens at night and at 11 a.m.
Yom HaAtzmaut · Israel Independence Day
The anniversary of Israel's independence in 1948. Many communities say Hallel and leave out Tachanun; customs vary. More →
Pesach Sheni
The "second Pesach" for those who could not bring the offering in Nisan. Many eat matzah; most leave out Tachanun.
Lag BaOmer
The 33rd day of the Omer: a break in the mourning customs, with bonfires and the yahrzeit of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
Yom Yerushalayim · Jerusalem Day
The reunification of Jerusalem in 1967. Many say Hallel; customs vary.
Sivan June 2027
Rosh Chodesh Sivan
Ya'aleh V'yavo, half Hallel and Musaf.
Shavuot · Feast of Weeks
The giving of the Torah: many learn through the first night, the Ten Commandments are read, and Megillat Ruth. One day in Israel, two outside.
Tammuz July 2027
Rosh Chodesh Tammuz
Two days: the 30th of Sivan and the 1st of Tammuz. Ya'aleh V'yavo, half Hallel and Musaf.
Shiva Asar B'Tammuz · Fast of the 17th of Tammuz
A dawn-to-nightfall fast for the breach of Jerusalem's walls. It opens the Three Weeks.
The Three Weeks
From the 17th of Tammuz to Tisha B'Av: no weddings or haircuts, and from Rosh Chodesh Av (the Nine Days) further restrictions, by custom.
Av August 2027
Rosh Chodesh Av
Ya'aleh V'yavo, half Hallel and Musaf.
Tisha B'Av · The 9th of Av
The fast for the destruction of both Temples: Eichah at night, Kinot in the morning, and a fast from sunset to nightfall. When the 9th is Shabbat, it moves to Sunday.
Tu B'Av
A day of joy in the Mishnah's telling, when the maidens of Jerusalem danced in the vineyards. Tachanun is not said.
Elul September–October 2027
Rosh Chodesh Elul
Two days: the 30th of Av and the 1st of Elul. Ya'aleh V'yavo, half Hallel and Musaf.
Selichot begin
Ashkenazim begin Selichot after midnight on this Saturday night, before Rosh Hashanah. Edot HaMizrach say them from the day after Rosh Chodesh Elul.
Erev Rosh Hashanah
The last day of 5787: Selichot and Hatarat Nedarim in the morning; Rosh Hashanah 5788 begins at sunset.
How the Jewish calendar works
- Months follow the moon. Each month is 29 or 30 days and begins with Rosh Chodesh. When the month before has 30 days, Rosh Chodesh is two days: the 30th and the 1st.
- Years follow the sun. Seven years in every 19 add a second month of Adar, so Pesach always falls in spring.
- Days begin at sunset. A holiday listed for Wednesday starts on Tuesday evening, and Shabbat and Yom Tov end at nightfall.
- Outside Israel, the biblical festivals keep a second day of Yom Tov, a custom from when the new month was announced from Jerusalem.
- Fasts avoid Shabbat. Except Yom Kippur, a fast that falls on Shabbat moves, to Sunday for most and to Thursday for Ta'anit Esther and the Fast of the Firstborn.
Customs for some of these days, especially the Israeli national days and the Omer, vary by community. See also whether Tachanun is said today and Shabbat candle lighting times.
Every one of these days, already in your siddur
SuperSiddur knows the calendar: Hallel, Ya'aleh V'yavo, Al HaNissim, the fast-day readings and Tachanun are already right when you open it, in Ashkenaz, Sfard, Edot HaMizrach, HaGra or Chabad.