Jewish Holidays In 2021

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ב"ה CALENDAR YEAR:Upcoming202620272028 SHOW DATES FOR:DiasporaIsrael Visit Tubshevat.org 15 Shevat Thursday, January 28, 2021 Work permitted The 15th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar is the day that marks the beginning of a “new year” for trees. Visit Tubshevat.org Visit VirtualPurim.org Purim Begins sunset of Thursday, February 25, 2021 Ends nightfall of Friday, February 26, 2021 Work should be avoided.Consult a Rabbi if this is not possible.

• Ta'anit Esther - February 25, 2021
• Shushan Purim - February 27, 2021

Purim celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from the wicked Haman in the days of Queen Esther of Persia. Visit VirtualPurim.org Visit Passover.org Passover Begins sunset of Saturday, March 27, 2021 Ends nightfall of Sunday, April 4, 2021 No work permitted on March 28 - 29 and April 3 - 4. Work is permitted only on March 30 - April 2 with certain restrictions. Yizkor is recited on Passover, Sunday, April 4 Dates listed are for outside Israel. Passover (Pesach) celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. Our Passover megasite has tools, guides, insights, stories, inspiration—and just about everything you need to celebrate Passover. (But bring your own wine.) Visit Passover.org Second Passover Site Second Passover Monday, April 26, 2021 Work permitted Thirty days ago we cleaned our homes and souls of leaven, and matzahed our way through the week-long festival of Passover. And now, Pesach Sheni—a second Passover experience! Second Passover Site Visit LagBaOmer.org Lag B'Omer Friday, April 30, 2021 Work permitted

• Sefirat HaOmer - March 28 - May 16, 2021

Lag BaOmer is a festive day on the Jewish calendar, celebrating the anniversary of the passing of the great sage Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and the end of a plague that raged amongst the disciples of the great sage Rabbi Akiva. Visit LagBaOmer.org Visit VirtualShavuot.org Shavuot Begins sunset of Sunday, May 16, 2021 Ends nightfall of Tuesday, May 18, 2021 No work is permitted. Yizkor is recited on Shavuot, Tuesday, May 18 Dates listed are for outside Israel. Shavuot marks the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai. The Ten Commandments are read in synagogues, just as they were in the desert on Mt. Sinai over 3,300 years ago. Visit VirtualShavuot.org Visit 3weeks.org The Three Weeks Sunday, June 27, 2021 through Sunday, July 18, 2021 Work permitted, except Shabbat

• Fast of the 17th of Tammuz - June 27, 2021
• Fast of Tish'a B'Av - July 17 - 18, 2021

The “Three Weeks” and Tisha B’Av are designated as a time of mourning over the destruction of the Holy Temple and the galut (exile). Visit 3weeks.org The 15th of Av Site The 15th of Av Saturday, July 24, 2021 No work is permitted due to Shabbat. Our sages proclaimed the 15th of Av as one of the happiest days of the year, when Jewish maidens would go out to dance, hoping to attract fitting suitors. The 15th of Av Site Visit JewishNewYear.org Rosh Hashanah Begins sunset of Monday, September 6, 2021 Ends nightfall of Wednesday, September 8, 2021 No work is permitted.

• The Month of Elul - August 9 - September 6, 2021
• Fast of Gedaliah - September 9, 2021

Rosh Hashanah, first of the High Holidays, is the Jewish New Year. It is the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, and a day of judgment and coronation of G‑d as king. Visit JewishNewYear.org Yom Kippur Site Yom Kippur Begins sunset of Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Ends nightfall of Thursday, September 16, 2021 No work is permitted. Yizkor is recited on Yom Kippur, Thursday, September 16 Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, when we fast, pray, seek forgiveness from G-d and our fellows, and come closer to G-d. It is the peak of the High Holidays. Yom Kippur Site Sukkot Site Sukkot Begins sunset of Monday, September 20, 2021 Ends nightfall of Monday, September 27, 2021 No work permitted on September 21 - 22. Work is permitted on September 23 - 24 and September 26 - 27 with certain restrictions..

• Hoshanah Rabbah - September 27, 2021

Dates listed are for outside Israel. The seven days of Sukkot—celebrated by dwelling in the sukkah, taking the Four Kinds, and rejoicing—is the holiday when we expose ourselves to the elements in covered huts, commemorating G‑d's sheltering our ancestors as they traveled from Egypt to the Promised Land. The Four Kinds express our unity and our belief in G‑d’s omnipresence. Coming after the solemn High Holidays, it is a time of joy and happiness Sukkot Site Visit Site Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah Begins sunset of Monday, September 27, 2021 Ends nightfall of Wednesday, September 29, 2021 No work is permitted. Yizkor is recited on Shemini Atzeret, Tuesday, September 28 Dates listed are for outside Israel. Following the seven joyous days of Sukkot, comes the happy holiday known as Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah. Visit Site Visit Chanukah.org Chanukah Begins sunset of Sunday, November 28, 2021 Ends nightfall of Monday, December 6, 2021 Work permitted, except Shabbat Chanukah commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after a group of Jewish warriors defeated the occupying mighty Greek armies. Visit Chanukah.org Fast of Tevet 10 Site Fast of Tevet 10 Begins sunrise of Tuesday, December 14, 2021 Ends nightfall of Tuesday, December 14, 2021 Work permitted On Asarah B'Tevet, the 10th day of the Jewish month of Tevet, in the year 3336 from Creation (425 BCE), the armies of the Babylonian emperor Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to Jerusalem. Asarah B'Tevet is observed as a day of fasting, mourning and repentance. Fast of Tevet 10 Site Special Years & Periodic Events Information on the septennial Hakhel and Shemitah (Sabbatical) years, and the once-in-28-years Sun Blessing. List of approved dates to hold a Jewish wedding Listing of Jewish Holidays for 2026Listing of Jewish Holidays for 2027Listing of Jewish Holidays for 2028 Special Dates on the Chabad Chassidic Calendar The Jewish Calendar Since Biblical times the months and years of the Jewish calendar have been established by the cycles of the moon and the sun. Learn More» NOTE: The Jewish calendar date begins at sundown of the night beforehand. Thus all holiday observances begin the night before, as listed. The exception to this rule is most fast days, which begin at dawn of the date listed (aside for Tisha b’Av and Yom Kippur which also begin the night before). Jewish calendar dates conclude at nightfall. Quick Links

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