It’s never too early to get a head start on planning the new year. The calendar may say 2023 but we celebrated the Jewish new year on September 25th officially entering into year 5783 on the Jewish calendar.
The Jewish, or Hebrew, calendar is a lunar/solar calendar (months are based on lunar months but years are based on solar years) and is the official calendar in Israel. The years count up from the “calculation” of when the Earth was created.
Holidays in 2023
Tu Bishvat
Begins sunset Sunday, February 5, 2023
Ends evening Monday, February 6, 2023
Purim
Begins sunset Monday, March 6, 2023
Ends evening Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Work is generally avoided.
Passover
Begins sunset Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Ends evening Thursday, April 13, 2023
According to traditional Jewish law, no work is permitted during the 2 first and 2 last days.
Lag BaOmer
Begins sunset Monday, May 8, 2023
Ends evening Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Shavuot
Begins sunset Thursday, May 25, 2023
Ends evening Saturday, May 27, 2023
According to traditional Jewish law, no work is permitted.
Tisha B’Av
Begins sunset Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Ends evening Thursday, July 27, 2023
The Tisha B’Av fast lasts about 25 hours, beginning just before sunset and lasting until the evening of the following day.
Rosh Hashanah
Begins sunset Friday, September 15, 2023
Ends evening Sunday, September 17, 2023
According to traditional Jewish law, no work is permitted.
Yom Kippur
Begins sunset Sunday, September 24, 2023
Ends evening Monday, September 25, 2023
According to traditional Jewish law, no work is permitted.
Sukkot
Begins sunset Friday, September 29, 2023
Ends evening Friday, October 6, 2023
According to traditional Jewish law, no work is permitted during the first 2 days.
Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah
Begins sunset Friday, October 6, 2023
Ends evening Sunday, October 8, 2023
According to traditional Jewish law, no work is permitted.
Hanukkah
Begins sunset Thursday, December 7, 2023
Ends evening Friday, December 15, 2023
Modern holidays:
Yom Hashoah
Begins sunset Monday, April 17, 2023
Ends evening Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Yom Hazikaron
Begins sunset Monday, April 24, 2023
Ends evening Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Yom Ha’atzmaut
Begins sunset Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Ends evening Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Yom Yerushalayim
Begins sunset Thursday, May 18, 2023
Ends evening Friday, May 19, 2023
Sigd
Begins sunset Sunday, November 12, 2023
Ends evening Monday, November 13, 2023
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Originally Published Feb 11 2023 06:58PM EST
