The Jewish holidays in 2025

Here are all the major (and minor) Jewish holidays in 2022 and the days to ask off for from work.
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It may say 2025 on the calendar, but we are actually in year 5785, according to 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.

Jewish holidays in 2025

Purim
Begins sunset Thursday, March 13, 2025
Ends evening Friday, March 14, 2025

Work is generally avoided.

Passover
Begins sunset Saturday, April 12, 2025
Ends evening Sunday, April 20, 2025

According to the Orthodox tradition, no work is permitted during the 2 first and 2 last days.

Lag B’Omer
Begins sunset Thursday, May 15, 2025
Ends evening Friday, May 16, 2025

Shavuot
Begins sunset Sunday, June 1, 2025
Ends evening Tuesday, June 3, 2025

According to the Orthodox tradition, no work is permitted.

Tisha B’Av
Begins
 sunset Saturday, August 2, 2025
Ends evening Sunday, August 3, 2025

Rosh Hashanah
Begins sunset Monday, September 22, 2025
Ends evening Wednesday, September 24, 2025

According to the Orthodox tradition, no work is permitted.

Yom Kippur
Begins sunset Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Ends evening Thursday, October 2, 2025

According to the Orthodox tradition, no work is permitted.

Sukkot
Begins sunset Monday, October 6, 2025
Ends evening Monday, October 13, 2025

According to the Orthodox tradition, no work is permitted during the first 2 days.

Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah
Begins sunset Monday, October 13, 2025
Ends evening of Wednesday, October 15, 2025

According to the Orthodox tradition, no work is permitted.

Hanukkah
Begins sunset Sunday, December 14, 2025
Ends evening Monday, December 22, 2025

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