Holidays

For laws relating to Jewish holidays, see Yom Tov

Jewish holidays, (Hebrew: Yamim Tovim, ימים טובים‎, singular Yom Tov, יום טוב) occur throughout the year. The Halachik status of holidays vary, depending on the origin of the festival.

List of Jewish Holidays

• Chodesh Elul, the month of repentance heralding the new year, during which the shofar is blown daily and Selichot are recited
• Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, on which the Shofar is blown in coronation of Hashem over the world.
• Aseret Yimei Teshuva, the ten days of repentance between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
• Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, when the judgement for the year is sealed.
• Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, during which Jews sit in a Sukkah and shake the Arba Minim (Lulav, Etrog, Hadasim, and Aravot)
• Shemini Aseret, the one day holiday that concludes the Tishrei series of Yamim Tovim
• Simchat Torah, the day celebrating the concluding of the Torah
• Chanukah, the eight day festival of lights
• Tu BiShevat, the new year for the trees
• Purim, commemorating the hidden miracles that saved the Jewish people from Haman's plot to annihilate the nation.
• Purim Katan, the 14th of Adar I of a leap year
• Pesach, celebrating the exodus from Egypt with the seder, Matzah, Maror, and no Chametz
• Sefirat HaOmer, the counting of the Omer from Pesach to Shavuot
• Yom HaAtzmaut, Israeli Independence Day
• Lag BaOmer, the 33rd day of the Omer, on which Rabbi Akiva's students stopped dying in a plague.
• Shavuot, celebrating the receiving of the Torah with all night Torah study and dairy foods
• Yom Tov, holidays on which non-food related Melacha is prohibited
• Chol HaMoed, intermediate days between the the
• Rosh Chodesh, the beginning of the new month
• Three Weeks, the three weeks of mourning over the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash, beginning with Shiva Asar BeTamuz and ending with Tisha BeAv
• Nine Days, the nine days of the month of Av, from Rosh Chodesh to Tisha BeAv, during which the mourning practices become more intense.
• Fast Days
• Tisha BeAv, the day of compounded tragedy for the Jewish Nation
• Tu BeAv (Tu B'Av), the day of much celebration for the Jewish Nation

Jewish holidays by month

Month	Jewish holidays and related events
Tishrei	Rosh Hashana - Aseret Yimei Teshuva - Yom Kippur - Sukkot - Chol HaMoed Sukkot - Shemini Aseret - Simchat Torah
Kislev	Chanukah
Teves	Asara B'Tevet
Shevat	Tu BiShevat
Adar	Tanit Ester - Purim - Purim Katan
Nissan	Tanit Bechorot - Pesach - Chol HaMoed Pesach - Sefirat HaOmer
Iyar	Yom HaAtzmaut - Pesach Sheni - Lag BaOmer
Sivan	Shavuot
Tammuz	Shiva Asar BeTamuz - Three Weeks
Menachem Av	Nine Days - Tisha BeAv - Tu BeAv
Elul	Chodesh Elul
Misc.	Yom Tov - Yom Tov Sheni - Rosh Chodesh - Issru Chag

See also

• Shabbat