Holy Day Calendar 2023

Hashabah Yisrael, together with representatives from other congregations, has a calendar committee that we established to determine the accurate observance of Israelite holy days. You can view the most current dates below.

 

Biblical 
Holy Day

Gregorian

Calendar

Holy
Day

in
Hebrew

 

 

Rosh
Hashanah

(New
Year)

 

 

 

March 22nd

or

March 23rd

at Even

 

 

 

 

 

 ראש השנה

 

 

 

 

Pesach

(Passover)

 

*April 5th 

or 

*April 6th

at

Dusk

 

 

 

פסח

 

 

 

1st
Day of Chag Matzote (Unleavened Bread)

 

 

 

 

*April 6th 

or 

*April 7th

 

 

 

יום הראשון של
חג המצות

 

  

7th
Day of Chag Matzote (Unleavened Bread)

 

 

*April 12th 

or 

*April 13th

 

 

 

יום השביעי של
חג המצות

 

 

Chag
Shavuot (Feast of Weeks)

 

 

 

*May 28th

 

 

 

חג השבועות

 

Yom
Teruah
(Day of Blowing)

 

 

 

 

*Sept 17th

or

*Sept 18th

 

 

 

 

יום תרועה

 

Yom
Kippur
(Day of Atonement)

 

 

 

 

*Sept 26th

or

*Sept 27th

 

 

 

 

יום הכפורים

  

1st
Day of Chag Sukkot
(Feast of 
Tabernacles)

 

 

 

 

*Oct 1st

or 

*Oct 2nd

 

 

 

 

יום הראשון של
חג הסוכות

 

 

Shemini
Atzeret
(8th Day of 
Assembly)

 

 

 

  

*Oct 8th

or

*Oct 9th

 

 

 

 

שמיני עצרת

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The asterisk (*) means the Holy Day begins at sunset on the day before the date listed, and continues for 24 hours, until sunset on the following day.

Example: If the Feast of Weeks (Chag Shavuot) is listed as *June 12th then the holy day begins on June 11th at sunset, and lasts until June 12th at sunset.

Find answers to Frequently Asked Questions about our Holy Day Calendar.

Below are letters that you can take to your school and/or job to support you in explaining your required absences on the holy days; click to download and print: