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The Jewish day begins and ends at sundown. Thus, all holidays begin at sundown of the day preceding the date shown and end at sundown of the (last) day shown.
Since the Jewish calendar begins with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish year always straddles two years from the civil calendar. In other words, spring holidays (such as Pesach and Shavuot) occur in the civil year following Rosh Hashanah.
An additional note: not all Jews observe two days for holidays shown as lasting two days.
| Year | 1999-2000 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 |
| Traditional Jewish Year | 5760 | 5761 | 5762 | 5763 | 5764 | 5765 | 5766 |
| SHABBOS- The Shabbos (Sabbath); every week from Friday Evening to Saturday evening; one of the holiest days in the calendar. | |||||||
| ROSH HASHANAH- The Jewish New Year; start of the Ten Days of Penitence. | Sat-Sun SEP 11-12 |
Sat-Sun SEP 30 - OCT 1 |
Tue-Wed SEP 18-19 |
Sat-Sun SEP 7-8 |
Sat-Sun SEP 27-28 |
Thu-Fri SEP 16-17 |
Tue-Wed OCT 4-5 |
| YOM KIPPUR- Day of Atonement; a very solemn day of the year, devoted to fasting, prayer, and repentance. | Mon SEP 20 |
Mon OCT 9 |
Thu SEP 27 |
Mon SEP 16 |
Mon OCT 6 |
Sat SEP 25 |
Thu OCT 13 |
| SUKKOS- First two days of Tabernacles; commorating the dwelling of the Israelites in booths in the wilderness. | Sat-Sun SEP 25-26 |
Sat-Sun OCT 14-15 |
Tue-Wed OCT 2-3 |
Sat-Sun SEP 21-22 |
Sat-Sun OCT 11-12 |
Thu-Fri SEP 30- OCT 1 |
Tue-Wed OCT 18-19 |
| SHEMINI ATZERIS- Eighth Day of Assembly and SIMCHAS TORAH- Rejoicing of the Law. | Sat-Sun OCT 2-3 |
Sat-Sun OCT 21-22 |
Tue-Wed OCT 9-10 |
Sat-Sun SEP 28-29 |
Sat-Sun OCT 18-19 |
Thu-Fri OCT 7-8 |
Tue-Wed OCT 25-26 |
| HANUKKAH- Feast of Lights; victory of the Maccabees and rededication of the Temple. | Sat-Sat DEC 4-11 |
Fri-Fri DEC 22-29 |
Mon-Mon DEC 10-17 |
Sat-Sat NOV 30 - DEC 7 |
Sat-Sun DEC 20-27 |
Wed-Wed DEC 9-15 |
Mon-Mon DEC 26 - Jan 2 |
| PURIM- Celebrates defeat of plot to destroy the Jews of Persia. | Tue MAR 21 |
Fri MAR 9 |
Tue FEB 26 |
Tue MAR 18 |
Sun MAR 7 |
Fri MAR 25 |
Tue MAR 14 |
| PESACH- Passover; deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt. The Seder service on the first two evenings recounts the story of the Exodus. | Thu-Fri APR 20-21 |
Sun-Mon APR 8-9 |
Thu-Fri MAR 28-29 |
Thu-Fri APR 17-18 |
Tue-Wed APR 6-7 |
Sun-Mon APR 24-25 |
Thu-Fri APR 13-14 |
| The last two days of Pesach are also observed as full holy days. | Wed-Thu APR 26-27 |
Sat-Sun APR 14-15 |
Wed-Thu APR 3-4 |
Wed-Thu APR 23-24 |
Mon-Tue APR 12-13 |
Sat-Sun APR 30 - May 1 |
Wed-Thu APR 19-20 |
| SHAVUOS- Feast of Weeks; marks the giving of the Instruction (Torah) at Mt. Sinai. The Greeks called this holiday of The Jews "Pentecost" | Fri-Sat JUN 9-10 |
Mon-Tue MAY 28-29 |
Fri-Sat MAY 17-18 |
Fri-Sat JUN 6-7 |
Wed-Thu MAY 26-27 |
Mon-Tue JUN 13-14 |
Fri-Sat JUN 2-3 |