2025年1月20日 · Jewish festivals, holidays commonly observed by the Jewish community. Below is a summary of the major Jewish holidays, which traditionally begin at sunset on the previous evening. For fuller treatment of the Jewish calendar and its cycle of Jewish religious observance, see Jewish religious year.

There are essentially three major categories of Jewish holidays, celebrations, and commemorations found in the Jewish calendar. These are biblical holidays, rabbinic holidays, and post-rabbinic celebrations.

Jewish Holidays. Observances, study, FAQs, videos, and music for all minor and major Jewish holidays, festivals and fast days.

The festival of Sukkot starts on 15th Tishrei, five days after Yom Kippur. On Sukkot we: Sit in a Sukkah — a temporary dwelling with a roof of sticks and leaves.

The Jewish calendar contains four biblical festivals, Passover, Shavuot, Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret (Simchat Torah), each containing a unique message and distinct rules. What they all have in common, however, is: We honor them by wearing our finest wardrobe and baking our best challah (or matzah on Passover).

Jewish holidays and festivals celebrate Jewish history as well as religious and cultural traditions. Themes often include remembrance, renewal, gratitude, and reflection on Jewish history. People of the Jewish faith light a candle every day during Hanukkah.

Jewish holidays begin at sunset. Dates specified are for evenings, so the holiday extends from sunset on the noted date until dusk on the last day of the holiday. Learn about the Jewish holidays, their meanings, history, and rituals.