| Jewish Festivals | Hebrew Date ( Gregorian equivalent ) | Biblical Reference | Description |
| Rosh Hashana / Yom Teru'ah "Jewish New Year" / "Festival of Trumpets" = New Year for Vegetable tithes | 1st & 2nd Tishrei ( Sep ) | Lev 23:23-25 ; Num 29:1-6 | Day of Judgement. |
| Tzom Gedaliah "Fast of Geladiah" | 3rd Tishrei ( Sep ) | 2Kings 25:25-26 | Commemorate assination of Geladiah, Governor of Israel under Nebuchadnetzar King of Babylonia. |
| Yom Kippur "Day of Atonement" | 10th Tishrei ( Sep ) | Lev 16:1-34 ; Lev 23:26-32 | Pray for forgiveness between Man and God. Holiest day in Jewish Calendar. |
| Sukkot "Feast of tabernacles" | 15th - 21st Tishrei ( Oct ) | Lev 23:34 ; Deu 16:13-17 | Commemorate the Hebrews' 40 years of dwelling in the desert after Exodus from Egypt. Firstfruit of wine and oil. Book of Qoheleth read. |
| Hoshana Rabbah "Great Hoshana" | 21st Tishrei ( Oct ) | ||
| Shmini Atzeret "Assembly of the Eighty Day" | 22nd Tishrei ( Oct ) | Lev 23:36 | Last day of Sukkot |
| Simchat Torah "Rejoicing of the Law" | 23rd Tishrei ( Oct ) | [ Psalm 119 ] | Celebrate the end of the annual reading of Torah. Commencing reading Torah |
| Hanukkah "Festival of Lights" | 25th Kislev - 3rd Tevet ( Dec ) | 1Macc4 ; 2Mac 10 | Commemorate truimph of Jews, under Maccabees, over Greek during 164 BC |
| Asarah BeTevet "Fast of Tevet" = New Year for Trees | 15th Shevat ( Jan ) | 2Kings 25:4 | Beginnig of seige of Jerusalem in 68BC |
| Ta'anit Esther "Fast of Esther" | 13th Adart ( Mar ) | Esther 9:31 | Commemorate deliverence of Jews by Esther in Persian, during ca 400 BC. |
| Purim "Festival of Lots" | 14th Adart ( Mar ) | Book of Esther | Book of Esther read. |
| = New Year for Kings | 1st Nisan ( Mar ) | ||
| Erev Pesah "Fast of the First Born" | 14th Nisan ( Mar ) | Ex 12:29 | Commemorate God sparing the Hebrews when He killed the first born of Egypt |
| Pesah "Passover" ( Easter ) & Khag Shavuot "Feast of Unleavened Bread" | 15th - 21st Nisan ( Apr ) | Ex 12:15-20 | Firstfuit of barley. Commemorate exodus from Eygpt during 1301s BC. Song of Songs read. |
| Sefirat Ha'Omer "Counting the Sheaves" | 16thNisan ( Apr ) | Lev 23:15-16 | Counting the 49 days between Pesach and Shavuot |
| Lag Ba'Omer "33rd day of Sheaves" | 18th Iyar ( Apr ) | ||
| Shavuot "Festival of Weeks" ( Pentecost ) | 5th Sivan ( Jun ) | Lev 26:16-21 ; Deut 16:10 | Commemorate the giving of Ten Commandments. Firstfruit of wheat |
| Tzom Tammuz "Fast of Tamuz" | 17th Tamuz ( Jul ) | Zec 8:19 | Commemorate destruction of Jerusalem by the Roman |
| Tish'a B'Av "Ninth of Av" | 9th Av ( Aug ) | 2Kings 25:8-9 ; Jeremiah | Commemorate destruction of First & Second Temple. Book of Lamentation read. |
| Tu B'Av "Fifteenth of Av" | 15th Av ( Aug ) | Festival for unmarried girls. | |
| = New Year for animal tithes | 1st Elul ( Aug ) |
Yamim Nora’im “High Holy Days” :
1. Rosh Hashnah “Jewish New Year” / Yom Teru’ah “Festival of Trumpets”
2. Tzom Gedalya “Fast of Gedalia”
3. Yom Kippur “Day of Atonement”
Shalosh Regalim “Pilgrimage Festivals” :
1. Sukkot “ Feast of Tabernacles”
2. Shavuot “Feast of Weeks”
3. Pesach “Passover”
Minor Fast days :
1. Tzom Gedaliah "Fast of Gedalia"
2. Asarah B'Tevet "Fast of Tevet"
3. Ta'anit Esther "Fast of Esther"
4. Ta'anit Bechorim "Fast of the Firstborn"
5. Tzom Tammuz "Fast of Tammuz"
Major Fast days :
1. Yom Kippur "Day of Atonement"
2. Tishah B'Av "Ninth of Av"
1. Yom Kippur "Day of Atonement"
2. Tishah B'Av "Ninth of Av"
New Years :
1. 1st Nisan“New Year for Kings”
2. 1st Elul“New Year for animal tithes”
2. 1st Elul“New Year for animal tithes”
3. 1st Tishrei“New Year for vegetable tithes”
4. 15th Shevat “New Year for trees”
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