Hebrew Festivals 5776 / 2015-16
Jewish Name |
Biblical Name/(Event) |
English Name |
Hebrew Date |
Gregorian Date |
Purim | Purim | Lots/Feast of Esther | 14 Adar | March 23-24, 2016 |
Passover | Pesach | Passover | 14 Nisan | April 22, 2016 |
Pesach | Chag Matzah | Feast of Unleavened Bread | 15-22 Nisan | April 23-30, 2016 |
Yom HaBikkurim | Wave Offering (Lev. 23:10-14) | First Fruits (of Barley) | Sunday after Passover | Apr. 24, 2016 |
Shavuot | Shavuot | Feast of Weeks/Pentecost | 6 Sivan | June 11-13, 2016 |
Tisha b'Av | (Temple Destroyed) | Ninth of Av Fast | 9 Av | July 25, 2015 |
Rosh Hashanah | Yom Teruah | Feast of Trumpets | 1 Tishrei | Sep. 14-15, 2015/5776 |
Yom Kippur | Yom Kippur | Day of Atonement | 10 Tishrei | Sep. 23, 2015 |
Succot | Succot | Feast of Tabernacles | 15-21 Tishrei | Sep. 27-Oct. 4, 2015 |
Simchat Torah | (Ezra/Nehemiah Revival) | Celebration of the Law | 23 Tishrei | Oct. 6, 2015 |
Chanukah | Chanukah (John 10:22) | Feast of Dedication | 25 Kislev - 2 Tevet | Dec. 7-14, 2015 |
Other Jewish and National Holidays Include the following:
Tu B'Shvat - New Year of Trees - January 25, 2016
Yom HaShoah, Memorial Day for Martyrs and Heroes of the Holocaust - May 5, 2016
Yom HaAtzma'ut, Israel Independence Day - May 12, 2016
Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day - June 5, 2016
Festivals begin at sundown the prior Gregorian day.