All observances begin at sunset the day prior to the Gregorian date listed unless otherwise noted, and end on nightfall of the date in question, which is defined as the appearance of three stars in the sky. On leap years (which occur every 2–3 years) an extra month, Adar II, is added and certain holidays move accordingly, and it is mentioned in the notes section. All fasts other than Yom Kippur and Tisha b'Av begin at dawn of the day listed.

Holidays for the Jewish calendar year of 5781 (2020–2021)

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for the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot) is observed for 1 day in Israel and in

Reform Reform ( lat, reformo) means the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc. The use of the word in this way emerges in the late 18th century and is believed to originate from Christopher Wyvill#The Yorkshire Associati ...

and most Reconstructionist communities around the world, and is observed for 2 days in

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and most

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communities outside Israel, because of ''

yom tov sheni shel galuyot ''Yom tov sheni shel galuyot'' ( he, יום טוב שני של גלויות), also called in short ''yom tov sheni'', means "the second festival day in the Diaspora", and is an important concept in halakha (Jewish law). The concept refers to the ...

''. In the table, these are referred to as 1-day and 2-day communities.

Non-annual observances

*Jewish calendar year 5782 -

Shmita The sabbath year (shmita; he, שמיטה, literally "release"), also called the sabbatical year or ''shǝvi'it'' (, literally "seventh"), or "Sabbath of The Land", is the seventh year of the seven-year agricultural cycle mandated by the Torah ...

- September 7, 2021 - September 25, 2022 (Observed every seven years) *Jewish calendar year 5783 -

Hakhel The term Hakhel (Hebrew: הקהל ''haqhēl'') refers to a biblical commandment of assembling all Israelite men, women and children, as well as converts to assemble and hear the reading of the Torah by the king of Israel once every seven years. Or ...

- Observed every seven years, comes after Shimita year. * Purim Meshulash - Rare calendar occurrence when Purim in Jerusalem falls on

Shabbat Shabbat (, , or ; he, שַׁבָּת, Šabbāṯ, , ) or the Sabbath (), also called Shabbos (, ) by Ashkenazim, is Judaism's day of rest on the seventh day of the week—i.e., Saturday. On this day, religious Jews remember the biblical storie ...

. The next time this will happen is 2021. * Purim Katan - Minor Purim celebration on Adar I during leap years. Purim itself is celebrated in Adar II. The next time this will happen is the Jewish year 5782, on February 14, 2022. *23 Nisan 5797 -

Birkat Hachama ''Birkat Hachama'' (ברכת החמה, "Blessing of the Sun") refers to a rare Jewish blessing that is recited to the Creator, thanking Him for creating the sun. The blessing is recited when the sun completes its cycle every 28 years on a Tuesday ...

- April 8, 2037 (Observed every 28 years)

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*https://www.myzmanim.com/search.aspx, Myzmanim, a Halachic sunset and nightfall calculator for time zone *http://www.hebcal.com/hebcal *http://www.chabad.org/calendar/ *

Hebrew calendar The Hebrew calendar ( he, הַלּוּחַ הָעִבְרִי, translit=HaLuah HaIvri), also called the Jewish calendar, is a lunisolar calendar used today for Jewish religious observance, and as an official calendar of the state of Israel. I ...

Holidays for the Jewish calendar year of 5781 (2020–2021)

Non-annual observances

See also

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