The Month of Tishri

Prev | Table of Contents | Next The Month of Tishri Level:  Basic The month of Tishri (September and October on the Gregorian calendar) is clearly the busiest time of the year for Jewish holidays.  In the month of Tishri, outside of Israel there are a total of 13 days of special religious significance, 7 of them days on which work is not permitted; even in Israel without doubled holidays, there are 12 special days, 5 of them on which work is not permitted. These holidays include the holidays known as the "High Holidays", the most important holidays of the Jewish year:  Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.  If a Jew ever goes to synagogue (other than for weddings or bar mitzvahs), it is for these holidays.   Tishri 5778 (September / October 2017) Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Shabbat         1 Tishri September 21   Rosh Hashanah 2 Tishri September 22   Rosh Hashanah 3 Tishri September 23   Parashat Ha'azinu 4 Tishri September 24   Fast of Gedaliah 5 Tishri September 25 6 Tishri September 26 7 Tishri September 27 8 Tishri September 28 9 Tishri September 29 10 Tishri September 30   Yom Kippur 11 Tishri October 1 12 Tishri October 2 13 Tishri October 3 14 Tishri October 4 15 Tishri October 5   Sukkot 16 Tishri October 6 Sukkot (abroad) Chol ha-Moed (Israel) 17 Tishri October 7   Chol ha-Moed 18 Tishri October 8   Chol ha-Moed 19 Tishri October 9   Chol ha-Moed 20 Tishri October 10   Chol ha-Moed 21 Tishri October 11   Hoshannah Rabbah 22 Tishri October 12   Shemini Atzeret 23 Tishri October 13   Simchat Torah (abroad) 24 Tishri October 14   Parashat Bereishit 25 Tishri October 15 26 Tishri October 16 27 Tishri October 17 28 Tishri October 18 29 Tishri October 19 30 Tishri October 20   Rosh Chodesh       Prev | Table of Contents | Next Got a question or comment?  Write Us!