Jewish Holidays | The Knoxville Jewish Alliance

Jewish holidays begin sundown the night before the date specified.

Holiday	Dates	Description
Rosh Hashana	Oct 3-4, 2016 M‑Tu	The Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur	Oct 12, 2016 W	Day of Atonement
Sukkot	Oct 17-18, 2016 M‑Tu Oct 19-23, 2016 W‑Su	Feast of Tabernacles
Shmini Atzeret	Oct 24, 2016 M	Eighth Day of Assembly
Simchat Torah	Oct 25, 2016 Tu	Day of Celebrating the Torah
Chanukah	Dec 25-Jan 1, 2017 Su‑Su	The Jewish festival of rededication, also known as the Festival of Lights
Purim	Mar 12, 2017 Su	Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar
Pesach	Apr 11-12, 2017 Tu‑W Apr 13-16, 2017 Th‑Su Apr 17-18, 2017 M‑Tu	Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread
Shavuot	May 31-Jun 1, 2017 W‑Th	Festival of Weeks, commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai
Tish'a B'Av	Aug 1, 2017 Tu	The Ninth of Av, fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples

Modern holidays