Jewish Holidays

Congregation Ahavath Sholom provides a complete schedule of all holiday observances, including a variety of services for the High Holy Days to meet the needs of all our congregants. If services cannot be held in person, they are available via video online.

2023 holiday dates:
Purim — Monday evening, March 6 & Tuesday, March 7
Pesach — begins at sundown, Wednesday, April 5; ends at nightfall on Thursday, April 13
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Shavuot — Thursday evening, May 25 to Saturday, May 27
Tish'a B'Av — Wednesday evening, July 26 & Thursday, July 27
Tu B'Av — Tuesday, Aug. 1 & Wednesday, August 2
Leil Selichot — Saturday, Sept. 9
Rosh Hashanah — Friday evening, Sept. 15 to Sunday, Sept. 17
Yom Kippur — Sunday evening, Sept. 24 & Monday, Sept. 25
Sukkot — begins at sundown, Friday, Sept. 29; ends at nightfall on Friday, Oct. 6
Shmini Atzeret — Friday evening, Oct. 6 & Saturday, Oct. 7
Simhat Torah — Saturday evening, Oct. 7 & Sunday, Oct. 8
Chanukah — begins at sundown, Thursday, Dec. 7; ends at nightfall on Friday, Dec. 15

Modern holidays and fasts, 2023:
Fast of Esther - Monday, March 6
Yom HaAliyah — March 31- April 1 (Friday-Saturday)
Yom HaShoah — April 17-18 (Monday-Tuesday)
Yom HaZikaron — April 24-25 (Monday-Tuesday)
Yom HaAtzma'ut — April 25-26 (Tuesday-Wednesday)
Yom Yerushalayim — May 18-19 (Thursday-Friday)
Fast of Tammuz — Thursday, July 6
Fast of Gedaliah — Monday, September 18
Yom HaAliyah School Observance - Sunday, Oct. 22

Rosh Chodesh dates, 2023-2024
Rosh Chodesh Nisan — March 22-23 (Wednesday-Thursday)
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar — April 20 - April 22 (Thursday-Saturday)
Rosh Chodesh Sivan — May 20-21 (Saturday-Sunday)
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz — June 18-20 (Sunday-Tuesday)
Rosh Chodesh Av — July 18-20 (Tuesday-Wednesday)
Rosh Chodesh Elul — August 16-18 (Wednesday-Friday)
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan — October 14-16 (Saturday-Monday)
Rosh Chodesh Kislev — November 13-14 (Monday-Tuesday)
Rosh Chodesh Tevet — December 12-13 (Tuesday-Wednesday)
Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat — January 10-11, 2024 (Wednesday-Thursday)
Rosh Chodesh Adar — February 8-10, 2024 (Thursday-Saturday)