Daily Jewish calendar lookup
Check the Jewish holiday for a selected date, location, and Israel or Diaspora calendar. The result includes the Hebrew date, fast-day status, work guidance, and next major Jewish holiday.
Selected date in New York, USA · Diaspora
Holiday listedShmini Atzeret is listed for the selected date. The Hebrew date is 22nd of Tishrei, 5787, and the selected civil date is 2026-10-03.
When no Jewish holiday is listed today, the Hebrew date still matters. The next major Jewish holiday helps explain what is coming next on the calendar.
These are the next listed Jewish holiday and fast-day items after the selected date.
The phrase what Jewish holiday is today can mean several things: a major festival, a minor holiday, a fast day, Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh, or an ordinary Hebrew calendar date. This page separates those results so the answer is clear.
The main answer gives the listed Jewish holiday for today when one applies, plus the Hebrew date for the same civil day.
The work guidance row shows whether work is generally permitted, avoided, or not permitted, and the fast-day row flags dawn-to-nightfall fasts.
The calendar switch matters because some holidays have one date range in Israel and a longer range outside Israel.
The answer depends on the selected civil date, location, and whether dates are shown for Israel or the Diaspora. This page calculates the Hebrew date and lists the Jewish holiday or fast day when one applies.
If no Jewish holiday is listed today, the page shows the Hebrew date, confirms that no holiday work restriction is listed, and points to the next major Jewish holiday.
Many Jewish holidays begin at sundown on the previous evening. Fast days usually begin at dawn, except major fast days such as Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av.
Some Jewish holidays are observed for different lengths of time in Israel and outside Israel. The Israel and Diaspora switch changes the calculated holiday range.