Free Printable Jewish Holidays Chart With Dates for the School Year

About these jewish holidays chart handouts

Jewish holidays follow the Hebrew calendar, so their Gregorian dates change every year. This chart gives each holiday's fixed Hebrew date and then converts it to Gregorian dates for the school year shown. The default year is Hebrew year 5787, which begins in September 2026. A rebuilt version for any other year uses the same function, so the chart can be regenerated each summer instead of being copied from last year.

Only holidays with fixed Hebrew dates are listed: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah, Hanukkah, Tu BiShvat, Purim, Passover, Lag BaOmer and Shavuot. Fast days and other days whose dates can shift are left out. Each row shows the evening when the holiday begins at sundown and the last day, since a Jewish day begins at sundown. The chart follows the observance outside Israel and notes the differences in Israel in the footer.

Use the chart to plan the school calendar, to tell families which days to expect absences, and to place each festival in the year. The dates were computed from the rules of the Hebrew calendar and checked against an independent calendar library, but a congregational or school calendar from your own community is the authority for local observance. Hanukkah, for instance, spans eight days that cross a month boundary.

How to use them

1. Print the chart for the school year and check the Hebrew year in the subtitle.
2. Mark each holiday on the school calendar, starting at sundown on the evening before.
3. Share a copy with families before the year begins.
4. Compare the dates with the school's own calendar and fix any difference with your community's authority.
5. Rebuild the chart next summer for the new Hebrew year.

Classroom tips

• Mark the evening start on the calendar as well as the day so planning is accurate.
• Send the chart home in September along with the school calendar.
• Point out that the holidays move against the Gregorian calendar and ask students why.
• Note which holidays fall on Shabbat in the year; those differences affect lessons and events.

Notes on this page

• Dates are generated for the Hebrew year shown with the function jewish_holidays_sheet(hebrew_year); outside Israel observance is shown.
• Only holidays with fixed Hebrew dates are listed; fast days and others whose dates shift are left out.
• Computed from the Hebrew calendar rules and checked against an independent library.

Where the facts come from

• pyluach (Hebrew calendar library, PyPI): Independent check of the lane's Hebrew calendar code: 4,948 month boundary dates for Hebrew years 5700 to 5899 identical

Last reviewed 2026-10-03. Handout Hero designs are original and made for this site. They are general reference material; check your own school, district or tradition where it matters.