Jewish Calendar Haifa — September 2019

Hebrew calendar for Haifa with Shabbat times, holidays, and Torah portions. Hebrew month: Elul.

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
26
25 Av, 5779
27
26 Av, 5779
28
27 Av, 5779
29
28 Av, 5779
30
29 Av, 5779
🕯 18:51
31
30 Av, 5779
Rosh Chodesh
Re'eh
✦ 20:19
1
1 Elul, 5779
Rosh Chodesh
2
2 Elul, 5779
3
3 Elul, 5779
4
4 Elul, 5779
5
5 Elul, 5779
6
6 Elul, 5779
🕯 18:42
7
7 Elul, 5779
Shoftim
✦ 20:10
8
8 Elul, 5779
9
9 Elul, 5779
10
10 Elul, 5779
11
11 Elul, 5779
12
12 Elul, 5779
13
13 Elul, 5779
🕯 18:32
14
14 Elul, 5779
Ki Seitzei
✦ 20:01
15
15 Elul, 5779
16
16 Elul, 5779
17
17 Elul, 5779
18
18 Elul, 5779
19
19 Elul, 5779
20
20 Elul, 5779
🕯 18:23
21
21 Elul, 5779
Ki Savo
✦ 19:51
22
22 Elul, 5779
23
23 Elul, 5779
24
24 Elul, 5779
25
25 Elul, 5779
26
26 Elul, 5779
27
27 Elul, 5779
🕯 18:13
28
28 Elul, 5779
Nitzavim
✦ 19:42
29
29 Elul, 5779
Erev Rosh Hashana
🕯 18:11
30
1 Tishrei, 5780
Rosh Hashana
✦ 19:39
1
2 Tishrei, 5780
Rosh Hashana
✦ 19:38
2
3 Tishrei, 5780
Fast of Gedaliah
3
4 Tishrei, 5780
4
5 Tishrei, 5780
🕯 18:04
5
6 Tishrei, 5780
Vayeilech
✦ 19:33
6
7 Tishrei, 5780
Sun 1 1 Elul, 5779
Rosh Chodesh
Fri 6 6 Elul, 5779
🕯 18:42
Sat 7 7 Elul, 5779
Shoftim
✦ 20:10
Fri 13 13 Elul, 5779
🕯 18:32
Sat 14 14 Elul, 5779
Ki Seitzei
✦ 20:01
Fri 20 20 Elul, 5779
🕯 18:23
Sat 21 21 Elul, 5779
Ki Savo
✦ 19:51
Fri 27 27 Elul, 5779
🕯 18:13
Sat 28 28 Elul, 5779
Nitzavim
✦ 19:42
Sun 29 29 Elul, 5779
Erev Rosh Hashana
🕯 18:11
Mon 30 1 Tishrei, 5780
Rosh Hashana
✦ 19:39

Legend

Friday — Candle Lighting Saturday — Shabbat / Havdalah Today 🕯 Candle Lighting Time Havdalah Time

About the Jewish Calendar

The Jewish calendar (also known as the Hebrew calendar) is a lunisolar calendar used to determine the dates of Jewish holidays, Torah readings, and daily prayers. Each month begins with a new moon, and leap years add a 13th month (Adar II) seven times every 19 years to stay aligned with the solar year.

This monthly calendar for Haifa displays both Gregorian and Hebrew dates side by side, along with:

  • Shabbat candle lighting times — 18 minutes before sunset
  • Havdalah times — calculated as 72 minutes after sunset (Rabbeinu Tam opinion); 8.5° (GRA) and 16.1° opinions also available on the Zmanim page
  • Jewish holidays — including Yom Tov, fast days, and modern Israeli holidays
  • Weekly Torah portion (Parashat HaShavua) — shown every Shabbat
  • Rosh Chodesh — the beginning of each new Hebrew month
  • Omer count — during the period between Pesach and Shavuot

Use the .ics download button above to import these times into your Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook. The file contains 6 months of candle lighting and Havdalah times for Haifa.

Hebrew Calendar Months

The Hebrew calendar has 12 months in a regular year and 13 in a leap year (when Adar II is added). Each month begins with the new moon (Rosh Chodesh). The months do not correspond exactly to Gregorian months — they shift because the lunar year (about 354 days) is shorter than the solar year (365 days).

Hebrew MonthTransliterationTypical Gregorian MonthsNotable Events
תשריTishreiSeptember – OctoberRosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shmini Atzeret
חשווןCheshvan (Marcheshvan)October – NovemberSometimes called "bitter" (no holidays)
כסלוKislevNovember – DecemberHanukkah begins on the 25th
טבתTevetDecember – JanuaryHanukkah ends; Fast of the 10th of Tevet
שבטSh'vatJanuary – FebruaryTu BiShvat (15th)
אדרAdar (Adar II in leap years)February – MarchPurim (14th/15th); in leap years, Purim is in Adar II
ניסןNissanMarch – AprilPassover begins on the 15th
איירIyarApril – MayLag BaOmer (18th); Yom HaAtzma'ut
סיווןSivanMay – JuneShavuot (6th)
תמוזTammuzJune – JulyFast of the 17th of Tammuz
אבAvJuly – AugustTisha B'Av (9th); Tu B'Av (15th)
אלולElulAugust – SeptemberMonth of repentance before the High Holidays

Leap years add a 13th month, Adar II (Adar Sheni), to keep Passover in spring as required by the Torah. Leap years occur in years 3, 6, 8, 11, 14, 17, and 19 of a 19-year cycle. In a leap year, Purim is celebrated in Adar II.