Jewish holidays, month by month around the world
Rosh Hashanah to Sukkot, Passover: the country shuts, then fills.
5 destinations on SeasonMap, ranked within each month by the comfort score — because the point is not only where the season is on, but whether the weather is worth the trip while it is.
When it is on
Jewish holidays in March
- Eilat 🇮🇱 IsraelPassover · 25 Mar – 30 Apr (usually)The whole of Israel takes the week off and a large part of it drives to Eilat.90
- Haifa 🇮🇱 IsraelPassover · 25 Mar – 30 Apr (usually)A week of national holiday: the Bahá'í terraces and the beaches fill with Israeli families, much of the centre shuts, and the German Colony restaurants that stay open need booking.89
Jewish holidays in April
- Djerba 🇹🇳 TunisiaEl Ghriba pilgrimage · 25 Apr – 31 May (usually)The annual Jewish pilgrimage to the El Ghriba synagogue at Erriadh, timed to Lag BaOmer.95
- Haifa 🇮🇱 IsraelPassover · 25 Mar – 30 Apr (usually)A week of national holiday: the Bahá'í terraces and the beaches fill with Israeli families, much of the centre shuts, and the German Colony restaurants that stay open need booking.94
- Eilat 🇮🇱 IsraelPassover · 25 Mar – 30 Apr (usually)The whole of Israel takes the week off and a large part of it drives to Eilat.79
Jewish holidays in May
- Jerusalem 🇮🇱 IsraelShavuot · 15 May – 15 Jun (usually)An all-night study vigil that ends with tens of thousands walking down to the Western Wall for dawn prayers.91
- Djerba 🇹🇳 TunisiaEl Ghriba pilgrimage · 25 Apr – 31 May (usually)The annual Jewish pilgrimage to the El Ghriba synagogue at Erriadh, timed to Lag BaOmer.90
Jewish holidays in June
Jewish holidays in September
- Jerusalem 🇮🇱 IsraelYom Kippur · 15 Sep – 15 Oct (usually)The city stops completely for twenty-five hours: no traffic, no shops, no flights in or out of the country, and almost nothing open in West Jerusalem.86
- Haifa 🇮🇱 IsraelThe Tishrei holidays · 20 Sep – 25 Oct (usually)Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot in quick succession.77
- Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 IsraelYom Kippur · 15 Sep – 15 Oct (usually)Twenty-five hours with no cars anywhere, no shops open and no flights in or out of the country.75
- Eilat 🇮🇱 IsraelThe Tishrei holidays · 20 Sep – 25 Oct (usually)Rosh Hashanah through Sukkot is the second great domestic invasion of the year.51
Jewish holidays in October
- Jerusalem 🇮🇱 IsraelYom Kippur · 15 Sep – 15 Oct (usually)The city stops completely for twenty-five hours: no traffic, no shops, no flights in or out of the country, and almost nothing open in West Jerusalem.92
- Haifa 🇮🇱 IsraelThe Tishrei holidays · 20 Sep – 25 Oct (usually)Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot in quick succession.85
- Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 IsraelYom Kippur · 15 Sep – 15 Oct (usually)Twenty-five hours with no cars anywhere, no shops open and no flights in or out of the country.84
- Eilat 🇮🇱 IsraelThe Tishrei holidays · 20 Sep – 25 Oct (usually)Rosh Hashanah through Sukkot is the second great domestic invasion of the year.73