Upcoming Jewish Holiday Dates and General Information
For information for events happening at Chabad Upper East Side, visit each individual Holiday page for details. This is posted a few weeks before each holiday.
SHAVUOT
Begins sunset of Thursday, May 21, 2026
Ends nightfall of Saturday, May 23, 2026
No work is permitted.
Yizkor is recited on Shavuot, Saturday, May 23
Dates listed are for outside Israel.
Shavuot marks the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai. The Ten Commandments are read in synagogues, just as they were in the desert on Mt. Sinai over 3,300 years ago.
Full schedule at Chabad UES
Special Years & Periodic Events
Information on the septennial Hakhel and Shemitah (Sabbatical) years, and the once-in-28-years Sun Blessing.
List of approved dates to hold a Jewish wedding
Listing of Jewish Holidays for 2026
Listing of Jewish Holidays for 2027
Special Dates on the Chabad Chassidic Calendar
