It may say 2022 on the calendar, but we are actually in year 5783 according to the Jewish calendar.
The Jewish, or Hebrew, calendar is a lunar/solar calendar [months are based on lunar months but years are based on solar years] and is the official calendar in Israel. The years count up from the “calculation” of when the Earth was created.
The next major Jewish holiday in 2022 is Hanukkah, which begins the night of Sunday, December 18th.
Holidays in 2022
Hanukkah
Begins sunset Sunday, December 18, 2022
Ends evening Monday,
December 26, 2022
Previous holidays:
Purim
Begins sunset Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Ends evening Thursday, March 17, 2022
Work is generally avoided.
Passover
Begins sunset Friday, April 15, 2022
Ends evening Saturday, April 23, 2022
According to the Orthodox tradition, no work is permitted during the 2 first and 2 last days.
Lag
B’Omer
Begins sunset Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Ends evening Thursday, May 19, 2022
Shavuot
Begins sunset Saturday, June 4, 2022
Ends evening Monday, June 6, 2022
According to the Orthodox tradition, no work is permitted.
Tisha B’Av
Begins sunset Saturday, August 6, 2022
Ends evening Sunday, August 7, 2022
Rosh Hashanah
Begins sunset
Sunday, September 25, 2022
Ends evening Tuesday, September 27, 2022
According to the Orthodox tradition, no work is permitted.
Yom Kippur
Begins sunset Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Ends evening Wednesday, October 5, 2022
According to the Orthodox tradition, no work is permitted.
Sukkot
Begins sunset Sunday, October 9, 2022
Ends evening Sunday, October 16, 2022
According to the Orthodox tradition, no work is permitted during the first 2 days.
Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah
Begins sunset Sunday, October 16, 2022
Ends evening of Tuesday, October 18, 2022
According to the Orthodox tradition, no work is permitted.
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It is not specifically a Jewish or Israeli holiday but it should be noted that Holocaust Remembrance Day is on January 27 each year.., Sources: ReformJudaism.org.
2022 - 2023 [5783]
2023 - 2024 [5784]
2024 - 2025 [5785]
2025 - 2026 [5786]
Rosh HaShanah
September 25-27, 2022
September 15-17, 2023
October 2-4, 2024
September 22-24, 2025
Fast of Gedalia
September 28, 2022
September 18, 2023
October 6, 2024
September 25, 2025
Yom Kippur
October 4-5, 2022
September 24-25, 2023
October 11-12, 2024
October 1-1, 2025
Sukkot
October 9-16 2022
September 29-October 6, 2023
October 16-23, 2024
October 6-13, 2025
Shemini Atzeret
October 16-17, 2022
October 6-7, 2023
October 23-24, 2024
October 13-14, 2025
Simchat Torah
October 17-18, 2022
October 7-8, 2023
October 24-25, 2024
October 14-15, 2025
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day
November 6, 2022
October 27, 2023
November 13, 2024
November 2, 2025
Sigd
November 22-23, 2022
November 12-13, 2023
November 29‑30, 2024
November 19‑20, 2025
Chanukah
December 18-26, 2022
December 7-15, 2023
December 25-January 2, 2025
December 14-22, 2025
Tu B’Shevat
February 5-6, 2023
January 24-25, 2024
February 12-13, 2025
February 1-2, 2026
Purim
March 6-8, 2023
March 23-24, 2024
March 13-15, 2025
March 2-3, 2026
Pesach [Passover]
April 5-13, 2023
April 22-30, 2024
April 12-20, 2025
April 1-9, 2026
Yom HaShoah
April 17-18, 2023
May 5-6, 2024
April 23‑24, 2025
April 13‑14, 2026
Yom HaZikaron
April 24-25, 2023
May 11-12, 2024
April 29‑30, 2025
April 20‑21, 2026
Yom Ha-Atzmaut
April 25-26, 2023
May 13-14, 2024
April 30‑May 1, 2025
April 21‑22, 2026
Lag B’Omer
May 8-9, 2023
May 25-26, 2024
May 15‑16, 2025
May 4‑5, 2026
Yom Yerushalayim
May 18-19, 2023
June 4-5, 2024
May 25‑26, 2025
May 14‑15, 2026
Shavu’ot
May 25-26, 2023
June 11-12, 2024
June 1-3, 2025
May 21‑23, 2026
Tisha B’Av
July 26-27, 2023
August 12-13, 2024
August 2-3, 2025
July 22-23, 2026
Chabad.org.
Jewish Holidays.
Yitzhak Rabin Remembrance Day.