The appointed times, when they fall, and what a household tends to need for each one.
Free printable calendar — the whole year of appointed times on one page, with the sunset rule and the calendar reckonings explained on the back. Print it, pin it to the refrigerator, hand it out at your congregation. No signup, no email — it is simply yours.
5787 — the year ahead
Dates below follow the rabbinic calendar and begin at sunset on the first date shown. If your household keeps the sighted moon or watches for aviv barley, your observance may fall a day or two later. We have not tried to settle that question — see The Biblical Calendar.
| Appointed time | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Yom Teruah · Rosh Hashanah | Sunset, Friday 11 September 2026 | Nightfall, Sunday 13 September |
| Yom Kippur | Sunset, Sunday 20 September 2026 | Nightfall, Monday 21 September |
| Sukkot | Sunset, Friday 25 September 2026 | Nightfall, Friday 2 October |
| Shemini Atzeret · Simchat Torah | Sunset, Friday 2 October 2026 | Nightfall, Sunday 4 October |
| Chanukah | Sunset, Friday 4 December 2026 | Nightfall, Saturday 12 December |
| Purim | Sunset, Monday 22 March 2027 | Nightfall, Tuesday 23 March |
| Pesach · Passover | Sunset, Wednesday 21 April 2027 | Nightfall, Thursday 29 April |
| Shavuot | Sunset, Thursday 10 June 2027 | Nightfall, Saturday 12 June |
What each one asks for
Yom Teruah
The day of the blast. A household that keeps this day needs a shofar it can actually sound — which is the whole reason we are so particular about the difference between a horn that is kosher for blowing and one that is plated for display. If you are buying your first, take a shorter ram's horn; it speaks more easily and takes less breath. See our full Yom Teruah page.
Yom Kippur
A day of affliction and prayer. White is customary. A tallit gets more wear on this day than any other in the year, and it is the one day many people wear one who otherwise do not. See our Yom Kippur page.
Sukkot
Eight days outdoors, and the most social of the feasts. This is when households buy for guests — decor for the sukkah, gifts, books for the children, and the kind of thing that makes a temporary structure feel like somewhere you want to eat. See our Sukkot page and Sukkot for Beginners.
Chanukah
Kept by many Messianic Jewish households and set aside by many Hebrew Roots families, who see it as a later addition rather than a commanded moed. We stock for it, we label it, and we leave the decision where it belongs.
Pesach
The longest run-up of any feast. Seder plates, cups, haggadot and the reading materials that carry a table through a long evening. Which haggadah? — we wrote the comparison.
We send a short note before each appointed time — what it is, how it is kept, and what we have stocked for it. Nothing else. You can subscribe at the bottom of any page.