14 Iyar 5786

Times calculated for Chișinău based on halachic standards. Actual custom may vary by community.

• Fri, 01 May 2026 Pesach Sheni · פסח שני Second Passover, one month after Passover
• Tue, 05 May 2026 Lag BaOmer · ל״ג בעומר 33rd day of counting the Omer. The holiday is a temporary break from the semi-mourning period the counting of the Omer. Practices include lighting bonfires, getting haircuts, and Jewish weddings
• Fri, 15 May 2026 Yom Yerushalayim · יום ירושלים Jerusalem Day. Commemorates the re-unification of Jerusalem in 1967
• Thu, 21 May 2026 Erev Shavuot · ערב שבועות Festival of Weeks. Commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai
• Fri, 22 May 2026 Shavuot I · שבועות א׳ Festival of Weeks. Commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai
• Sat, 23 May 2026 Shavuot II · שבועות ב׳ Festival of Weeks. Commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai
• Thu, 02 Jul 2026 Tzom Tammuz · צום י״ז בתמוז Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple
• Sat, 18 Jul 2026 Shabbat Chazon · שבת חזון Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision. Shabbat before Tish’a B’Av
• Wed, 22 Jul 2026 Erev Tish’a B’Av · ערב תשעה באב The Ninth of Av. Fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples
• Thu, 23 Jul 2026 Tish’a B’Av · תשעה באב The Ninth of Av. Fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples
• Sat, 25 Jul 2026 Shabbat Nachamu · שבת נחמו Shabbat after Tish’a B’Av (Shabbat of Consolation). The first of seven Shabbatot leading up to Rosh Hashanah. Named after the Haftarah (from Isaiah 40) which begins with the verse נַחֲמוּ נַחֲמוּ, עַמִּי (“Comfort, oh comfort my people”)
• Wed, 29 Jul 2026 Tu B’Av · ט״ו באב Minor Jewish holiday of love. Observed on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Av