Shavuot 2023

May 2023 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Mothers Day Sunday May 14 -1 years, -6 months, -7 days or -557 days 15 16 17 18 Ascension Day Thursday May 18 -1 years, -6 months, -3 days or -553 days 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Shavuot Friday May 26 -1 years, -5 months, -26 days or -545 days 27 28 Pentecost Sunday May 28 -1 years, -5 months, -24 days or -543 days 29 Memorial Day Monday May 29 30 31

Shavuot for the year 2023 starts on the evening of Thursday, May 25th ending the two day holiday at sundown on Saturday, May 27. For the Jewish calendar night begins before day, thus the holiday or festival begins on the sunset of the previous day.

Shavuot is a two day festival and begins on the 6th day of Sivan and ends on the 7th day except for many practicing Jews in Israel it ends on the 6th day of Sivan (1 Day celebration). Since the Torah does not actually state an official date for Shavuot there are some disputes among traditional and non-traditional Jews about which date the festival should fall on. The festival marks the wheat harvest in Israel and commemorates the day God gave the Torah to Israel on Mount Sinai.

Why do Jewish holidays start at nighttime?

According to the Torah, the story of creation in Genesis says “And it was evening, and it was morning day one”, “And it was evening, and it was morning; the second day”, thus night comes before day. So for the Jewish calendar all days begin at nightfall and end the next day at nightfall including holidays.

Days to the start of Shavuot 2023

Friday, May 26th is day number 146 of the 2023 calendar year with -1 year, -5 months, -26 days until Shavuot 2023.