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Holidays in 2026
Jewish / Synagogues / Heritage Tours in Istanbul
Security in the Jewish community is very tight. An essential prelude to any visit to any synagogue in Turkey is contact with the Jewish Heritage tour company in Istanbul .Please note that the synagogues Require Entrance Fees which is included in our each Jewish / Synagogues Tour in Istanbul…An essential prelude to visit to any synagogue in Istanbul is contact with the Jewish Heritage Tour / Senguler Travel company in Sultanahmet Istanbul ..As a Jewish Travel agency in Istanbul that we are specialized in Jewish Heritage / Synagogue Tours of Istanbul. By our Private Istanbul Jewish Tours, our professional tour guides will guide you through the old and new Jewish Neighborhoods of Istanbul. While visiting the synagogues in Istanbul, you will receive comprehensive information about the past and present Jewish life in Istanbul. Like our other private tours in Istanbul, we also custom design our private Jewish tours. We may also create itineraries that combine the Jewish sites with main sites Istanbul if our guests prefer to do so. Our agency provides the best Jewish tours in Istanbul since 2010 .
Early / Spring Holidays
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Tu BiShvat (New Year for Trees)
🌅 Begins: Sunday, February 1, 2026 at sunset
🌄 Ends: Monday, February 2, 2026 at nightfall -
Purim
🌅 Begins: Monday, March 2, 2026 at sunset
🌄 Ends: Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at nightfall
(Shushan Purim is observed on March 4) -
Passover (Pesach)
🌅 Begins: Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at sunset
🌄 Ends: Thursday, April 9, 2026 at nightfall -
Pesach Sheni (Second Passover)
May 1, 2026 — minor observance -
Lag B’Omer
May 5, 2026 — usually festive, work permitted -
Shavuot
🌅 Begins: Thursday, May 21, 2026 at sunset
🌄 Ends: Saturday, May 23, 2026 at nightfall
📅 Summer Observances & Fast Days
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17th of Tammuz (fast) — July 2, 2026
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Tish’a B’Av (fast) — July 22–23, 2026
📅 High Holidays & Fall Festivals
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Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)
🌅 Begins: Friday, September 11, 2026 at sunset
🌄 Ends: Sunday, September 13, 2026 at nightfall -
Fast of Gedaliah — September 14, 2026
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Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)
🌅 Begins: Sunday, September 20, 2026 at sunset
🌄 Ends: Monday, September 21, 2026 at nightfall -
Sukkot (Festival of Booths)
🌅 Begins: Friday, September 25, 2026 at sunset
🌄 Ends: Friday, October 2, 2026 at nightfall -
Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah
🌅 Begins: Friday, October 2, 2026 at sunset
🌄 Ends: Sunday, October 4, 2026 at nightfall
📅 Winter Festival
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Hanukkah (Festival of Lights)
🌅 Begins: Friday, December 4, 2026 at sunset
🌄 Ends: Saturday, December 12, 2026 at nightfall
You can check our All Jewish Heritage Tour in Istanbul
https://istanbuljewishheritagetours.com/product-category/istanbul-jewish-heritage-tours/
Contact : Mr Alp
Whatsapp: +90 544 220 10 22
