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Holidays and special days

On some days, Birkat Hamazon has an extra passage: Retzei on Shabbat, Ya'aleh veyavo on Rosh Chodesh and the holidays, Al hanissim on Chanukah and Purim. Here is what to add, on which dates, and what to do if you forgot. On our reading pages, the additions of the day open by themselves.

The next twelve months

Every Shabbat, Retzei is added: the Shabbatot are not repeated below. Each day begins the evening before.

Kislev 5787

05/12/2026 – 09/12/202625 Kislev – 29 Kislev Chanukah Al hanissim

Tevet 5787

10/12/2026 – 11/12/202630 Kislev – 1 Tevet Rosh Chodesh Tevet, Chanukah Ya'aleh veyavoAl hanissim
12/12/20262 Tevet Chanukah Al hanissim

Shevat 5787

09/01/20271 Shevat Rosh Chodesh Shevat Ya'aleh veyavo

Adar I 5787

07/02/2027 – 08/02/202730 Shevat – 1 Adar I Rosh Chodesh Adar I Ya'aleh veyavo

Adar II 5787

09/03/2027 – 10/03/202730 Adar I – 1 Adar II Rosh Chodesh Adar II Ya'aleh veyavo
23/03/202714 Adar II Purim Al hanissim

Nissan 5787

08/04/20271 Nissan Rosh Chodesh Nissan Ya'aleh veyavo
22/04/202715 Nissan Pesach Ya'aleh veyavo
23/04/202716 Nissan Chol Hamoed Pesach Outside Israel: Pesach Ya'aleh veyavo
24/04/2027 – 27/04/202717 Nissan – 20 Nissan Chol Hamoed Pesach Ya'aleh veyavo
28/04/202721 Nissan Pesach Ya'aleh veyavo
29/04/202722 Nissan Pesach Outside Israel only Ya'aleh veyavo

Iyar 5787

07/05/2027 – 08/05/202730 Nissan – 1 Iyar Rosh Chodesh Iyar Ya'aleh veyavo

Sivan 5787

06/06/20271 Sivan Rosh Chodesh Sivan Ya'aleh veyavo
11/06/20276 Sivan Shavuot Ya'aleh veyavo
12/06/20277 Sivan Shavuot Outside Israel only Ya'aleh veyavo

Tammuz 5787

05/07/2027 – 06/07/202730 Sivan – 1 Tammuz Rosh Chodesh Tammuz Ya'aleh veyavo

Menachem Av 5787

04/08/20271 Menachem Av Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av Ya'aleh veyavo

Elul 5787

02/09/2027 – 03/09/202730 Menachem Av – 1 Elul Rosh Chodesh Elul Ya'aleh veyavo

Tishrei 5788

02/10/2027 – 03/10/20271 Tishrei – 2 Tishrei Rosh Hashanah Ya'aleh veyavo
16/10/202715 Tishrei Sukkot Ya'aleh veyavo
17/10/202716 Tishrei Chol Hamoed Sukkot Outside Israel: Sukkot Ya'aleh veyavo
18/10/2027 – 22/10/202717 Tishrei – 21 Tishrei Chol Hamoed Sukkot Ya'aleh veyavo
23/10/202722 Tishrei Shemini Atzeret Ya'aleh veyavo
24/10/202723 Tishrei Shemini Atzeret Outside Israel only Ya'aleh veyavo

Marcheshvan 5788

31/10/2027 – 01/11/202730 Tishrei – 1 Marcheshvan Rosh Chodesh Marcheshvan Ya'aleh veyavo

Kislev 5788

30/11/2027 – 01/12/202730 Marcheshvan – 1 Kislev Rosh Chodesh Kislev Ya'aleh veyavo