Sigd 5787 falls on Monday, 9 November 2026 — and what you are entitled to that day

The date

Sigd 5787 falls on Monday, 9 November 2026.

The holiday falls on 29 Cheshvan, 50 days after Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur 5787 falls on 21 September 2026, and 29 Cheshvan 5787 lands on 9 November 2026 — a Monday. Kol Zchut states it explicitly: "חג הסיגד חל ביום שני כ"ט בחשוון 09.11.2026".

We checked the conversion in both directions against Hebcal's Hebrew-date converter: 29 Cheshvan 5787 → 9 Nov 2026, and 9 Nov 2026 → 29 Cheshvan 5787.

Correction

Until today this site carried the date 19 November 2026 — on the Sigd heritage page, in the Sigd menu guide and in an earlier article, which also called it a Thursday. That was wrong, and it has been corrected everywhere. If you planned leave, a bus or an event around the date we published, the correct date is 9 November 2026.

The years after

What you are entitled to on Sigd

The Sigd Holiday Law, 5768-2008, made Sigd an official holiday of the State of Israel. As a working day, Kol Zchut summarises the position:

• Private sector — Sigd is a choice day (יום בחירה). You may choose whether to work or take the day; if you take it, it is deducted from your annual leave entitlement.
• State employees — may be absent, at their choice, on two choice days each year and be paid for them.
• Students employed in the state service — paid for one choice day only each year.

In practice: if you are a state employee you do not have to give up a vacation day to get to Jerusalem. If you are in the private sector, tell your employer early and register the day as a choice day.

Source: Kol Zchut — the Sigd holiday · verified September 2026.

Where the ceremony is held

The main ceremony takes place on the Armon Hanatziv promenade in Jerusalem, led by the kessim, alongside municipal ceremonies in cities with a large community. Times, buses and the programme are published each year close to the holiday by the local authority and the organising bodies — check with them, and do not rely on last year's schedule.

Read also

• Sigd — the heritage page
• The Sigd menu — the fast and the break-fast
• Our earlier article on the Sigd dates (corrected)

Sources

• Kol Zchut — the Sigd holiday · verified 8 Sep 2026
• Hebcal — Hebrew date converter · verified 8 Sep 2026
• The Sigd Holiday Law, 5768-2008