Public holidays and observances in Israel

Year 2024

Date Weekday Public holiday name Public holiday type
January 25 Thursday Tu Bishvat Observance and Hebrew holiday
March 20 Wednesday March equinox Season
March 21 Thursday Ta'anit Esther (Fast of Esther) Observance and Hebrew holiday
March 23 Saturday Erev Purim Observance, Hebrew
March 24 Sunday Purim (Tel Aviv) National and Hebrew holiday
March 25 Monday Shushan Purim (Jerusalem) National and Hebrew holiday
April 18 Thursday Yom HaAliyah Official Holiday, Business as usual
April 22 Monday Erev Pesach Observance, Hebrew
April 23 Tuesday Pesach I (First day of Passover) National and Hebrew holiday
April 24 Wednesday Pesach II (Passover) Observance and Hebrew holiday
April 25 Thursday Pesach III (Passover) Observance and Hebrew holiday
April 26 Friday Pesach IV (Passover) Observance and Hebrew holiday
April 27 Saturday Pesach V (Passover) Observance and Hebrew holiday
April 28 Sunday Pesach VI (Passover) Observance and Hebrew holiday
April 29 Monday Pesach VII (Last day of Passover) National and Hebrew holiday
May 6 Monday Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Memorial Day Observance and Hebrew holiday
May 13 Monday Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) Observance and Hebrew holiday
May 14 Tuesday Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day) National and Hebrew holiday
May 26 Sunday Lag B'Omer Jewish holiday
June 5 Wednesday Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) National and Hebrew holiday
June 11 Tuesday Erev Shavuot Observance, Hebrew
June 12 Wednesday Shavuot (Pentecost) National and Hebrew holiday
June 20 Thursday June Solstice Season
July 23 Tuesday Fast of Shiva Asar B'Tammuz Observance and Hebrew holiday
August 12 Monday Erev Tisha B'Av Observance, Hebrew
August 13 Tuesday Tisha B'Av Jewish holiday
September 22 Sunday September equinox Season
October 2 Wednesday Erev Rosh Hashana Observance, Hebrew
October 3 Thursday Rosh Hashana (New Year) National and Hebrew holiday
October 4 Friday Rosh Hashana II (New Year day 2) National and Hebrew holiday
October 6 Sunday Tzom Gedaliah Observance and Hebrew holiday
October 11 Friday Erev Yom Kippur Observance, Hebrew
October 12 Saturday Yom Kippur Jewish holiday
October 16 Wednesday Erev Sukkot Observance, Hebrew
October 17 Thursday Sukkot I National and Hebrew holiday
October 18 Friday Sukkot II Observance and Hebrew holiday
October 19 Saturday Sukkot III Observance and Hebrew holiday
October 20 Sunday Sukkot IV Observance and Hebrew holiday
October 21 Monday Sukkot V Observance and Hebrew holiday
October 22 Tuesday Sukkot VI Observance and Hebrew holiday
October 23 Wednesday Sukkot VII/Hoshanah Rabah Observance and Hebrew holiday
October 24 Thursday Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah National and Hebrew holiday
November 8 Friday Yom HaAliyah School Observance Observance
December 21 Saturday December Solstice Season
December 26 Thursday Hanukkah I (Holiday of lights) Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 27 Friday Hanukkah II Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 28 Saturday Hanukkah III Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 29 Sunday Hanukkah IV Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 30 Monday Hanukkah V Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 31 Tuesday Hanukkah VI/Rosh Chodesh Tevet Observance and Hebrew holiday

Year 2025

Date Weekday Public holiday name Public holiday type
January 1 Wednesday Hanukkah VII Observance and Hebrew holiday
January 2 Thursday Hanukkah VIII Observance and Hebrew holiday
January 10 Friday Asarah B'Tevet Observance and Hebrew holiday
February 13 Thursday Tu Bishvat Observance and Hebrew holiday
March 13 Thursday Ta'anit Esther (Fast of Esther) Observance and Hebrew holiday
March 13 Thursday Erev Purim Observance, Hebrew
March 14 Friday Purim (Tel Aviv) National and Hebrew holiday
March 15 Saturday Shushan Purim (Jerusalem) National and Hebrew holiday
March 20 Thursday March equinox Season
April 8 Tuesday Yom HaAliyah Official Holiday, Business as usual
April 12 Saturday Erev Pesach Observance, Hebrew
April 13 Sunday Pesach I (First day of Passover) National and Hebrew holiday
April 14 Monday Pesach II (Passover) Observance and Hebrew holiday
April 15 Tuesday Pesach III (Passover) Observance and Hebrew holiday
April 16 Wednesday Pesach IV (Passover) Observance and Hebrew holiday
April 17 Thursday Pesach V (Passover) Observance and Hebrew holiday
April 18 Friday Pesach VI (Passover) Observance and Hebrew holiday
April 19 Saturday Pesach VII (Last day of Passover) National and Hebrew holiday
April 23 Wednesday Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Memorial Day Observance and Hebrew holiday
April 30 Wednesday Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) Observance and Hebrew holiday
May 1 Thursday Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day) National and Hebrew holiday
May 16 Friday Lag B'Omer Jewish holiday
May 26 Monday Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) National and Hebrew holiday
June 1 Sunday Erev Shavuot Observance, Hebrew
June 2 Monday Shavuot (Pentecost) National and Hebrew holiday
June 21 Saturday June Solstice Season
July 13 Sunday Fast of Shiva Asar B'Tammuz Observance and Hebrew holiday
August 3 Sunday Erev Tisha B'Av Observance, Hebrew
August 3 Sunday Tisha B'Av Jewish holiday
September 22 Monday Erev Rosh Hashana Observance, Hebrew
September 22 Monday September equinox Season
September 23 Tuesday Rosh Hashana (New Year) National and Hebrew holiday
September 24 Wednesday Rosh Hashana II (New Year day 2) National and Hebrew holiday
September 25 Thursday Tzom Gedaliah Observance and Hebrew holiday
October 1 Wednesday Erev Yom Kippur Observance, Hebrew
October 2 Thursday Yom Kippur Jewish holiday
October 6 Monday Erev Sukkot Observance, Hebrew
October 7 Tuesday Sukkot I National and Hebrew holiday
October 8 Wednesday Sukkot II Observance and Hebrew holiday
October 9 Thursday Sukkot III Observance and Hebrew holiday
October 10 Friday Sukkot IV Observance and Hebrew holiday
October 11 Saturday Sukkot V Observance and Hebrew holiday
October 12 Sunday Sukkot VI Observance and Hebrew holiday
October 13 Monday Sukkot VII/Hoshanah Rabah Observance and Hebrew holiday
October 14 Tuesday Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah National and Hebrew holiday
October 29 Wednesday Yom HaAliyah School Observance Observance
December 15 Monday Hanukkah I (Holiday of lights) Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 16 Tuesday Hanukkah II Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 17 Wednesday Hanukkah III Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 18 Thursday Hanukkah IV Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 19 Friday Hanukkah V Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 20 Saturday Hanukkah VI/Rosh Chodesh Tevet Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 21 Sunday December Solstice Season
December 21 Sunday Hanukkah VII Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 22 Monday Hanukkah VIII Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 30 Tuesday Asarah B'Tevet Observance and Hebrew holiday

Year 2026

Date Weekday Public holiday name Public holiday type
February 2 Monday Tu Bishvat Observance and Hebrew holiday
March 2 Monday Ta'anit Esther (Fast of Esther) Observance and Hebrew holiday
March 2 Monday Erev Purim Observance, Hebrew
March 3 Tuesday Purim (Tel Aviv) National and Hebrew holiday
March 4 Wednesday Shushan Purim (Jerusalem) National and Hebrew holiday
March 20 Friday March equinox Season
March 28 Saturday Yom HaAliyah Official Holiday, Business as usual
April 1 Wednesday Erev Pesach Observance, Hebrew
April 2 Thursday Pesach I (First day of Passover) National and Hebrew holiday
April 3 Friday Pesach II (Passover) Observance and Hebrew holiday
April 4 Saturday Pesach III (Passover) Observance and Hebrew holiday
April 5 Sunday Pesach IV (Passover) Observance and Hebrew holiday
April 6 Monday Pesach V (Passover) Observance and Hebrew holiday
April 7 Tuesday Pesach VI (Passover) Observance and Hebrew holiday
April 8 Wednesday Pesach VII (Last day of Passover) National and Hebrew holiday
April 14 Tuesday Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Memorial Day Observance and Hebrew holiday
April 21 Tuesday Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) Observance and Hebrew holiday
April 22 Wednesday Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day) National and Hebrew holiday
May 5 Tuesday Lag B'Omer Jewish holiday
May 15 Friday Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) National and Hebrew holiday
May 21 Thursday Erev Shavuot Observance, Hebrew
May 22 Friday Shavuot (Pentecost) National and Hebrew holiday
June 21 Sunday June Solstice Season
July 2 Thursday Fast of Shiva Asar B'Tammuz Observance and Hebrew holiday
July 22 Wednesday Erev Tisha B'Av Observance, Hebrew
July 23 Thursday Tisha B'Av Jewish holiday
September 11 Friday Erev Rosh Hashana Observance, Hebrew
September 12 Saturday Rosh Hashana (New Year) National and Hebrew holiday
September 13 Sunday Rosh Hashana II (New Year day 2) National and Hebrew holiday
September 14 Monday Tzom Gedaliah Observance and Hebrew holiday
September 20 Sunday Erev Yom Kippur Observance, Hebrew
September 21 Monday Yom Kippur Jewish holiday
September 23 Wednesday September equinox Season
September 25 Friday Erev Sukkot Observance, Hebrew
September 26 Saturday Sukkot I National and Hebrew holiday
September 27 Sunday Sukkot II Observance and Hebrew holiday
September 28 Monday Sukkot III Observance and Hebrew holiday
September 29 Tuesday Sukkot IV Observance and Hebrew holiday
September 30 Wednesday Sukkot V Observance and Hebrew holiday
October 1 Thursday Sukkot VI Observance and Hebrew holiday
October 2 Friday Sukkot VII/Hoshanah Rabah Observance and Hebrew holiday
October 3 Saturday Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah National and Hebrew holiday
October 18 Sunday Yom HaAliyah School Observance Observance
December 5 Saturday Hanukkah I (Holiday of lights) Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 6 Sunday Hanukkah II Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 7 Monday Hanukkah III Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 8 Tuesday Hanukkah IV Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 9 Wednesday Hanukkah V Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 10 Thursday Hanukkah VI/Rosh Chodesh Tevet Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 11 Friday Hanukkah VII Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 12 Saturday Hanukkah VIII Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 20 Sunday Asarah B'Tevet Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 21 Monday December Solstice Season

Year 2027

Date Weekday Public holiday name Public holiday type
January 23 Saturday Tu Bishvat Observance and Hebrew holiday
March 20 Saturday March equinox Season
March 22 Monday Ta'anit Esther (Fast of Esther) Observance and Hebrew holiday
March 22 Monday Erev Purim Observance, Hebrew
March 23 Tuesday Purim (Tel Aviv) National and Hebrew holiday
March 24 Wednesday Shushan Purim (Jerusalem) National and Hebrew holiday
April 17 Saturday Yom HaAliyah Official Holiday, Business as usual
April 21 Wednesday Erev Pesach Observance, Hebrew
April 22 Thursday Pesach I (First day of Passover) National and Hebrew holiday
April 23 Friday Pesach II (Passover) Observance and Hebrew holiday
April 24 Saturday Pesach III (Passover) Observance and Hebrew holiday
April 25 Sunday Pesach IV (Passover) Observance and Hebrew holiday
April 26 Monday Pesach V (Passover) Observance and Hebrew holiday
April 27 Tuesday Pesach VI (Passover) Observance and Hebrew holiday
April 28 Wednesday Pesach VII (Last day of Passover) National and Hebrew holiday
May 4 Tuesday Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Memorial Day Observance and Hebrew holiday
May 11 Tuesday Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) Observance and Hebrew holiday
May 12 Wednesday Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day) National and Hebrew holiday
May 25 Tuesday Lag B'Omer Jewish holiday
June 4 Friday Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) National and Hebrew holiday
June 10 Thursday Erev Shavuot Observance, Hebrew
June 11 Friday Shavuot (Pentecost) National and Hebrew holiday
June 21 Monday June Solstice Season
July 22 Thursday Fast of Shiva Asar B'Tammuz Observance and Hebrew holiday
August 11 Wednesday Erev Tisha B'Av Observance, Hebrew
August 12 Thursday Tisha B'Av Jewish holiday
September 23 Thursday September equinox Season
October 1 Friday Erev Rosh Hashana Observance, Hebrew
October 2 Saturday Rosh Hashana (New Year) National and Hebrew holiday
October 3 Sunday Rosh Hashana II (New Year day 2) National and Hebrew holiday
October 4 Monday Tzom Gedaliah Observance and Hebrew holiday
October 10 Sunday Erev Yom Kippur Observance, Hebrew
October 11 Monday Yom Kippur Jewish holiday
October 15 Friday Erev Sukkot Observance, Hebrew
October 16 Saturday Sukkot I National and Hebrew holiday
October 17 Sunday Sukkot II Observance and Hebrew holiday
October 18 Monday Sukkot III Observance and Hebrew holiday
October 19 Tuesday Sukkot IV Observance and Hebrew holiday
October 20 Wednesday Sukkot V Observance and Hebrew holiday
October 21 Thursday Sukkot VI Observance and Hebrew holiday
October 22 Friday Sukkot VII/Hoshanah Rabah Observance and Hebrew holiday
October 23 Saturday Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah National and Hebrew holiday
November 7 Sunday Yom HaAliyah School Observance Observance
December 22 Wednesday December Solstice Season
December 25 Saturday Hanukkah I (Holiday of lights) Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 26 Sunday Hanukkah II Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 27 Monday Hanukkah III Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 28 Tuesday Hanukkah IV Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 29 Wednesday Hanukkah V Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 30 Thursday Hanukkah VI/Rosh Chodesh Tevet Observance and Hebrew holiday
December 31 Friday Hanukkah VII Observance and Hebrew holiday