Holidays in Israel
February
Feb 21 | Thursday | Observance | Ta'anit Esther (Fast of Esther) |
Feb 24 | Sunday | National holiday | Purim (Deliverance of the Jews) |
Feb 25 | Monday | Observance | Shushan Purim |
March
Mar 26 | Tuesday | National holiday | Pesach I (First day of Passover) |
Mar 27 | Wednesday | Observance | Pesach II (Passover) |
Mar 28 | Thursday | Observance | Pesach III (Passover) |
Mar 29 | Friday | Observance | Pesach IV (Passover) |
Mar 30 | Saturday | Observance | Pesach V (Passover) |
Mar 31 | Sunday | Observance | Pesach VI (Passover) |
April
Apr 1 | Monday | National holiday | Pesach VII (Last day of Passover) |
Apr 8 | Monday | National holiday | Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Memorial Day |
Apr 15 | Monday | National holiday | Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) |
Apr 16 | Tuesday | National holiday | Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day) |
Apr 28 | Sunday | Observance | Lag B'Omer |
May
May 8 | Wednesday | Observance | Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) |
May 15 | Wednesday | National holiday | Shavuot (Pentecost) |
June
Jun 25 | Tuesday | Observance | Fast of Shiva Asar B'Tammuz |
July
Jul 16 | Tuesday | National holiday | Tisha B'Av |
September
Sep 5 | Thursday | National holiday | Rosh Hashana (New Year) |
Sep 6 | Friday | National holiday | Rosh Hashana II (New Year day 2) |
Sep 8 | Sunday | Observance | Tzom Gedaliah |
Sep 14 | Saturday | National holiday | Yom Kippur |
Sep 19 | Thursday | National holiday | Sukkot I |
Sep 20 | Friday | Observance | Sukkot II |
Sep 21 | Saturday | Observance | Sukkot III |
Sep 22 | Sunday | Observance | Sukkot IV |
Sep 23 | Monday | Observance | Sukkot V |
Sep 24 | Tuesday | Observance | Sukkot VI |
Sep 25 | Wednesday | Observance | Sukkot VII/Hoshanah Rabah |
Sep 26 | Thursday | National holiday | Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah |
November
Nov 28 | Thursday | National holiday | Hanukkah I (Holiday of lights) |
Nov 29 | Friday | Observance | Hanukkah II |
Nov 30 | Saturday | Observance | Hanukkah III |
December
Dec 1 | Sunday | Observance | Hanukkah IV |
Dec 2 | Monday | Observance | Hanukkah V |
Dec 3 | Tuesday | Observance | Hanukkah VI/Rosh Chodesh Tevet |
Dec 4 | Wednesday | Observance | Hanukkah VII |
Dec 5 | Thursday | Observance | Hanukkah VIII |
Dec 13 | Friday | Observance | Asarah B'Tevet |