Public holidays in Israel
Note: for exact dates in the Gregorian calendar see Jewish holidays 2000-2050.
Public holidays in Israel refers to national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament. The State of Israel has adopted most traditional religious Jewish holidays as part of its national calendar, while also having established new modern holiday observances since its founding in 1948. Of the religious and modern holidays below, some are bank holidays / federal holidays requiring all schools, government institutions, financial sector, and most retailers in Jewish Israeli society to be closed, while other holidays are marked as days of note or memorial remembrances with no breaks in public or private sector activities.
As is the case with all religious Jewish holidays, most public holidays in Israel generally begin and end at sundown, and follow the Hebrew calendar. Because of this, most holidays in Israel fall on a different Gregorian calendar date each year, which syncs every 19 years with the Hebrew calendar.
Shabbat, the weekly Sabbath day of rest, in Israel begins every Friday evening just before sundown, ending Saturday evening just after sundown. Most of the Israeli workforce, including schools, banks, public transportation, government offices, and retailers within Jewish Israeli society are shut down during these approximately 25 hours, with some non-Jewish retailers and most non-kosher restaurants still open.
| Date in Hebrew calendar | English name | Hebrew name | Range of dates in Gregorian calendar | Status |
| Every Friday evening before sundown to Saturday evening after sundown | Sabbath | שבת Shabbat | Every week | Official holiday with all schools, government institutions, public transportation and most retailers shut down. |
| Tishrei 1-2 | New Year | ראש השנה Rosh Hashanah | between Sept 5 & Oct 5 | Official holiday |
| Tishrei 3 | Fast of Gedaliah | צום גדליה Fast of Gedalia | Business as usual | |
| Tishrei 10 | Day of Atonement | יום כיפור Yom Kippur | between Sept 14 & Oct 14 | Official holiday, businesses close around noon on the holiday's eve. Absolutely all businesses nationwide are closed. Virtually no traffic on the streets with the exception of emergency vehicles. Non-emergency services that normally operate on holidays, e.g. airports, border crossings, broadcasting stations etc. suspend their work for about 28–30 hours. |
| Tishrei 15 | Feast of Tabernacles | סוכות Sukkot | between Sept 19 & Oct 19 | Official holiday |
| Tishrei 16-21 | Feast of Tabernacles | חול המועד סוכות Chol HaMoed | between Sept 19 & Oct 19 | School holiday, collective paid leave in many businesses and government offices |
| Tishrei 22 | Simchat Torah/Shmini Atzeret | שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת Simchat Torah/Shemini Atzeret | between Sept 26 & Oct 26 | Official holiday |
| Heshvan 12 | Rabin Day | יום רבין Rabin Day | National remembrance day, business as usual | |
| Heshvan 29 | Sigd | סיגד Sigd | Festival of the Ethiopian Jews, optional paid leave, business as usual | |
| Kislev 6 | Ben-Gurion Day | יום בן-גוריון Ben-Gurion Day | Day marked by the Knesset | |
| Kislev 25-Tevet 2/3 | Hanukkah | חנוכה Hanukkah | between Nov 27 & Dec 27 | School holiday for the duration of the 8 day festival, business as usual |
| Tevet 10 | Tenth of Tevet | צום עשרה בטבת Tsom Asarah b-Tevet | Business as usual | |
| Shvat 15 | Tu Bishvat | ט"ו בשבט Tu Bishvat | Business as usual | |
| Adar 13 | Fast of Esther | תענית אסתר Ta`anit Ester | School holiday, Business as usual | |
| Adar 14 & | Purim | פורים Purim | between February 24 & March 26 | School holiday, optional paid leave |
| Nisan 10 | Aliyah Day | יום העלייה Yom HaAliyah | between March & April | Official holiday, Business as usual |
| Nisan 15 | Passover | פסח Pesach | between March 26 & April 25 | Official holiday |
| Nisan 16-20 | Passover | חול המועד פסח Chol HaMoed Pesach | between March 26 & April 25 | School holiday, collective paid leave in many businesses and government offices |
| Nisan 21 | Seventh day of Passover | שביעי של פסח Shvi'i shel Pesach | between April 1 & May 1 | Official holiday |
| Nisan 22 | Mimouna | מימונה Mimouna | between April 1 & May 1 | Unpaid leave upon request |
| Nisan 27 | Holocaust Remembrance Day | יום הזיכרון לשואה ולגבורה Yom HaZikaron LaShoah VeLaGevurah | between April 7 & May 7 | National remembrance day, business as usual except places of public entertainment |
| Varies | Victory in Europe Day | יום הניצחון על גרמניה הנאצית Victory in Europe Day | May 9 | National remembrance day, business as usual |
| Iyar 4 | Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day | יום הזיכרון לחללי מערכות ישראל ונפגעי פעולות האיבה Yom Hazikaron | between April 14 & May 14 | National remembrance day, business as usual except places of public entertainment |
| Iyar 5 | Independence Day | יום העצמאות Yom Ha-Atzmaut | between April 15 & May 15. | Official Holiday |
| Iyar 10 | Herzl Day | יום הרצל Herzl Day | Day marked by the Knesset | |
| Iyar 18 | Lag BaOmer | ל"ג בעומר Lag Ba'omer | School holiday | |
| June 11 | Jerusalem Day | יום ירושלים Yom Yerushalayim | Optional paid leave | |
| Sivan 6 | Shavuot | שבועות Shavuot | between May 15 & June 14 | Official holiday |
| Tammuz 17 | Seventeenth of Tammuz, fast | שבעה עשר בתמוז Tsom Shiva` Asar b-Tammuz | Business as usual | |
| Tammuz 29 | Jabotinsky Day | יום ז'בוטינסקי Jabotinsky Day | Day marked by the Knesset | |
| Av 9 | Tisha B'Av, fast | תשעה באב Tisha B'Av | Optional paid leave, business as usual except places of public entertainment | |
| Av 15 | Tu B'Av | ט"ו באב Tu B'Av | Business as usual |