Israel Public Holidays 2026
January
New Year's Day
New Year's Day is the first day of the year, or January 1, in the Gregorian calendar.
Catholic/Protestant Epiphany Eve
Catholic/Protestant Epiphany Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Catholic/Protestant Epiphany
Epiphany is a Christian holiday celebrated globally on January 6 each year. It commemorates two events recorded in the Bible: the three wise men's visit to baby Jesus; and Jesus' baptism.
Al Isra' wal Miraj
Isra and Mi'raj (Isra Me'raj, Israa and Mi'raaj, Laylat Al-Isra wa Al-Miraj, Lailat al Miraj, Night Journey and Ascension to Heaven) marks the night that the Prophet Mohammad traveled from Mecca to Jerusalem, ascended to heaven and returned.
Tu Bishvat
Tu B'Shevat is the 15th day of the Jewish month of Shevat and is the birthday for trees that bear fruit or nuts.
February
March
Shushan Purim
Shushan Purim is a elective holiday in Israel
Purim Meshulash (Jerusalem only)
Purim Meshulash (Jerusalem only) is a local holiday in Israel
Eid al-Fitr Eve
Eid al-Fitr Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr is a holiday to mark the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast during the hours of daylight.
Fast of Esther
Fast of Esther is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Purim Eve
Purim Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Eid al-Fitr Holiday is a elective holiday in Israel
Purim
Purim is a Jewish holiday to celebrate the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to kill all of them during the Persian empire, as told in the scroll of Esther.
Shushan Purim (Jerusalem)
Shushan Purim (Jerusalem) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Catholic/Protestant Feast of the Annunciation
Catholic/Protestant Feast of the Annunciation is a elective holiday in Israel
Catholic/Protestant Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is a Christian feast that commemorates Jesus Christ's entry into Jerusalem. It is also the start of Holy Week.
April
Catholic/Protestant Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday is a Christian observance on the Thursday during Holy Week. It is the day before Good Friday.
Catholic/Protestant Good Friday
Good Friday is a global Christian observance two days before Easter Sunday.
Catholic/Protestant Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday is the day before Easter Sunday.
Armenian/Orthodox Palm Sunday
Armenian/Orthodox Palm Sunday is a observance and Orthodox holiday in Israel
Catholic/Protestant Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday commemorates Jesus Christ's resurrection, according to Christian belief.
Catholic/Protestant Easter Monday
Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday.
Aliyah Day
Aliyah Day is a official holiday, business as usual in Israel
Passover Eve
Passover Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Passover (Day 1)
During Passover, the Jewish people remember the liberation of the Israelites from slavery, their exodus from Egypt, and that their first-born children were spared during the 10th plague, as told in the Haggadah.
Passover (Day 2)
Passover (Day 2) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Passover (Day 3)
Passover (Day 3) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Passover (Day 4)
Passover (Day 4) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Passover (Day 5)
Passover (Day 5) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Passover (Day 6)
Passover (Day 6) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Passover (Day 7)
The last day of Passover marks the end of the Passover period, which lasts for seven or eight days.
May
Yom HaShoah
Yom HaShoah is a Jewish day of remembrance for the lives and the heroism of the six million Jewish people who died in the Holocaust in the years leading up to and during World War II.
Lag BaOmer
Lag B'Omer (Lag Ba'Omer, Lag La'omer, Lag L'Omer) is the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer, which is a period of 49 days between the Jewish holidays of Passover and Shavuot.
Yom HaZikaron
Yom HaZikaron is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Yom HaAtzmaut
Israel's Independence Day, also known as Yom Ha'atzmaut, marks the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of Israel.
Catholic/Protestant Ascension Eve
Catholic/Protestant Ascension Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Catholic/Protestant Ascension Day
Ascension Day is the 40th day of Easter. It is a religious holiday that commemorates the ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven.
Jerusalem Day
Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) is the anniversary of Jerusalem's reunification.
Memorial Day for Ethiopian Jews
Memorial Day for Ethiopian Jews is a elective holiday in Israel
Shavuot Eve
Shavuot Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Shavuot
Shavuot, sometimes known as the Festival of the Weeks, is a Jewish holiday to mark the end of the Counting of the Omer and the anniversary of the day when Jewish people received the Torah.
Catholic/Protestant Pentecost Eve
Catholic/Protestant Pentecost Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Catholic/Protestant Pentecost
Many Christians all over the world annually observe Pentecost, also known as Whitsunday or Whit Sunday.
Catholic/Protestant Pentecost Monday
Whit Monday, or Pentecost Monday, is a Christian holiday that falls on the day after Pentecost, which is also known as Whit Sunday or Whitsunday.
Eid al-Adha Eve
Eid al-Adha Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha (Id ul-Adha) is an Islamic festival falling on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja (Thou al-Hijja) to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son.
Eid al-Adha Holiday
Eid al-Adha Holiday is a elective holiday in Israel
June
July
17th of Tammuz
The 17th day of the Jewish month of Tammuz is a day of mourning to mark the anniversary of five calamities that befell the Jewish people. It is known as the Fast of Shiva Asar B'Tammuz.
Tisha B'Av Eve
Tisha B'Av Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Tisha B'Av
Tisha B' Av is a Jewish day of prayer and fasting. It is observed on the ninth day of the month of Av in the Jewish calendar. It commemorate the anniversary of five calamities, including the destruction of the First Temple and the Second Temple.
August
September
Rosh Hashana Eve
Rosh Hashana Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Rosh Hashana
Rosh Hashana, commonly known as the Jewish New Year, is the first day of Tishrei, the seventh month in the Hebrew calendar.
Rosh Hashana (Day 2)
Rosh Hashana (Day 2) is a national holiday and Jewish holiday in Israel
Gedaliah Fast
Gedaliah Fast is a elective holiday in Israel
Yom Kippur Eve
Yom Kippur Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is an important Jewish holiday that centers on the themes of atonement and repentance.
Sukkot Eve
Sukkot Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Sukkot (Day 1)
The first day of Sukkot marks the start of the Sukkot festival, celebrated among Jewish communities worldwide.
Sukkot (Day 2)
Sukkot (Day 2) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Sukkot (Day 3)
Sukkot (Day 3) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Sukkot (Day 4)
Sukkot (Day 4) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Sukkot (Day 5)
Sukkot (Day 5) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
October
Sukkot (Day 6)
Sukkot (Day 6) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah
The last day of Sukkot marks the end of the Sukkot festival, celebrated among Jewish communities worldwide.
Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah
Shemini Atzeret (or Shmini Atzeret) is a Jewish holiday dedicated to the love of God, while Simchat Torah (Simchas Torah or Simhat Torah) and celebrates the completion of the annual reading of the Torah.
Aliyah Day School Observance
Aliyah Day School Observance is a observance in Israel
November
December
Hanukkah (Day 1)
Hanukkah, also known as Chanukah or the Festival of Lights, is celebrated for 8 days between the 25th day of the month of Kislev to the second day of Tevet in the Hebrew calendar.
Hanukkah (Day 2)
Hanukkah (Day 2) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Hanukkah (Day 3)
Hanukkah (Day 3) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Hanukkah (Day 4)
Hanukkah (Day 4) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Hanukkah (Day 5)
Hanukkah (Day 5) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Hanukkah (Day 7)
Hanukkah (Day 7) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Hanukkah (Day 8)
Hanukkah, also known as Chanukah or the Festival of Lights, is celebrated for eight days between the 25th day of the month of Kislev to the second day of Tevet in the Hebrew calendar.
Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet)
Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) is a elective holiday in Israel
Catholic/Protestant Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve is the day before Christmas Day and falls on December 24 in the Gregorian calendar.
Catholic/Protestant Christmas Day
Christmas Day is one of the biggest Christian celebrations and falls on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar.
Catholic/Protestant Boxing Day
Catholic/Protestant Boxing Day is a elective holiday in Israel
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is the last day of the year, December 31, in the Gregorian calendar.