Israel Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Israel and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2025 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
13 Apr	Sun	Passover
19 Apr	Sat	Seventh day of Passover
1 May	Thu	Independence Day
2 Jun	Mon	Feast of Shavuot
23 Sep to 24 Sep	Tue to Wed	Rosh Hashanah
2 Oct	Thu	Yom Kippur
7 Oct	Tue	First Day of Sukkot
14 Oct	Tue	Simchat Torah
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2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
2 Apr	Thu	Passover
8 Apr	Wed	Seventh day of Passover
22 Apr	Wed	Independence Day
22 May	Fri	Feast of Shavuot
12 Sep to 13 Sep	Sat to Sun	Rosh Hashanah
21 Sep	Mon	Yom Kippur
26 Sep	Sat	First Day of Sukkot
3 Oct	Sat	Simchat Torah
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2026 are released.

2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
22 Apr	Thu	Passover
28 Apr	Wed	Seventh day of Passover
12 May	Wed	Independence Day
11 Jun	Fri	Feast of Shavuot
2 Oct to 3 Oct	Sat to Sun	Rosh Hashanah
11 Oct	Mon	Yom Kippur
16 Oct	Sat	First Day of Sukkot
23 Oct	Sat	Simchat Torah
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

As a predominately Jewish country, most public holidays in Israel are based on traditional Hebrew culture. Entitlement to paid holidays is determined by provisions set forth in employment contracts or union bargaining agreements. All Jewish employees are entitled to nine paid holidays per year.