Holidays in Israel
In Israel, there are 31 holidays: 16 observance holidays, 6 school holidays, 9 public holidays. The next holiday in Israel is Tisha B'Av, fast (Observance Holiday), in 3 days on 23 July 2026.
- Observance Holidays are days of significance but not official holidays.
- School Holidays are breaks for educational institutions.
- Public Holidays are official days off recognized by the government.
| Name | Native Name | Date |
|---|---|---|
Tu Bishvat (Arbor Day) Observance Holiday | ื"ื ืืฉืื | 02 Feb 2026 6 months ago |
Fast of Esther School Holiday | ืชืขื ืืช ืืกืชืจ | 02 Mar 2026 5 months ago |
Purim School Holiday | ืคืืจืื | 03 Mar 2026 5 months ago |
Aliyah Day Observance Holiday | ืืื ืืขืืืื | 28 Mar 2026 4 months ago |
Passover (Pesach) Public Holiday | ืคืกื | 02 Apr 2026 4 months ago |
Passover (intermediate days) School Holiday | ืืื ืืืืขื ืคืกื | 03 Apr 2026 4 months ago |
Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover Public Holiday | ืืืืื ื, ืฉืืืขื ืฉื ืคืกื | 08 Apr 2026 3 months ago |
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) Observance Holiday | ืืื ืืืืืจืื ืืฉืืื ืืืืืืจื | 14 Apr 2026 3 months ago |
Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day (Yom HaZikaron) Observance Holiday | ืืื ืืืืืจืื ืืืืื ืืขืจืืืช ืืฉืจืื ืื ืคืืขื ืคืขืืืืช ืืืืื | 21 Apr 2026 3 months ago |
Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut) Public Holiday | ืืื ืืขืฆืืืืช | 22 Apr 2026 3 months ago |
Herzl Day Observance Holiday | ืืื ืืจืฆื | 27 Apr 2026 3 months ago |
Lag BaOmer School Holiday | ื"ื ืืขืืืจ | 05 May 2026 2 months ago |
Victory in Europe Day Observance Holiday | ืืื ืื ืืฆืืื ืขื ืืจืื ืื ืื ืืฆืืช | 09 May 2026 2 months ago |
Jerusalem Day (Yom Yerushalayim) Observance Holiday | ืืื ืืจืืฉืืื | 15 May 2026 2 months ago |
Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) Public Holiday | ืฉืืืขืืช | 22 May 2026 2 months ago |
Seventeenth of Tamuz, fast Observance Holiday | ืฉืืขื ืขืฉืจ ืืชืืื | 02 Jul 2026 18 days ago |
Jabotinsky Day Observance Holiday | ืืื ื'ืืืืื ืกืงื | 14 Jul 2026 6 days ago |
Tisha B'Av, fast Observance Holiday | ืชืฉืขื ืืื | 23 Jul 2026 in 3 days |
Tu B'Av (Fifteenth of Av) Observance Holiday | ื"ื ืืื | 29 Jul 2026 in 9 days |
Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah) Public Holiday | ืจืืฉ ืืฉื ื | 12 Sep 2026 in 2 months |
Rosh Hashanah (Day 2) Public Holiday | ืจืืฉ ืืฉื ื ืืื 2 | 13 Sep 2026 in 2 months |
Fast of Gedaliah (Tzom Gedalya) Observance Holiday | ืฆืื ืืืืื | 14 Sep 2026 in 2 months |
Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) Public Holiday | ืืื ืืืคืืจ | 21 Sep 2026 in 2 months |
Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) Public Holiday | ืกืืืืช | 26 Sep 2026 in 2 months |
The week of Sukkot School Holiday | ืืื ืืืืขื ืกืืืืช | 27 Sep 2026 in 2 months |
Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret Public Holiday | ืฉืืืช ืชืืจื/ืฉืืื ื ืขืฆืจืช | 03 Oct 2026 in 2 months |
Rabin Day Observance Holiday | ืืื ืจืืื | 22 Oct 2026 in 3 months |
Sigd Observance Holiday | ืกืืื | 09 Nov 2026 in 4 months |
Ben-Gurion Day Observance Holiday | ืืื ืื-ืืืจืืื | 16 Nov 2026 in 4 months |
Hanukkah School Holiday | ืื ืืื | 05 Dec 2026 in 5 months |
Tenth of Tevet Observance Holiday | ืฆืื ืขืฉืจื ืืืืช | 20 Dec 2026 in 5 months |