Public Holidays in Israel in 2017

Israel
2017

List of Holidays in Israel in 2017

Day	Date	Holiday Name	Type	Comments
Sunday	Mar 12	Purim	Not A Public Holiday
Monday	Apr 10	Pesach I	Public Holiday	Passover begins
Monday	Apr 17	Pesach VII	Public Holiday	Passover ends
Monday	May 01	Memorial Day	Not A Public Holiday	Statutory holiday
Tuesday	May 02	Independence Day	Public Holiday	National Day
Wednesday	May 24	Jerusalem Day	Not A Public Holiday
Wednesday	May 31	Pentecost	Public Holiday	Shavuot
Tuesday	Aug 01	Fast of Ninth of Av	Not A Public Holiday
Thursday	Sep 21	Rosh Hashanah	Public Holiday	Jewish New Year
Friday	Sep 22	Rosh Hashanah	Public Holiday	Jewish New Year
Saturday	Sep 30	Day of Atonement	Public Holiday	Yom Kippur
Thursday	Oct 05	Sukkot	Public Holiday	Feast of Tabernacles
Thursday	Oct 12	Simchat Torah	Public Holiday
Wednesday	Dec 13	Hanukkah	Not A Public Holiday	A holiday period, but not a national holiday

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Notes

• Only the first and last days of Passover and Sukkot are national holidays, but there may be some disruption on intermediate dates; many shops and businesses may open but close early.
• Public holidays in Israel are national holidays officially recognised by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.
• There are several observances in Israel that are called National Holidays but are not non-working days. They are marked in yellow above.