Public Holidays in Israel in 2023

Israel
2023

List of Holidays in Israel in 2023

Day	Date	Holiday Name	Type	Comments
Tuesday	Mar 07	Purim	Not A Public Holiday	Except Jerusalem
Wednesday	Mar 08	Shushan Purim	Not A Public Holiday	Jerusalem
Thursday	Apr 06	Pesach I	Public Holiday	Passover begins
Wednesday	Apr 12	Pesach VII	Public Holiday	Passover ends
Wednesday	Apr 26	Independence Day	Public Holiday	National Day
Monday	May 08	Memorial Day	Not A Public Holiday	Statutory holiday
Tuesday	May 09	Victory Day	Public Holiday
Friday	May 19	Jerusalem Day	Not A Public Holiday
Friday	May 26	Pentecost	Public Holiday	Shavuot
Thursday	Jul 27	Fast of Ninth of Av	Public Holiday
Friday	Sep 15	Eve of Rosh Hashanah	Not A Public Holiday	Banks
Saturday	Sep 16	Rosh Hashanah	Public Holiday	Jewish New Year
Sunday	Sep 17	Rosh Hashanah	Public Holiday
Monday	Sep 25	Day of Atonement	Public Holiday	Yom Kippur
Saturday	Sep 30	Sukkot	Public Holiday	Feast of Tabernacles
Saturday	Oct 07	Simchat Torah	Public Holiday
Friday	Dec 08	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.