Public Holidays in Israel in 2026

Israel
2026

List of Holidays in Israel in 2026

Day	Date	Holiday Name	Type	Comments
Tuesday	Mar 03	Purim	Not A Public Holiday
Thursday	Apr 02	Pesach I	Public Holiday	Passover begins
Wednesday	Apr 08	Pesach VII	Public Holiday	Passover ends
Wednesday	Apr 22	Independence Day	Public Holiday	National Day
Thursday	Apr 30	Memorial Day	Not A Public Holiday	Statutory holiday
Saturday	May 09	Victory Day	Public Holiday
Friday	May 15	Jerusalem Day	Not A Public Holiday
Friday	May 22	Pentecost	Public Holiday	Shavuot
Wednesday	Jul 22	Fast of Ninth of Av	Public Holiday
Saturday	Sep 12	Rosh Hashanah	Public Holiday	Jewish New Year
Sunday	Sep 13	Rosh Hashanah	Public Holiday
Monday	Sep 21	Day of Atonement	Public Holiday	Yom Kippur
Saturday	Sep 26	Sukkot	Public Holiday	Feast of Tabernacles
Sunday	Oct 04	Simchat Torah	Public Holiday
Saturday	Dec 05	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.