Holiday Guide for Israel in 2025

Israel information

List of Public Holidays in Israel in 2025

	Sunday April 13th Pesach I Israel: Passover (Pesach), is an eight day Jewish holiday that remembers the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
	Sunday April 20th Pesach VII Israel: Passover (Pesach), is an eight day Jewish holiday that remembers the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
	Thursday May 1st Independence Day Israel: Israeli Independence Day commemorates the declaration of independence of Israel in 1948
	Friday May 9th Victory Day Israel: Celebrates the victory over Nazi Germany and the end of the Second World War
	Monday June 2nd Pentecost Israel: Shavuot is one of the three Biblical pilgrimage festivals. Also known as the Feast of Weeks
	Sunday August 3rd Fast of Ninth of Av Israel: Tisha B'Av commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem.
	Tuesday September 23rd Rosh Hashanah Israel: The Jewish Holiday of Rosh Hashanah is generally known as the New Year' s Day of the Jewish calendar
	Wednesday September 24th Rosh Hashanah Israel: Second day of Rosh Hashanah, the New Year of the Jewish calendar
	Thursday October 2nd Day of Atonement Israel: Yom Kippur is the Jewish day of repentance, considered to be the holiest and most solemn day of the year
	Tuesday October 7th Sukkot Israel: Sukkot is also known as Succoth, Sukkos, Feast of Booths or Feast of Tabernacles
	Tuesday October 14th Simchat Torah Israel: Marks the end of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the beginning of a new cycle.

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.