Israel Holidays 2020
Complete list of holidays and observances in Israel for the year 2020.
March
Mon 2
Election Day
Public holiday
Mon 9
Purim Eve
Observance
Tue 10
Purim
Observance
Wed 11
Shushan Purim (Jerusalem)
Observance
April
Wed 8
Passover Eve
Observance
Thu 9
Passover (Day 1)
Public holiday
Fri 10
Passover (Day 2)
Observance
Sat 11
Passover (Day 3)
Observance
Sun 12
Passover (Day 4)
Observance
Mon 13
Passover (Day 5)
Observance
Tue 14
Passover (Day 6)
Observance
Wed 15
Passover (Day 7)
Public holiday
Tue 21
Yom HaShoah
Observance
Tue 28
Yom HaZikaron
Observance
Wed 29
Yom HaAtzmaut
Public holiday
May
Tue 12
Lag BaOmer
Observance
Fri 22
Jerusalem Day
Observance
Thu 28
Shavuot Eve
Observance
Fri 29
Shavuot
Public holiday
July
Wed 29
Tisha B'Av Eve
Observance
Thu 30
Tisha B'Av
Observance
September
Fri 18
Rosh Hashana Eve
Observance
Sat 19
Rosh Hashana
Public holiday
Sun 20
Rosh Hashana (Day 2)
Public holiday
Sun 27
Yom Kippur Eve
Observance
Mon 28
Yom Kippur
Public holiday
October
Fri 2
Sukkot Eve
Observance
Sat 3
Sukkot (Day 1)
Public holiday
Sun 4
Sukkot (Day 2)
Observance
Mon 5
Sukkot (Day 3)
Observance
Tue 6
Sukkot (Day 4)
Observance
Wed 7
Sukkot (Day 5)
Observance
Thu 8
Sukkot (Day 6)
Observance
Fri 9
Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah
Observance
Sat 10
Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah
Public holiday
Sun 25
Aliyah Day School Observance
Observance
December
Fri 11
Hanukkah (Day 1)
Observance
Sat 12
Hanukkah (Day 2)
Observance
Sun 13
Hanukkah (Day 3)
Observance
Mon 14
Hanukkah (Day 4)
Observance
Tue 15
Hanukkah (Day 5)
Observance
Wed 16
Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Observance
Thu 17
Hanukkah (Day 7)
Observance
Fri 18
Hanukkah (Day 8)
Observance