Israel Holidays 2021
Complete list of holidays and observances in Israel for the year 2021.
February
Thu 25
Purim Eve
Observance
Fri 26
Purim
Observance
Sun 28
Shushan Purim (Jerusalem)
Observance
March
Tue 23
Election Day
Public holiday
Sat 27
Passover Eve
Observance
Sun 28
Passover (Day 1)
Public holiday
Mon 29
Passover (Day 2)
Observance
Tue 30
Passover (Day 3)
Observance
Wed 31
Passover (Day 4)
Observance
April
Thu 1
Passover (Day 5)
Observance
Fri 2
Passover (Day 6)
Observance
Sat 3
Passover (Day 7)
Public holiday
Thu 8
Yom HaShoah
Observance
Wed 14
Yom HaZikaron
Observance
Thu 15
Yom HaAtzmaut
Public holiday
Fri 30
Lag BaOmer
Observance
May
Mon 10
Jerusalem Day
Observance
Sun 16
Shavuot Eve
Observance
Mon 17
Shavuot
Public holiday
July
Sat 17
Tisha B'Av Eve
Observance
Sun 18
Tisha B'Av
Observance
September
Mon 6
Rosh Hashana Eve
Observance
Tue 7
Rosh Hashana
Public holiday
Wed 8
Rosh Hashana (Day 2)
Public holiday
Wed 15
Yom Kippur Eve
Observance
Thu 16
Yom Kippur
Public holiday
Mon 20
Sukkot Eve
Observance
Tue 21
Sukkot (Day 1)
Public holiday
Wed 22
Sukkot (Day 2)
Observance
Thu 23
Sukkot (Day 3)
Observance
Fri 24
Sukkot (Day 4)
Observance
Sat 25
Sukkot (Day 5)
Observance
Sun 26
Sukkot (Day 6)
Observance
Mon 27
Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah
Observance
Tue 28
Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah
Public holiday
October
Wed 13
Aliyah Day School Observance
Observance
November
Mon 29
Hanukkah (Day 1)
Observance
Tue 30
Hanukkah (Day 2)
Observance
December
Wed 1
Hanukkah (Day 3)
Observance
Thu 2
Hanukkah (Day 4)
Observance
Fri 3
Hanukkah (Day 5)
Observance
Sat 4
Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Observance
Sun 5
Hanukkah (Day 7)
Observance
Mon 6
Hanukkah (Day 8)
Observance