Israel Holidays 2023
Complete list of holidays and observances in Israel for the year 2023.
March
Mon 6
Purim Eve
Observance
Tue 7
Purim
Observance
Wed 8
Shushan Purim (Jerusalem)
Observance
April
Wed 5
Passover Eve
Observance
Thu 6
Passover (Day 1)
Public holiday
Fri 7
Passover (Day 2)
Observance
Sat 8
Passover (Day 3)
Observance
Sun 9
Passover (Day 4)
Observance
Mon 10
Passover (Day 5)
Observance
Tue 11
Passover (Day 6)
Observance
Wed 12
Passover (Day 7)
Public holiday
Tue 18
Yom HaShoah
Observance
Tue 25
Yom HaZikaron
Observance
Wed 26
Yom HaAtzmaut
Public holiday
May
Tue 9
Lag BaOmer
Observance
Fri 19
Jerusalem Day
Observance
Thu 25
Shavuot Eve
Observance
Fri 26
Shavuot
Public holiday
July
Wed 26
Tisha B'Av Eve
Observance
Thu 27
Tisha B'Av
Observance
September
Fri 15
Rosh Hashana Eve
Observance
Sat 16
Rosh Hashana
Public holiday
Sun 17
Rosh Hashana (Day 2)
Public holiday
Sun 24
Yom Kippur Eve
Observance
Mon 25
Yom Kippur
Public holiday
Fri 29
Sukkot Eve
Observance
Sat 30
Sukkot (Day 1)
Public holiday
October
Sun 1
Sukkot (Day 2)
Observance
Mon 2
Sukkot (Day 3)
Observance
Tue 3
Sukkot (Day 4)
Observance
Wed 4
Sukkot (Day 5)
Observance
Thu 5
Sukkot (Day 6)
Observance
Fri 6
Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah
Observance
Sat 7
Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah
Public holiday
Sun 22
Aliyah Day School Observance
Observance
December
Fri 8
Hanukkah (Day 1)
Observance
Sat 9
Hanukkah (Day 2)
Observance
Sun 10
Hanukkah (Day 3)
Observance
Mon 11
Hanukkah (Day 4)
Observance
Tue 12
Hanukkah (Day 5)
Observance
Wed 13
Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Observance
Thu 14
Hanukkah (Day 7)
Observance
Fri 15
Hanukkah (Day 8)
Observance