Israel Holidays 2025
Complete list of holidays and observances in Israel for the year 2025.
January
Wed 1
Hanukkah (Day 7)
Observance
Thu 2
Hanukkah (Day 8)
Observance
March
Thu 13
Purim Eve
Observance
Fri 14
Purim
Observance
Sun 16
Shushan Purim (Jerusalem)
Observance
April
Sat 12
Passover Eve
Observance
Sun 13
Passover (Day 1)
Public holiday
Mon 14
Passover (Day 2)
Observance
Tue 15
Passover (Day 3)
Observance
Wed 16
Passover (Day 4)
Observance
Thu 17
Passover (Day 5)
Observance
Fri 18
Passover (Day 6)
Observance
Sat 19
Passover (Day 7)
Public holiday
Thu 24
Yom HaShoah
Observance
Wed 30
Yom HaZikaron
Observance
May
Thu 1
Yom HaAtzmaut
Public holiday
Fri 16
Lag BaOmer
Observance
Mon 26
Jerusalem Day
Observance
June
Sun 1
Shavuot Eve
Observance
Mon 2
Shavuot
Public holiday
August
Sat 2
Tisha B'Av Eve
Observance
Sun 3
Tisha B'Av
Observance
September
Mon 22
Rosh Hashana Eve
Observance
Tue 23
Rosh Hashana
Public holiday
Wed 24
Rosh Hashana (Day 2)
Public holiday
October
Wed 1
Yom Kippur Eve
Observance
Thu 2
Yom Kippur
Public holiday
Mon 6
Sukkot Eve
Observance
Tue 7
Sukkot (Day 1)
Public holiday
Wed 8
Sukkot (Day 2)
Observance
Thu 9
Sukkot (Day 3)
Observance
Fri 10
Sukkot (Day 4)
Observance
Sat 11
Sukkot (Day 5)
Observance
Sun 12
Sukkot (Day 6)
Observance
Mon 13
Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah
Observance
Tue 14
Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah
Public holiday
Wed 29
Aliyah Day School Observance
Observance
December
Mon 15
Hanukkah (Day 1)
Observance
Tue 16
Hanukkah (Day 2)
Observance
Wed 17
Hanukkah (Day 3)
Observance
Thu 18
Hanukkah (Day 4)
Observance
Fri 19
Hanukkah (Day 5)
Observance
Sat 20
Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Observance
Sun 21
Hanukkah (Day 7)
Observance
Mon 22
Hanukkah (Day 8)
Observance