Israel Holidays 2026
Complete list of holidays and observances in Israel for the year 2026.
March
Mon 2
Purim Eve
Observance
Tue 3
Purim
Observance
Wed 4
Shushan Purim (Jerusalem)
Observance
April
Wed 1
Passover Eve
Observance
Thu 2
Passover (Day 1)
Public holiday
Fri 3
Passover (Day 2)
Observance
Sat 4
Passover (Day 3)
Observance
Sun 5
Passover (Day 4)
Observance
Mon 6
Passover (Day 5)
Observance
Tue 7
Passover (Day 6)
Observance
Wed 8
Passover (Day 7)
Public holiday
Tue 14
Yom HaShoah
Observance
Tue 21
Yom HaZikaron
Observance
Wed 22
Yom HaAtzmaut
Public holiday
May
Tue 5
Lag BaOmer
Observance
Fri 15
Jerusalem Day
Observance
Thu 21
Shavuot Eve
Observance
Fri 22
Shavuot
Public holiday
July
Wed 22
Tisha B'Av Eve
Observance
Thu 23
Tisha B'Av
Observance
September
Fri 11
Rosh Hashana Eve
Observance
Sat 12
Rosh Hashana
Public holiday
Sun 13
Rosh Hashana (Day 2)
Public holiday
Sun 20
Yom Kippur Eve
Observance
Mon 21
Yom Kippur
Public holiday
Fri 25
Sukkot Eve
Observance
Sat 26
Sukkot (Day 1)
Public holiday
Sun 27
Sukkot (Day 2)
Observance
Mon 28
Sukkot (Day 3)
Observance
Tue 29
Sukkot (Day 4)
Observance
Wed 30
Sukkot (Day 5)
Observance
October
Thu 1
Sukkot (Day 6)
Observance
Fri 2
Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah
Observance
Sat 3
Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah
Public holiday
Sun 18
Aliyah Day School Observance
Observance
December
Sat 5
Hanukkah (Day 1)
Observance
Sun 6
Hanukkah (Day 2)
Observance
Mon 7
Hanukkah (Day 3)
Observance
Tue 8
Hanukkah (Day 4)
Observance
Wed 9
Hanukkah (Day 5)
Observance
Thu 10
Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Observance
Fri 11
Hanukkah (Day 7)
Observance
Sat 12
Hanukkah (Day 8)
Observance