Israel Holidays 2028
Complete list of holidays and observances in Israel for the year 2028.
January
Sat 1
Hanukkah (Day 8)
Observance
March
Sat 11
Purim Eve
Observance
Sun 12
Purim
Observance
Mon 13
Shushan Purim (Jerusalem)
Observance
April
Mon 10
Passover Eve
Observance
Tue 11
Passover (Day 1)
Public holiday
Wed 12
Passover (Day 2)
Observance
Thu 13
Passover (Day 3)
Observance
Fri 14
Passover (Day 4)
Observance
Sat 15
Passover (Day 5)
Observance
Sun 16
Passover (Day 6)
Observance
Mon 17
Passover (Day 7)
Public holiday
Mon 24
Yom HaShoah
Observance
May
Mon 1
Yom HaZikaron
Observance
Tue 2
Yom HaAtzmaut
Public holiday
Sun 14
Lag BaOmer
Observance
Wed 24
Jerusalem Day
Observance
Tue 30
Shavuot Eve
Observance
Wed 31
Shavuot
Public holiday
July
Mon 31
Tisha B'Av Eve
Observance
August
Tue 1
Tisha B'Av
Observance
September
Wed 20
Rosh Hashana Eve
Observance
Thu 21
Rosh Hashana
Public holiday
Fri 22
Rosh Hashana (Day 2)
Public holiday
Fri 29
Yom Kippur Eve
Observance
Sat 30
Yom Kippur
Public holiday
October
Wed 4
Sukkot Eve
Observance
Thu 5
Sukkot (Day 1)
Public holiday
Fri 6
Sukkot (Day 2)
Observance
Sat 7
Sukkot (Day 3)
Observance
Sun 8
Sukkot (Day 4)
Observance
Mon 9
Sukkot (Day 5)
Observance
Tue 10
Sukkot (Day 6)
Observance
Wed 11
Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah
Observance
Thu 12
Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah
Public holiday
Fri 27
Aliyah Day School Observance
Observance
December
Wed 13
Hanukkah (Day 1)
Observance
Thu 14
Hanukkah (Day 2)
Observance
Fri 15
Hanukkah (Day 3)
Observance
Sat 16
Hanukkah (Day 4)
Observance
Sun 17
Hanukkah (Day 5)
Observance
Mon 18
Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Observance
Tue 19
Hanukkah (Day 7)
Observance
Wed 20
Hanukkah (Day 8)
Observance