Israel public holidays 2025
9 public holidays
Israel: 9 public holidays in 2025. 7 of them fall on weekdays (Monday to Friday).
Israel: list of public holidays in 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13 | Sunday | Passover (Pesach)פסח |
| Apr 19 | Saturday | Mimouna, Seventh day of Passoverמימונה, שביעי של פסח |
| May 1 | Thursday | Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut)יום העצמאות |
| Jun 2 | Monday | Shavuot (Feast of Weeks)שבועות |
| Sep 23 | Tuesday | Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah)ראש השנה |
| Sep 24 | Wednesday | Rosh Hashanah (Day 2)ראש השנה יום 2 |
| Oct 2 | Thursday | Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)יום כיפור |
| Oct 7 | Tuesday | Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)סוכות |
| Oct 14 | Tuesday | Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeretשמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת |
Long weekends in 2025
- Thursday, May 1: Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut) gives four days off if you take Friday, May 2 as a bridge day.
- Monday, June 2: Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) gives a three-day weekend.
- Tuesday, September 23: Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah) gives four days off if you take Monday, September 22 as a bridge day.
- Thursday, October 2: Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) gives four days off if you take Friday, October 3 as a bridge day.
- Tuesday, October 7: Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) gives four days off if you take Monday, October 6 as a bridge day.
- Tuesday, October 14: Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret gives four days off if you take Monday, October 13 as a bridge day.
On a weekend this year: Passover (Pesach) (Sunday, April 13); Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover (Saturday, April 19).
Holidays by month
- January0
- February0
- March0
- April2
- May1
- June1
- July0
- August0
- September2
- October3
- November0
- December0
Other dates in 2025 (not days off for everyone)
- January 10: Tenth of Tevet (observance)
- February 13: Tu Bishvat (Arbor Day) (observance)
- March 13: Fast of Esther (school holiday)
- March 14: Purim (school holiday)
- April 8: Aliyah Day (observance)
- April 14: Passover (intermediate days) (school holiday)
- April 24: Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) (observance)
- April 30: Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day (Yom HaZikaron) (observance)
- May 8: Herzl Day (observance)
- May 9: Victory in Europe Day (observance)
- May 16: Lag BaOmer (school holiday)
- May 26: Jerusalem Day (Yom Yerushalayim) (observance)
- July 13: Seventeenth of Tamuz, fast (observance)
- July 25: Jabotinsky Day (observance)
- August 3: Tisha B'Av, fast (observance)
- August 9: Tu B'Av (Fifteenth of Av) (observance)
- September 25: Fast of Gedaliah (Tzom Gedalya) (observance)
- October 8: The week of Sukkot (school holiday)
- November 3: Rabin Day (observance)
- November 20: Sigd (observance)
- November 26: Ben-Gurion Day (observance)
- December 15: Hanukkah (school holiday)
- December 30: Tenth of Tevet (observance)
Israel: public holidays in other years
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Israel: how many public holidays are there in 2025?
There are 9 public holidays in 2025: Passover (Pesach) (April 13); Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover (April 19); Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut) (May 1); Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) (June 2); Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah) (September 23); Rosh Hashanah (Day 2) (September 24); Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) (October 2); Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) (October 7); Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret (October 14).
Israel: which 2025 holidays make a long weekend?
Thursday, May 1: Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut) gives four days off if you take Friday, May 2 as a bridge day. Monday, June 2: Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) gives a three-day weekend. Tuesday, September 23: Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah) gives four days off if you take Monday, September 22 as a bridge day. Thursday, October 2: Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) gives four days off if you take Friday, October 3 as a bridge day. Tuesday, October 7: Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) gives four days off if you take Monday, October 6 as a bridge day. Tuesday, October 14: Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret gives four days off if you take Monday, October 13 as a bridge day.
Israel: are there regional holidays?
No regional holidays are listed: the 9 public holidays of 2025 apply to the whole country.
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