Israel public holidays 2029
9 public holidays
Israel: 9 public holidays in 2029. 7 of them fall on weekdays (Monday to Friday).
The next one is Passover (Pesach), on Saturday, March 31 (in 883 days).
Israel: list of public holidays in 2029
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 | Saturday | Passover (Pesach)פסח |
| Apr 6 | Friday | Mimouna, Seventh day of Passoverמימונה, שביעי של פסח |
| Apr 19 | Thursday | Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut)יום העצמאות |
| May 20 | Sunday | Shavuot (Feast of Weeks)שבועות |
| Sep 10 | Monday | Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah)ראש השנה |
| Sep 11 | Tuesday | Rosh Hashanah (Day 2)ראש השנה יום 2 |
| Sep 19 | Wednesday | Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)יום כיפור |
| Sep 24 | Monday | Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)סוכות |
| Oct 1 | Monday | Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeretשמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת |
Long weekends in 2029
- Friday, April 6: Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover gives a three-day weekend.
- Thursday, April 19: Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut) gives four days off if you take Friday, April 20 as a bridge day.
- Monday, September 10: Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah) gives a three-day weekend.
- Tuesday, September 11: Rosh Hashanah (Day 2) gives four days off if you take Monday, September 10 as a bridge day.
- Monday, September 24: Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) gives a three-day weekend.
- Monday, October 1: Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret gives a three-day weekend.
On a weekend this year: Passover (Pesach) (Saturday, March 31); Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) (Sunday, May 20).
Holidays by month
- January0
- February0
- March1
- April2
- May1
- June0
- July0
- August0
- September4
- October1
- November0
- December0
Other dates in 2029 (not days off for everyone)
- January 31: Tu Bishvat (Arbor Day) (observance)
- February 28: Fast of Esther (school holiday)
- March 1: Purim (school holiday)
- March 26: Aliyah Day (observance)
- April 1: Passover (intermediate days) (school holiday)
- April 12: Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) (observance)
- April 18: Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day (Yom HaZikaron) (observance)
- April 25: Herzl Day (observance)
- May 3: Lag BaOmer (school holiday)
- May 9: Victory in Europe Day (observance)
- May 13: Jerusalem Day (Yom Yerushalayim) (observance)
- July 1: Seventeenth of Tamuz, fast (observance)
- July 12: Jabotinsky Day (observance)
- July 22: Tisha B'Av, fast (observance)
- July 27: Tu B'Av (Fifteenth of Av) (observance)
- September 12: Fast of Gedaliah (Tzom Gedalya) (observance)
- September 25: The week of Sukkot (school holiday)
- October 21: Rabin Day (observance)
- November 7: Sigd (observance)
- November 13: Ben-Gurion Day (observance)
- December 2: Hanukkah (school holiday)
- December 16: Tenth of Tevet (observance)
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Israel: how many public holidays are there in 2029?
There are 9 public holidays in 2029: Passover (Pesach) (March 31); Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover (April 6); Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut) (April 19); Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) (May 20); Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah) (September 10); Rosh Hashanah (Day 2) (September 11); Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) (September 19); Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) (September 24); Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret (October 1).
Israel: when is the next public holiday?
The next one is Passover (Pesach), on Saturday, March 31 (in 883 days).
Israel: which 2029 holidays make a long weekend?
Friday, April 6: Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover gives a three-day weekend. Thursday, April 19: Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut) gives four days off if you take Friday, April 20 as a bridge day. Monday, September 10: Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah) gives a three-day weekend. Tuesday, September 11: Rosh Hashanah (Day 2) gives four days off if you take Monday, September 10 as a bridge day. Monday, September 24: Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) gives a three-day weekend. Monday, October 1: Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret gives a three-day weekend.
Israel: are there regional holidays?
No regional holidays are listed: the 9 public holidays of 2029 apply to the whole country.
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