{"country":"Israel","code":"il","years":[2026,2027],"weekend_days":["Friday","Saturday"],"scope":"National public holidays only; regional holidays are not included.","page":"https://timebento.com/public-holidays/il.html","open_in_app":"https://timebento.com/il","holidays":[{"date":"2026-04-02","name":"Pesach","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Jewish)","about":"Passover, one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals, celebrates the Exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. It starts on the 15th of Nisan, with the Seder meal, where the story is told from the Haggadah. Jews do not eat or keep leavened foods (chametz) during the holiday and eat matzah instead.","at_work":"Very welcome to mention. Only the first and last days are national holidays in Israel, but the days in between can be disrupted: some shops and businesses close early. The card shows the official days off.","what_to_say":"Chag Pesach sameach! (Happy Passover.)","usual":{"days":"A week, with the first and seventh days as days off"}},{"date":"2026-04-08","name":"Seventh day of Pesach","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Jewish)","about":"The last day of Passover week. The Torah calls the seventh day a holy convocation on which no servile work is done.","at_work":"A public holiday in Israel, with schools, government and most shops closed.","what_to_say":"Chag sameach! (Happy holiday.)","usual":{"days":"1 day (from the evening before)"}},{"date":"2026-04-22","name":"Independence Day","day_off":true,"kind":"National","about":"Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israel's national day, commemorates the Israeli Declaration of Independence on 14 May 1948. It falls on 5 Iyar in the Hebrew calendar and may be moved one or two days to avoid the Sabbath. The day before is Yom HaZikaron, the Memorial Day. It is marked by ceremonies, family gatherings, fireworks, barbecues, picnics and concerts.","at_work":"Fine to mention. A day off; note the solemn day before.","what_to_say":"Chag Atzmaut Sameach! (Happy Independence Day.)","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2026-05-22","name":"Shavuot","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Jewish)","about":"One of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals, on the sixth of Sivan. It marked the wheat harvest in the Land of Israel, and tradition holds that it is also the day the Ten Commandments were given at Mount Sinai. Customs include eating dairy foods, decorating homes and synagogues with greenery and studying Torah through the night.","at_work":"Very welcome to mention. A national holiday in Israel, with schools, government and most shops closed.","what_to_say":"Chag sameach! (Happy holiday.)","usual":{"days":"1 day (from the evening before)"}},{"date":"2026-09-12","name":"Rosh Hashanah","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Jewish)","about":"The Jewish New Year, and the first of the High Holy Days. It begins the Ten Days of Repentance that end with Yom Kippur. The shofar (ram's horn) is blown, and symbolic foods are eaten.","at_work":"Very welcome to mention. A national holiday in Israel, with schools, government and most shops closed. Jewish holidays begin at sundown the evening before, so people are away from the afternoon before.","what_to_say":"Shanah tovah! (Happy new year.)","usual":{"days":"2 days (from the evening before)","note":"Jewish holidays begin at sundown the evening before."}},{"date":"2026-09-13","name":"Rosh Hashanah","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Jewish)","about":"The Jewish New Year, and the first of the High Holy Days. It begins the Ten Days of Repentance that end with Yom Kippur. The shofar (ram's horn) is blown, and symbolic foods are eaten.","at_work":"Very welcome to mention. A national holiday in Israel, with schools, government and most shops closed. Jewish holidays begin at sundown the evening before, so people are away from the afternoon before.","what_to_say":"Shanah tovah! (Happy new year.)","usual":{"days":"2 days (from the evening before)","note":"Jewish holidays begin at sundown the evening before."}},{"date":"2026-09-21","name":"Yom Kippur","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Jewish)","about":"The Day of Atonement and the holiest day of the year in Judaism. The main observances are a full fast and long prayer services. In Israel there are no radio or television broadcasts, airports are shut, there is no public transport and shops and businesses are closed.","at_work":"Do not schedule anything. Israel effectively stops for the day, which begins at sundown the evening before. Greetings are quiet rather than festive.","what_to_say":"Wishing you an easy fast. (Tsom kal.)","usual":{"days":"1 day (from the evening before)"}},{"date":"2026-09-26","name":"Sukkot","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Jewish)","about":"The Feast of Tabernacles, a seven-day festival that begins on the 15th of Tishrei. It is an autumn harvest festival and recalls the Exodus from Egypt. Meals are eaten in a sukkah, a temporary hut, and people take the four species. After the first day come the intermediate days (Chol HaMoed), when many businesses in Israel are closed.","at_work":"Very welcome to mention. Only the first and last days are national holidays in Israel, but the days in between can be disrupted: many shops and businesses close early or stay closed, so plan for a slow week.","what_to_say":"Chag sameach! (Happy holiday.)","usual":{"days":"A week, with the first day the main one"}},{"date":"2026-10-03","name":"Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Jewish)","about":"Shemini Atzeret, the 'eighth day of assembly', directly follows the seven days of Sukkot. Simchat Torah marks the end of the yearly cycle of public Torah readings and the start of a new one. In Israel they are celebrated on the same day, while outside Israel Simchat Torah is the second day.","at_work":"Very welcome to mention. A national holiday in Israel, with schools, government and most shops closed.","what_to_say":"Chag sameach! (Happy holiday.)","usual":{"days":"1 day (from the evening before)"}},{"date":"2027-04-22","name":"Pesach","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Jewish)","about":"Passover, one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals, celebrates the Exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. It starts on the 15th of Nisan, with the Seder meal, where the story is told from the Haggadah. Jews do not eat or keep leavened foods (chametz) during the holiday and eat matzah instead.","at_work":"Very welcome to mention. Only the first and last days are national holidays in Israel, but the days in between can be disrupted: some shops and businesses close early. The card shows the official days off.","what_to_say":"Chag Pesach sameach! (Happy Passover.)","usual":{"days":"A week, with the first and seventh days as days off"}},{"date":"2027-04-28","name":"Seventh day of Pesach","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Jewish)","about":"The last day of Passover week. The Torah calls the seventh day a holy convocation on which no servile work is done.","at_work":"A public holiday in Israel, with schools, government and most shops closed.","what_to_say":"Chag sameach! (Happy holiday.)","usual":{"days":"1 day (from the evening before)"}},{"date":"2027-05-12","name":"Independence Day","day_off":true,"kind":"National","about":"Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israel's national day, commemorates the Israeli Declaration of Independence on 14 May 1948. It falls on 5 Iyar in the Hebrew calendar and may be moved one or two days to avoid the Sabbath. The day before is Yom HaZikaron, the Memorial Day. It is marked by ceremonies, family gatherings, fireworks, barbecues, picnics and concerts.","at_work":"Fine to mention. A day off; note the solemn day before.","what_to_say":"Chag Atzmaut Sameach! (Happy Independence Day.)","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2027-06-11","name":"Shavuot","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Jewish)","about":"One of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals, on the sixth of Sivan. It marked the wheat harvest in the Land of Israel, and tradition holds that it is also the day the Ten Commandments were given at Mount Sinai. Customs include eating dairy foods, decorating homes and synagogues with greenery and studying Torah through the night.","at_work":"Very welcome to mention. A national holiday in Israel, with schools, government and most shops closed.","what_to_say":"Chag sameach! (Happy holiday.)","usual":{"days":"1 day (from the evening before)"}},{"date":"2027-10-02","name":"Rosh Hashanah","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Jewish)","about":"The Jewish New Year, and the first of the High Holy Days. It begins the Ten Days of Repentance that end with Yom Kippur. The shofar (ram's horn) is blown, and symbolic foods are eaten.","at_work":"Very welcome to mention. A national holiday in Israel, with schools, government and most shops closed. Jewish holidays begin at sundown the evening before, so people are away from the afternoon before.","what_to_say":"Shanah tovah! (Happy new year.)","usual":{"days":"2 days (from the evening before)","note":"Jewish holidays begin at sundown the evening before."}},{"date":"2027-10-03","name":"Rosh Hashanah","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Jewish)","about":"The Jewish New Year, and the first of the High Holy Days. It begins the Ten Days of Repentance that end with Yom Kippur. The shofar (ram's horn) is blown, and symbolic foods are eaten.","at_work":"Very welcome to mention. A national holiday in Israel, with schools, government and most shops closed. Jewish holidays begin at sundown the evening before, so people are away from the afternoon before.","what_to_say":"Shanah tovah! (Happy new year.)","usual":{"days":"2 days (from the evening before)","note":"Jewish holidays begin at sundown the evening before."}},{"date":"2027-10-11","name":"Yom Kippur","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Jewish)","about":"The Day of Atonement and the holiest day of the year in Judaism. The main observances are a full fast and long prayer services. In Israel there are no radio or television broadcasts, airports are shut, there is no public transport and shops and businesses are closed.","at_work":"Do not schedule anything. Israel effectively stops for the day, which begins at sundown the evening before. Greetings are quiet rather than festive.","what_to_say":"Wishing you an easy fast. (Tsom kal.)","usual":{"days":"1 day (from the evening before)"}},{"date":"2027-10-16","name":"Sukkot","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Jewish)","about":"The Feast of Tabernacles, a seven-day festival that begins on the 15th of Tishrei. It is an autumn harvest festival and recalls the Exodus from Egypt. Meals are eaten in a sukkah, a temporary hut, and people take the four species. After the first day come the intermediate days (Chol HaMoed), when many businesses in Israel are closed.","at_work":"Very welcome to mention. Only the first and last days are national holidays in Israel, but the days in between can be disrupted: many shops and businesses close early or stay closed, so plan for a slow week.","what_to_say":"Chag sameach! (Happy holiday.)","usual":{"days":"A week, with the first day the main one"}},{"date":"2027-10-23","name":"Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Jewish)","about":"Shemini Atzeret, the 'eighth day of assembly', directly follows the seven days of Sukkot. Simchat Torah marks the end of the yearly cycle of public Torah readings and the start of a new one. In Israel they are celebrated on the same day, while outside Israel Simchat Torah is the second day.","at_work":"Very welcome to mention. A national holiday in Israel, with schools, government and most shops closed.","what_to_say":"Chag sameach! (Happy holiday.)","usual":{"days":"1 day (from the evening before)"}}],"moved_between_years":[{"name":"Pesach","from":"2026-04-02","to":"2027-04-22","from_iso_week":"2026-W14","to_iso_week":"2027-W16","calendar_days":20,"direction":"later","month_changed":false},{"name":"Seventh day of Pesach","from":"2026-04-08","to":"2027-04-28","from_iso_week":"2026-W15","to_iso_week":"2027-W17","calendar_days":20,"direction":"later","month_changed":false},{"name":"Independence Day","from":"2026-04-22","to":"2027-05-12","from_iso_week":"2026-W17","to_iso_week":"2027-W19","calendar_days":20,"direction":"later","month_changed":true},{"name":"Shavuot","from":"2026-05-22","to":"2027-06-11","from_iso_week":"2026-W21","to_iso_week":"2027-W23","calendar_days":20,"direction":"later","month_changed":true},{"name":"Yom Kippur","from":"2026-09-21","to":"2027-10-11","from_iso_week":"2026-W39","to_iso_week":"2027-W41","calendar_days":20,"direction":"later","month_changed":true},{"name":"Sukkot","from":"2026-09-26","to":"2027-10-16","from_iso_week":"2026-W39","to_iso_week":"2027-W41","calendar_days":20,"direction":"later","month_changed":true},{"name":"Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret","from":"2026-10-03","to":"2027-10-23","from_iso_week":"2026-W40","to_iso_week":"2027-W42","calendar_days":20,"direction":"later","month_changed":false}],"working_days":{"2026":{"total":256,"months":{"January":21,"February":20,"March":23,"April":19,"May":21,"June":22,"July":22,"August":22,"September":20,"October":21,"November":22,"December":23},"quarters":{"Q1":64,"Q2":62,"Q3":64,"Q4":66}},"2027":{"total":255,"months":{"January":21,"February":20,"March":23,"April":19,"May":21,"June":22,"July":21,"August":23,"September":22,"October":19,"November":22,"December":22},"quarters":{"Q1":64,"Q2":62,"Q3":66,"Q4":63}}},"source":"TimeBento","built_on":"2026-11-04"}