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Israel Public Holidays 2026

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List of public holidays in Israel for the year 2026.

Holiday Schedule for 2026

Jan01

New Year's Day

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
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Jan05

Catholic/Protestant Epiphany Eve

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
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Jan06

Catholic/Protestant Epiphany

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
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Jan06

Orthodox Christmas Eve

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
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Jan07

Orthodox Christmas Day

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
Jan08

Orthodox Christmas Holiday

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
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Jan13

Orthodox New Year's Eve

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
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Jan14

Orthodox New Year

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
Jan16

Al Isra' wal Miraj

Public

Fri

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Government
Banks
Schools
Jan18

Armenian Christmas Eve

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Jan18

Orthodox Epiphany Eve

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Jan19

Armenian Christmas Day

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Jan19

Orthodox Epiphany Day

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Jan20

Armenian Christmas Holiday

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
Schools
Jan24

Eid al-Khader Eve

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
Jan25

Eid al-Khader

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Feb02

Tu Bishvat

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Feb18

Ramadan begins

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
Mar02

Fast of Esther

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Mar02

Purim Eve

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Mar03

Purim

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
Schools
Mar04

Shushan Purim

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
Mar08

International Women's Day

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Mar19

Eid al-Fitr Eve

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
Schools
Mar20

Eid al-Fitr

Public

Fri

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Government
Banks
Schools
Mar20

March Equinox

Public

Fri

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Government
Banks
Schools
Mar21

Eid al-Fitr Holiday

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
Mar25

Catholic/Protestant Feast of the Annunciation

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
Mar28

Aliyah Day

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
Mar29

Catholic/Protestant Palm Sunday

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr01

Passover Eve

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr02

Passover (Day 1)

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr02

Catholic/Protestant Maundy Thursday

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr03

Passover (Day 2)

Public

Fri

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr03

Catholic/Protestant Good Friday

Public

Fri

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr04

Passover (Day 3)

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr04

Catholic/Protestant Holy Saturday

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr05

Passover (Day 4)

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr05

Armenian/Orthodox Palm Sunday

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr05

Catholic/Protestant Easter Sunday

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr06

Passover (Day 5)

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr06

Catholic/Protestant Easter Monday

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr07

Passover (Day 6)

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr07

Orthodox Feast of the Annunciation

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr08

Passover (Day 7)

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr09

Armenian/Orthodox Maundy Thursday

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr09

Mimouna Day

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr10

Armenian/Orthodox Good Friday

Public

Fri

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr11

Armenian/Orthodox Holy Saturday

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr12

Armenian/Orthodox Easter Sunday

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr13

Armenian/Orthodox Easter Monday

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr14

Yom HaShoah

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr20

Armenian Feast of the Annunciation

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr21

Yom HaZikaron

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr22

Yom HaAtzmaut

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr24

Prophet Shuaib's Feast Eve

Public

Fri

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr25

Prophet Shuaib's Feast

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
Apr26

Prophet Shuaib's Feast Holiday

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
May01

May Day

Public

Fri

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Government
Banks
Schools
May05

Lag BaOmer

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
Schools
May10

Victory Day over Nazi Germany

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
May13

Catholic/Protestant Ascension Eve

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
May14

Catholic/Protestant Ascension Day

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
Schools
May15

Jerusalem Day

Public

Fri

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Government
Banks
Schools
May15

Memorial Day for Ethiopian Jews

Public

Fri

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Government
Banks
Schools
May20

Armenian/Orthodox Ascension Eve

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
May21

Shavuot Eve

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
Schools
May21

Armenian/Orthodox Ascension Day

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
Schools
May22

Shavuot

Public

Fri

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Government
Banks
Schools
May23

Catholic/Protestant Pentecost Eve

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
May24

Catholic/Protestant Pentecost

Public

Sun

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
May25

Catholic/Protestant Pentecost Monday

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
May26

Eid al-Adha Eve

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
Schools
May27

Eid al-Adha

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
May28

Eid al-Adha Holiday

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
Schools
May30

Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost Eve

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
May31

Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost

Public

Sun

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
Jun01

Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost Monday

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Jun16

Muharram Eve

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
Schools
Jun17

Muharram

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
Jun21

June Solstice

Public

Sun

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
Jul02

17th of Tammuz

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
Schools
Jul22

Tisha B'Av Eve

Public

Wed

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
Jul23

Tisha B'Av

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
Schools
Aug25

Prophet's Birthday Eve

Public

Tue

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
Aug26

Prophet's Birthday

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
Sep01

First Day of School Year

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
Schools
Sep09

Feast of Prophet Sabalan Eve

Public

Wed

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
Sep10

Feast of Prophet Sabalan

Public

Thu

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
Sep11

Rosh Hashana Eve

Public

Fri

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
Sep12

Rosh Hashana

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
Sep13

Rosh Hashana (Day 2)

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Sep14

Gedaliah Fast

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Sep20

Yom Kippur Eve

Public

Sun

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
Sep21

Yom Kippur

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Sep23

September Equinox

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
Sep25

Sukkot Eve

Public

Fri

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Government
Banks
Schools
Sep26

Sukkot (Day 1)

Public

Sat

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
Sep27

Sukkot (Day 2)

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Sep28

Sukkot (Day 3)

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Sep29

Sukkot (Day 4)

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
Schools
Sep30

Sukkot (Day 5)

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
Oct01

Sukkot (Day 6)

Public

Thu

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
Oct02

Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah

Public

Fri

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Government
Banks
Schools
Oct03

Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
Oct18

Aliyah Day School Observance

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Nov09

Sigd

Public

Mon

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
Dec05

Hanukkah (Day 1)

Public

Sat

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
Dec06

Hanukkah (Day 2)

Public

Sun

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
Dec07

Hanukkah (Day 3)

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Dec08

Hanukkah (Day 4)

Public

Tue

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Government
Banks
Schools
Dec09

Hanukkah (Day 5)

Public

Wed

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Government
Banks
Schools
Dec10

Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet

Public

Thu

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Government
Banks
Schools
Dec11

Hanukkah (Day 7)

Public

Fri

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Government
Banks
Schools
Dec12

Hanukkah (Day 8)

Public

Sat

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Government
Banks
Schools
Dec20

Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet)

Public

Sun

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Government
Banks
Schools
Dec21

December Solstice

Public

Mon

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Government
Banks
Schools
Dec24

Catholic/Protestant Christmas Eve

Public

Thu

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
Dec25

Catholic/Protestant Christmas Day

Public

Fri

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
Dec26

Catholic/Protestant Boxing Day

Public

Sat

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools
Dec31

New Year's Eve

Public

Thu

Holiday Scope

Government
Banks
Schools