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Israel — 5781

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Official holidays for Israel in 5781 include 9 public holidays, 29 observances and 9 religious holidays — full list below, each dated in both calendars.

Israel calendar 5781

Tishrei

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
  • Rosh Hashana
2
  • Rosh Hashana (2nd day)
3
  • Tzom Gedaliah
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
  • Yom Kippur
11
12
13
14
15
  • Sukkot
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
  • Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret
23
  • Isru Chag Sukkot
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Cheshvan

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
  • Yom HaAliyah (School Observance)
8
9
10
11
12
  • Rabin Memorial Day
13
  • Halloween
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
  • Sigd

Kislev

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
6
  • Ben-Gurion Day
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
  • Teachers' Day
24
25
  • Hanukkah
26
27
28
29

Tevet

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
  • Christmas Day
  • Asara B'Tevet
11
12
13
14
15
16
  • New Year's Eve
17
  • New Year's Day
18
19
20
21
  • Hebrew Language Day
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29

Shevat

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
  • Kindergarten Teachers' Day
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
  • Tu BiShvat
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
  • Family Day

Adar

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
  • Valentine's Day
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
  • Tzom Esther
14
  • Purim
15
  • Shushan Purim
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
  • International Women's Day
25
26
27
28
29

Nisan

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
  • Yom HaAliyah
11
12
13
14
15
  • Passover (Pesach)
16
17
18
19
20
21
  • Passover (7th day)
22
  • Mimouna
  • Isru Chag Pesach
23
24
25
26
  • Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
27
28
29
30

Iyar

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
  • Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day)
3
  • Yom Ha'atzmaut (Independence Day)
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
  • Herzl Day
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
  • Lag BaOmer
19
  • Labour Day
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
  • Jerusalem Day
29

Sivan

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
6
  • Shavuot
7
  • Isru Chag Shavuot
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Tammuz

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
  • Father's Day
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
  • Shiva Asar B'Tammuz
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
  • Jabotinsky Day

Av

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
  • Tisha B'Av
10
11
12
13
14
15
  • Tu B'Av
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Elul

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
  • Erev Rosh Hashana
  • Rosh Hashana Public holiday 1 Tishrei = 19 September
  • Rosh Hashana (2nd day) Public holiday 2 Tishrei = 20 September
  • Tzom Gedaliah Religious holiday 3 Tishrei = 21 September
  • Yom Kippur Public holiday 10 Tishrei = 28 September
  • Sukkot Public holiday 15 Tishrei = 3 October
  • Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret Public holiday 22 Tishrei = 10 October
  • Isru Chag Sukkot Observance 23 Tishrei = 11 October
  • Yom HaAliyah (School Observance) Observance 7 Cheshvan = 25 October
  • Rabin Memorial Day Observance 12 Cheshvan = 30 October
  • Halloween Observance 13 Cheshvan = 31 October
  • Sigd Observance 29 Cheshvan = 16 November
  • Ben-Gurion Day Observance 6 Kislev = 22 November
  • Teachers' Day Observance 23 Kislev = 9 December
  • Hanukkah Religious holiday 25 Kislev = 11 December
  • Asara B'Tevet Religious holiday 10 Tevet = 25 December
  • Christmas Day Religious holiday 10 Tevet = 25 December
  • New Year's Eve Observance 16 Tevet = 31 December
  • New Year's Day Observance 17 Tevet = 1 January
  • Hebrew Language Day Observance 21 Tevet = 5 January
  • Kindergarten Teachers' Day Observance 1 Shevat = 14 January
  • Tu BiShvat Observance 15 Shevat = 28 January
  • Family Day Observance 30 Shevat = 12 February
  • Valentine's Day Observance 2 Adar = 14 February
  • Tzom Esther Religious holiday 13 Adar = 25 February
  • Purim Religious holiday 14 Adar = 26 February
  • Shushan Purim Religious holiday 15 Adar = 27 February
  • International Women's Day Observance 24 Adar = 8 March
  • Yom HaAliyah Observance 10 Nisan = 23 March
  • Passover (Pesach) Public holiday 15 Nisan = 28 March
  • Passover (7th day) Public holiday 21 Nisan = 3 April
  • Mimouna Observance 22 Nisan = 4 April
  • Isru Chag Pesach Observance 22 Nisan = 4 April
  • Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Observance 26 Nisan = 8 April
  • Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) Observance 2 Iyar = 14 April
  • Yom Ha'atzmaut (Independence Day) Public holiday 3 Iyar = 15 April
  • Herzl Day Observance 10 Iyar = 22 April
  • Lag BaOmer Observance 18 Iyar = 30 April
  • Labour Day Observance 19 Iyar = 1 May
  • Jerusalem Day Observance 28 Iyar = 10 May
  • Shavuot Public holiday 6 Sivan = 17 May
  • Isru Chag Shavuot Observance 7 Sivan = 18 May
  • Father's Day Observance 10 Tammuz = 20 June
  • Shiva Asar B'Tammuz Religious holiday 17 Tammuz = 27 June
  • Jabotinsky Day Observance 29 Tammuz = 9 July
  • Tisha B'Av Religious holiday 9 Av = 18 July
  • Tu B'Av Observance 15 Av = 24 July
  • Erev Rosh Hashana Observance 29 Elul = 6 September

FAQ

How many public holidays does Israel have in 5781?
Israel has 9 public holidays, 29 observances and 9 religious holidays in 5781.
What are the public holidays in Israel in 5781?
Israel's public holidays in 5781 are: Rosh Hashana, Rosh Hashana (2nd day), Tzom Gedaliah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret, Isru Chag Sukkot, Yom HaAliyah (School Observance), Rabin Memorial Day, Halloween, Sigd, Ben-Gurion Day, Teachers' Day, Hanukkah, Asara B'Tevet, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Hebrew Language Day, Kindergarten Teachers' Day, Tu BiShvat, Family Day, Valentine's Day, Tzom Esther, Purim, Shushan Purim, International Women's Day, Yom HaAliyah, Passover (Pesach), Passover (7th day), Mimouna, Isru Chag Pesach, Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day), Yom Ha'atzmaut (Independence Day), Herzl Day, Lag BaOmer, Labour Day, Jerusalem Day, Shavuot, Isru Chag Shavuot, Father's Day, Shiva Asar B'Tammuz, Jabotinsky Day, Tisha B'Av, Tu B'Av and Erev Rosh Hashana.