Israel public holidays 2025
- Public holidays
- 9
- On a weekend
- 1
- Long weekends
- 3
Israel public holidays 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| April 13 | Sunday | Passover (Pesach) |
| April 19 | Saturday | Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover |
| May 1 | Thursday | Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut) |
| June 2 | Monday | Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) |
| September 23 | Tuesday | Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah) |
| September 24 | Wednesday | Rosh Hashanah (Day 2) |
| October 2 | Thursday | Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) |
| October 7 | Tuesday | Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) |
| October 14 | Tuesday | Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret |
Long weekends and bridge days 2025
- April 11 – April 133 days off
- May 1 – May 33 days off
- May 30 – June 24 days off · if you take Sunday June 1 off
- September 23 – September 275 days off · if you take Thursday September 25 off
- October 2 – October 43 days off
Other dates (not official days off)
| January 10 | Friday | Tenth of Tevet |
| February 13 | Thursday | Tu Bishvat (Arbor Day) |
| March 13 | Thursday | Fast of Esther |
| March 14 – March 15 | Friday | Purim |
| April 8 | Tuesday | Aliyah Day |
| April 14 – April 18 | Monday | Passover (intermediate days) |
| April 24 | Thursday | Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) |
| April 30 | Wednesday | Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day (Yom HaZikaron) |
| May 8 | Thursday | Herzl Day |
| May 9 | Friday | Victory in Europe Day |
| May 16 | Friday | Lag BaOmer |
| May 26 | Monday | Jerusalem Day (Yom Yerushalayim) |
| July 13 | Sunday | Seventeenth of Tamuz, fast |
| July 25 | Friday | Jabotinsky Day |
| August 3 | Sunday | Tisha B'Av, fast |
| August 9 | Saturday | Tu B'Av (Fifteenth of Av) |
| September 25 | Thursday | Fast of Gedaliah (Tzom Gedalya) |
| October 8 – October 13 | Wednesday | The week of Sukkot |
| November 3 | Monday | Rabin Day |
| November 20 | Thursday | Sigd |
| November 26 | Wednesday | Ben-Gurion Day |
| December 15 – December 22 | Monday | Hanukkah |
| December 30 | Tuesday | Tenth of Tevet |
National public holidays. Regional holidays, bridge days decreed each year and Islamic dates (set by moon sighting) may differ. Holiday data: date-holidays (CC BY 3.0).
Other years
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does Israel have in 2025?
Israel has 9 public holidays in 2025; 1 of them fall on a weekend.
How many long weekends are there in 2025?
In 2025, Israel has 3 long weekends of three days or more, and 2 more if you take one bridge day off.