Holidays and Observances in Israel in 2006
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Sunday | Hanukkah (Day 7) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jan 2 | Monday | Hanukkah (Day 8) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jan 10 | Tuesday | Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Feb 13 | Monday | Tu Bishvat | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 13 | Monday | Fast of Esther | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 14 | Tuesday | Purim | Local Holiday |
| Mar 15 | Wednesday | Shushan Purim | Local Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Monday | March Equinox | Season |
| Apr 12 | Wednesday | Passover Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 13 | Thursday | Passover (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 14 | Friday | Passover (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 15 | Saturday | Passover (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 16 | Sunday | Passover (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 17 | Monday | Passover (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 18 | Tuesday | Passover (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 19 | Wednesday | Passover (Day 7) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 25 | Tuesday | Yom HaShoah | National holiday, Hebrew |
| May 2 | Tuesday | Yom HaZikaron | National holiday, Hebrew |
| May 3 | Wednesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | National holiday, Hebrew |
| May 16 | Tuesday | Lag BaOmer | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 26 | Friday | Jerusalem Day | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jun 1 | Thursday | Shavuot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jun 2 | Friday | Shavuot | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Jun 21 | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 13 | Thursday | 17th of Tammuz | Observance, Hebrew |
| Aug 2 | Wednesday | Tisha B'Av Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Aug 3 | Thursday | Tisha B'Av | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 22 | Friday | Rosh Hashana Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 23 | Saturday | Rosh Hashana | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 23 | Saturday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 24 | Sunday | Rosh Hashana (Day 2) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 25 | Monday | Gedaliah Fast | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 1 | Sunday | Yom Kippur Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 2 | Monday | Yom Kippur | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Oct 6 | Friday | Sukkot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 7 | Saturday | Sukkot (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Oct 8 | Sunday | Sukkot (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 9 | Monday | Sukkot (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 10 | Tuesday | Sukkot (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 11 | Wednesday | Sukkot (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 12 | Thursday | Sukkot (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 13 | Friday | Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 14 | Saturday | Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Dec 16 | Saturday | Hanukkah (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Dec 17 | Sunday | Hanukkah (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 18 | Monday | Hanukkah (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 19 | Tuesday | Hanukkah (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 20 | Wednesday | Hanukkah (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 21 | Thursday | Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 22 | Friday | Hanukkah (Day 7) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 22 | Friday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 23 | Saturday | Hanukkah (Day 8) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 31 | Sunday | Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) | Observance, Hebrew |
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