Holidays and Observances in Israel in 2015
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thursday | Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Feb 4 | Wednesday | Tu Bishvat | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 4 | Wednesday | Fast of Esther | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 4 | Wednesday | Purim Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 5 | Thursday | Purim (Tel Aviv) | Local Holiday |
| Mar 6 | Friday | Shushan Purim (Jerusalem) | Local Holiday |
| Mar 17 | Tuesday | Election Day | National holiday |
| Mar 21 | Saturday | March Equinox | Season |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Passover Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 4 | Saturday | Passover (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | Passover (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 6 | Monday | Passover (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 7 | Tuesday | Passover (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 8 | Wednesday | Passover (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 9 | Thursday | Passover (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 10 | Friday | Passover (Day 7) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 16 | Thursday | Yom HaShoah | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 22 | Wednesday | Yom HaZikaron | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 23 | Thursday | Yom HaAtzmaut | National holiday, Hebrew |
| May 7 | Thursday | Lag BaOmer | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 17 | Sunday | Jerusalem Day | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 23 | Saturday | Shavuot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 24 | Sunday | Shavuot | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 5 | Sunday | 17th of Tammuz | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jul 25 | Saturday | Tisha B'Av Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jul 26 | Sunday | Tisha B'Av | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 13 | Sunday | Rosh Hashana Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 14 | Monday | Rosh Hashana | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 15 | Tuesday | Rosh Hashana (Day 2) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 16 | Wednesday | Gedaliah Fast | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 22 | Tuesday | Yom Kippur Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 23 | Wednesday | Yom Kippur | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 23 | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 27 | Sunday | Sukkot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 28 | Monday | Sukkot (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 29 | Tuesday | Sukkot (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 30 | Wednesday | Sukkot (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 1 | Thursday | Sukkot (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Sukkot (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 3 | Saturday | Sukkot (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 4 | Sunday | Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 5 | Monday | Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Dec 7 | Monday | Hanukkah (Day 1) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 8 | Tuesday | Hanukkah (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 9 | Wednesday | Hanukkah (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 10 | Thursday | Hanukkah (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 11 | Friday | Hanukkah (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 12 | Saturday | Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 13 | Sunday | Hanukkah (Day 7) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 14 | Monday | Hanukkah (Day 8) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 22 | Tuesday | Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 22 | Tuesday | December Solstice | Season |
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