Holidays and Observances in Israel in 2016
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25 | Monday | Tu Bishvat | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 20 | Sunday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 23 | Wednesday | Fast of Esther | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 23 | Wednesday | Purim Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 24 | Thursday | Purim (Tel Aviv) | Local Holiday |
| Mar 25 | Friday | Shushan Purim (Jerusalem) | Local Holiday |
| Apr 22 | Friday | Passover Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 23 | Saturday | Passover (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 24 | Sunday | Passover (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 25 | Monday | Passover (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 26 | Tuesday | Passover (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 27 | Wednesday | Passover (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 28 | Thursday | Passover (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 29 | Friday | Passover (Day 7) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| May 5 | Thursday | Yom HaShoah | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 11 | Wednesday | Yom HaZikaron | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 12 | Thursday | Yom HaAtzmaut | National holiday, Hebrew |
| May 26 | Thursday | Lag BaOmer | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jun 5 | Sunday | Jerusalem Day | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jun 11 | Saturday | Shavuot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jun 12 | Sunday | Shavuot | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Jun 21 | Tuesday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 24 | Sunday | 17th of Tammuz | Observance, Hebrew |
| Aug 13 | Saturday | Tisha B'Av Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Aug 14 | Sunday | Tisha B'Av | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 22 | Thursday | September Equinox | Season |
| Oct 2 | Sunday | Rosh Hashana Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 3 | Monday | Rosh Hashana | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Oct 4 | Tuesday | Rosh Hashana (Day 2) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Oct 5 | Wednesday | Gedaliah Fast | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 11 | Tuesday | Yom Kippur Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 12 | Wednesday | Yom Kippur | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Oct 16 | Sunday | Sukkot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 17 | Monday | Sukkot (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Oct 18 | Tuesday | Sukkot (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 19 | Wednesday | Sukkot (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 20 | Thursday | Sukkot (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 21 | Friday | Sukkot (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 22 | Saturday | Sukkot (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 23 | Sunday | Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 24 | Monday | Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Nov 8 | Tuesday | Aliyah Day School Observance | Observance |
| Dec 21 | Wednesday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 25 | Sunday | Hanukkah (Day 1) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 26 | Monday | Hanukkah (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 27 | Tuesday | Hanukkah (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 28 | Wednesday | Hanukkah (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 29 | Thursday | Hanukkah (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 30 | Friday | Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 31 | Saturday | Hanukkah (Day 7) | Observance, Hebrew |
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