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Holidays and Observances in Israel in 2017

Holidays and Observances in Israel in 2017

Date NameType
Jan 1SundayHanukkah (Day 8)Observance, Hebrew
Jan 8SundayAsarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet)Observance, Hebrew
Feb 11SaturdayTu BishvatObservance, Hebrew
Mar 9ThursdayFast of EstherObservance, Hebrew
Mar 11SaturdayPurim EveObservance, Hebrew
Mar 12SundayPurim (Tel Aviv)Local Holiday
Mar 13MondayShushan Purim (Jerusalem)Local Holiday
Mar 20MondayMarch EquinoxSeason
Apr 6ThursdayAliyah DayOfficial Holiday, Business as usual
Apr 10MondayPassover EveObservance, Hebrew
Apr 11TuesdayPassover (Day 1)National holiday, Hebrew
Apr 12WednesdayPassover (Day 2)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 13ThursdayPassover (Day 3)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 14FridayPassover (Day 4)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 15SaturdayPassover (Day 5)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 16SundayPassover (Day 6)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 17MondayPassover (Day 7)National holiday, Hebrew
Apr 24MondayYom HaShoahObservance, Hebrew
May 1MondayYom HaZikaronObservance, Hebrew
May 2TuesdayYom HaAtzmautNational holiday, Hebrew
May 14SundayLag BaOmerObservance, Hebrew
May 24WednesdayJerusalem DayObservance, Hebrew
May 30TuesdayShavuot EveObservance, Hebrew
May 31WednesdayShavuotNational holiday, Hebrew
Jun 21WednesdayJune SolsticeSeason
Jul 11Tuesday17th of TammuzObservance, Hebrew
Jul 31MondayTisha B'Av EveObservance, Hebrew
Aug 1TuesdayTisha B'AvObservance, Hebrew
Sep 20WednesdayRosh Hashana EveObservance, Hebrew
Sep 21ThursdayRosh HashanaNational holiday, Hebrew
Sep 22FridayRosh Hashana (Day 2)National holiday, Hebrew
Sep 22FridaySeptember EquinoxSeason
Sep 24SundayGedaliah FastObservance, Hebrew
Sep 29FridayYom Kippur EveObservance, Hebrew
Sep 30SaturdayYom KippurNational holiday, Hebrew
Oct 4WednesdaySukkot EveObservance, Hebrew
Oct 5ThursdaySukkot (Day 1)National holiday, Hebrew
Oct 6FridaySukkot (Day 2)Observance, Hebrew
Oct 7SaturdaySukkot (Day 3)Observance, Hebrew
Oct 8SundaySukkot (Day 4)Observance, Hebrew
Oct 9MondaySukkot (Day 5)Observance, Hebrew
Oct 10TuesdaySukkot (Day 6)Observance, Hebrew
Oct 11WednesdaySukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah RabahObservance, Hebrew
Oct 12ThursdayShemini Atzeret / Simchat TorahNational holiday, Hebrew
Oct 27FridayAliyah Day School ObservanceObservance
Dec 13WednesdayHanukkah (Day 1)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 14ThursdayHanukkah (Day 2)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 15FridayHanukkah (Day 3)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 16SaturdayHanukkah (Day 4)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 17SundayHanukkah (Day 5)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 18MondayHanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh TevetObservance, Hebrew
Dec 19TuesdayHanukkah (Day 7)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 20WednesdayHanukkah (Day 8)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 21ThursdayDecember SolsticeSeason
Dec 28ThursdayAsarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet)Observance, Hebrew

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