Holidays and Observances in Israel in 2021
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28 | Thursday | Tu Bishvat | Observance, Hebrew |
| Feb 25 | Thursday | Fast of Esther | Observance, Hebrew |
| Feb 25 | Thursday | Purim Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Feb 26 | Friday | Purim (Tel Aviv) | Local Holiday |
| Feb 28 | Sunday | Shushan Purim (Jerusalem) | Local Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Saturday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 23 | Tuesday | Aliyah Day | Official Holiday, Business as usual |
| Mar 27 | Saturday | Passover Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 28 | Sunday | Passover (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Mar 29 | Monday | Passover (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 30 | Tuesday | Passover (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 31 | Wednesday | Passover (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 1 | Thursday | Passover (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 2 | Friday | Passover (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 3 | Saturday | Passover (Day 7) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 8 | Thursday | Yom HaShoah | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 14 | Wednesday | Yom HaZikaron | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 15 | Thursday | Yom HaAtzmaut | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 30 | Friday | Lag BaOmer | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 10 | Monday | Jerusalem Day | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 16 | Sunday | Shavuot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 17 | Monday | Shavuot | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Jun 21 | Monday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jun 27 | Sunday | 17th of Tammuz | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jul 17 | Saturday | Tisha B'Av Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jul 18 | Sunday | Tisha B'Av | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 6 | Monday | Rosh Hashana Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 7 | Tuesday | Rosh Hashana | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 8 | Wednesday | Rosh Hashana (Day 2) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 9 | Thursday | Gedaliah Fast | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 15 | Wednesday | Yom Kippur Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 16 | Thursday | Yom Kippur | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 20 | Monday | Sukkot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 21 | Tuesday | Sukkot (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 22 | Wednesday | Sukkot (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 22 | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 23 | Thursday | Sukkot (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 24 | Friday | Sukkot (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 25 | Saturday | Sukkot (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 26 | Sunday | Sukkot (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 27 | Monday | Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 28 | Tuesday | Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Oct 13 | Wednesday | Aliyah Day School Observance | Observance |
| Nov 29 | Monday | Hanukkah (Day 1) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Nov 30 | Tuesday | Hanukkah (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 1 | Wednesday | Hanukkah (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 2 | Thursday | Hanukkah (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 3 | Friday | Hanukkah (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 4 | Saturday | Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 5 | Sunday | Hanukkah (Day 7) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 6 | Monday | Hanukkah (Day 8) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 14 | Tuesday | Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 21 | Tuesday | December Solstice | Season |
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