Holidays and Observances in Israel in 2022
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17 | Monday | Tu Bishvat | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 16 | Wednesday | Fast of Esther | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 16 | Wednesday | Purim Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 17 | Thursday | Purim (Tel Aviv) | Local Holiday |
| Mar 18 | Friday | Shushan Purim (Jerusalem) | Local Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Sunday | March Equinox | Season |
| Apr 11 | Monday | Aliyah Day | Official Holiday, Business as usual |
| Apr 15 | Friday | Passover Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 16 | Saturday | Passover (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 17 | Sunday | Passover (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 18 | Monday | Passover (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 19 | Tuesday | Passover (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 20 | Wednesday | Passover (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 21 | Thursday | Passover (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 22 | Friday | Passover (Day 7) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 28 | Thursday | Yom HaShoah | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 4 | Wednesday | Yom HaZikaron | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 5 | Thursday | Yom HaAtzmaut | National holiday, Hebrew |
| May 19 | Thursday | Lag BaOmer | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 29 | Sunday | Jerusalem Day | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jun 4 | Saturday | Shavuot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jun 5 | Sunday | Shavuot | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Jun 21 | Tuesday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 17 | Sunday | 17th of Tammuz | Observance, Hebrew |
| Aug 6 | Saturday | Tisha B'Av Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Aug 7 | Sunday | Tisha B'Av | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 23 | Friday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 25 | Sunday | Rosh Hashana Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 26 | Monday | Rosh Hashana | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 27 | Tuesday | Rosh Hashana (Day 2) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 28 | Wednesday | Gedaliah Fast | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 4 | Tuesday | Yom Kippur Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 5 | Wednesday | Yom Kippur | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Oct 9 | Sunday | Sukkot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 10 | Monday | Sukkot (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Oct 11 | Tuesday | Sukkot (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 12 | Wednesday | Sukkot (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 13 | Thursday | Sukkot (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 14 | Friday | Sukkot (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 15 | Saturday | Sukkot (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 16 | Sunday | Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 17 | Monday | Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Nov 1 | Tuesday | Aliyah Day School Observance | Observance |
| Dec 19 | Monday | Hanukkah (Day 1) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 20 | Tuesday | Hanukkah (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 21 | Wednesday | Hanukkah (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 21 | Wednesday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 22 | Thursday | Hanukkah (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 23 | Friday | Hanukkah (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 24 | Saturday | Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 25 | Sunday | Hanukkah (Day 7) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 26 | Monday | Hanukkah (Day 8) | Observance, Hebrew |
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