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Holidays and Observances in Israel in 2012

Holidays and Observances in Israel in 2012

Date NameType
Jan 5ThursdayAsarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet)Observance, Hebrew
Feb 8WednesdayTu BishvatObservance, Hebrew
Mar 7WednesdayFast of EstherObservance, Hebrew
Mar 8ThursdayPurimLocal Holiday
Mar 9FridayShushan PurimLocal Holiday
Mar 20TuesdayMarch EquinoxSeason
Apr 6FridayPassover EveObservance, Hebrew
Apr 7SaturdayPassover (Day 1)National holiday, Hebrew
Apr 8SundayPassover (Day 2)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 9MondayPassover (Day 3)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 10TuesdayPassover (Day 4)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 11WednesdayPassover (Day 5)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 12ThursdayPassover (Day 6)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 13FridayPassover (Day 7)National holiday, Hebrew
Apr 19ThursdayYom HaShoahNational holiday, Hebrew
Apr 25WednesdayYom HaZikaronNational holiday, Hebrew
Apr 26ThursdayYom HaAtzmautNational holiday, Hebrew
May 10ThursdayLag BaOmerObservance, Hebrew
May 20SundayJerusalem DayObservance, Hebrew
May 26SaturdayShavuot EveObservance, Hebrew
May 27SundayShavuotNational holiday, Hebrew
Jun 21ThursdayJune SolsticeSeason
Jul 8Sunday17th of TammuzObservance, Hebrew
Jul 28SaturdayTisha B'Av EveObservance, Hebrew
Jul 29SundayTisha B'AvObservance, Hebrew
Sep 16SundayRosh Hashana EveObservance, Hebrew
Sep 17MondayRosh HashanaNational holiday, Hebrew
Sep 18TuesdayRosh Hashana (Day 2)National holiday, Hebrew
Sep 19WednesdayGedaliah FastObservance, Hebrew
Sep 22SaturdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
Sep 25TuesdayYom Kippur EveObservance, Hebrew
Sep 26WednesdayYom KippurNational holiday, Hebrew
Sep 30SundaySukkot EveObservance, Hebrew
Oct 1MondaySukkot (Day 1)National holiday, Hebrew
Oct 2TuesdaySukkot (Day 2)Observance, Hebrew
Oct 3WednesdaySukkot (Day 3)Observance, Hebrew
Oct 4ThursdaySukkot (Day 4)Observance, Hebrew
Oct 5FridaySukkot (Day 5)Observance, Hebrew
Oct 6SaturdaySukkot (Day 6)Observance, Hebrew
Oct 7SundaySukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah RabahObservance, Hebrew
Oct 8MondayShemini Atzeret / Simchat TorahNational holiday, Hebrew
Dec 9SundayHanukkah (Day 1)National holiday, Hebrew
Dec 10MondayHanukkah (Day 2)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 11TuesdayHanukkah (Day 3)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 12WednesdayHanukkah (Day 4)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 13ThursdayHanukkah (Day 5)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 14FridayHanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh TevetObservance, Hebrew
Dec 15SaturdayHanukkah (Day 7)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 16SundayHanukkah (Day 8)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 21FridayDecember SolsticeSeason
Dec 23SundayAsarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet)Observance, Hebrew

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