Holidays and Observances in Israel in 2013
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Saturday | Tu Bishvat | Observance, Hebrew |
| Feb 21 | Thursday | Fast of Esther | Observance, Hebrew |
| Feb 24 | Sunday | Purim | Local Holiday |
| Feb 25 | Monday | Shushan Purim | Local Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Wednesday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 25 | Monday | Passover Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 26 | Tuesday | Passover (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Mar 27 | Wednesday | Passover (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 28 | Thursday | Passover (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 29 | Friday | Passover (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 30 | Saturday | Passover (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 31 | Sunday | Passover (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 1 | Monday | Passover (Day 7) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 8 | Monday | Yom HaShoah | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 15 | Monday | Yom HaZikaron | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 16 | Tuesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 28 | Sunday | Lag BaOmer | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 8 | Wednesday | Jerusalem Day | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 14 | Tuesday | Shavuot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 15 | Wednesday | Shavuot | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Jun 21 | Friday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jun 25 | Tuesday | 17th of Tammuz | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jul 15 | Monday | Tisha B'Av Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jul 16 | Tuesday | Tisha B'Av | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 4 | Wednesday | Rosh Hashana Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 5 | Thursday | Rosh Hashana | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 6 | Friday | Rosh Hashana (Day 2) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 8 | Sunday | Gedaliah Fast | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 13 | Friday | Yom Kippur Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 14 | Saturday | Yom Kippur | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 18 | Wednesday | Sukkot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 19 | Thursday | Sukkot (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 20 | Friday | Sukkot (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 21 | Saturday | Sukkot (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 22 | Sunday | Sukkot (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 22 | Sunday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 23 | Monday | Sukkot (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 24 | Tuesday | Sukkot (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 25 | Wednesday | Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 26 | Thursday | Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Nov 28 | Thursday | Hanukkah (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Nov 29 | Friday | Hanukkah (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Nov 30 | Saturday | Hanukkah (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 1 | Sunday | Hanukkah (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 2 | Monday | Hanukkah (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 3 | Tuesday | Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 4 | Wednesday | Hanukkah (Day 7) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 5 | Thursday | Hanukkah (Day 8) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 13 | Friday | Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 21 | Saturday | December Solstice | Season |
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