Holidays and Observances in Israel in 2018
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31 | Wednesday | Tu Bishvat | Observance, Hebrew |
| Feb 28 | Wednesday | Fast of Esther | Observance, Hebrew |
| Feb 28 | Wednesday | Purim Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 1 | Thursday | Purim (Tel Aviv) | Local Holiday |
| Mar 2 | Friday | Shushan Purim (Jerusalem) | Local Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Tuesday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 26 | Monday | Aliyah Day | Official Holiday, Business as usual |
| Mar 30 | Friday | Passover Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 31 | Saturday | Passover (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 1 | Sunday | Passover (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 2 | Monday | Passover (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 3 | Tuesday | Passover (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 4 | Wednesday | Passover (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 5 | Thursday | Passover (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 6 | Friday | Passover (Day 7) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 12 | Thursday | Yom HaShoah | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 18 | Wednesday | Yom HaZikaron | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 19 | Thursday | Yom HaAtzmaut | National holiday, Hebrew |
| May 3 | Thursday | Lag BaOmer | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 13 | Sunday | Jerusalem Day | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 19 | Saturday | Shavuot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 20 | Sunday | Shavuot | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Jun 21 | Thursday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 1 | Sunday | 17th of Tammuz | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jul 21 | Saturday | Tisha B'Av Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jul 22 | Sunday | Tisha B'Av | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 9 | Sunday | Rosh Hashana Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 10 | Monday | Rosh Hashana | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 11 | Tuesday | Rosh Hashana (Day 2) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 12 | Wednesday | Gedaliah Fast | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 18 | Tuesday | Yom Kippur Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 19 | Wednesday | Yom Kippur | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 23 | Sunday | Sukkot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 23 | Sunday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 24 | Monday | Sukkot (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 25 | Tuesday | Sukkot (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 26 | Wednesday | Sukkot (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 27 | Thursday | Sukkot (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 28 | Friday | Sukkot (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 29 | Saturday | Sukkot (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 30 | Sunday | Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 1 | Monday | Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Oct 16 | Tuesday | Aliyah Day School Observance | Observance |
| Oct 30 | Tuesday | Municipal Election Day | National holiday |
| Dec 3 | Monday | Hanukkah (Day 1) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 4 | Tuesday | Hanukkah (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 5 | Wednesday | Hanukkah (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 6 | Thursday | Hanukkah (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 7 | Friday | Hanukkah (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 8 | Saturday | Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 9 | Sunday | Hanukkah (Day 7) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 10 | Monday | Hanukkah (Day 8) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 18 | Tuesday | Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 22 | Saturday | December Solstice | Season |
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