Holidays and Observances in Israel in 2023
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3 | Tuesday | Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Feb 6 | Monday | Tu Bishvat | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 6 | Monday | Fast of Esther | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 6 | Monday | Purim Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 7 | Tuesday | Purim | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 8 | Wednesday | Shushan Purim (Jerusalem) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 20 | Monday | March Equinox | Season |
| Apr 1 | Saturday | Aliyah Day | Official Holiday, Business as usual |
| Apr 5 | Wednesday | Passover Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 6 | Thursday | Passover (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 7 | Friday | Passover (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 8 | Saturday | Passover (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 9 | Sunday | Passover (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 10 | Monday | Passover (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 11 | Tuesday | Passover (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 12 | Wednesday | Passover (Day 7) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 18 | Tuesday | Yom HaShoah | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 25 | Tuesday | Yom HaZikaron | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 26 | Wednesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | National holiday, Hebrew |
| May 9 | Tuesday | Lag BaOmer | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 19 | Friday | Jerusalem Day | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 25 | Thursday | Shavuot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 26 | Friday | Shavuot | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Jun 21 | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 6 | Thursday | 17th of Tammuz | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jul 26 | Wednesday | Tisha B'Av Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jul 27 | Thursday | Tisha B'Av | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 15 | Friday | Rosh Hashana Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 16 | Saturday | Rosh Hashana | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 17 | Sunday | Rosh Hashana (Day 2) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 18 | Monday | Gedaliah Fast | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 23 | Saturday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 24 | Sunday | Yom Kippur Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 25 | Monday | Yom Kippur | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 29 | Friday | Sukkot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 30 | Saturday | Sukkot (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Oct 1 | Sunday | Sukkot (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 2 | Monday | Sukkot (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 3 | Tuesday | Sukkot (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 4 | Wednesday | Sukkot (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 5 | Thursday | Sukkot (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 6 | Friday | Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 7 | Saturday | Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Oct 22 | Sunday | Aliyah Day School Observance | Observance |
| Dec 8 | Friday | Hanukkah (Day 1) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 9 | Saturday | Hanukkah (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 10 | Sunday | Hanukkah (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 11 | Monday | Hanukkah (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 12 | Tuesday | Hanukkah (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 13 | Wednesday | Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 14 | Thursday | Hanukkah (Day 7) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 15 | Friday | Hanukkah (Day 8) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 22 | Friday | Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 22 | Friday | December Solstice | Season |
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