Holidays and Observances in Israel in 2026
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2 | Monday | Tu Bishvat | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 2 | Monday | Fast of Esther | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 2 | Monday | Purim Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 3 | Tuesday | Purim (Tel Aviv) | Local Holiday |
| Mar 4 | Wednesday | Shushan Purim (Jerusalem) | Local Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 28 | Saturday | Aliyah Day | Official Holiday, Business as usual |
| Apr 1 | Wednesday | Passover Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 2 | Thursday | Passover (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Passover (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 4 | Saturday | Passover (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | Passover (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 6 | Monday | Passover (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 7 | Tuesday | Passover (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 8 | Wednesday | Passover (Day 7) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Yom HaShoah | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 21 | Tuesday | Yom HaZikaron | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 22 | Wednesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | National holiday, Hebrew |
| May 5 | Tuesday | Lag BaOmer | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 15 | Friday | Jerusalem Day | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 21 | Thursday | Shavuot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 22 | Friday | Shavuot | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 2 | Thursday | 17th of Tammuz | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jul 22 | Wednesday | Tisha B'Av Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jul 23 | Thursday | Tisha B'Av | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 11 | Friday | Rosh Hashana Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 12 | Saturday | Rosh Hashana | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 13 | Sunday | Rosh Hashana (Day 2) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 14 | Monday | Gedaliah Fast | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 20 | Sunday | Yom Kippur Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 21 | Monday | Yom Kippur | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 23 | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 25 | Friday | Sukkot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 26 | Saturday | Sukkot (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 27 | Sunday | Sukkot (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 28 | Monday | Sukkot (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 29 | Tuesday | Sukkot (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 30 | Wednesday | Sukkot (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 1 | Thursday | Sukkot (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 3 | Saturday | Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Oct 18 | Sunday | Aliyah Day School Observance | Observance |
| Dec 5 | Saturday | Hanukkah (Day 1) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 6 | Sunday | Hanukkah (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 7 | Monday | Hanukkah (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 8 | Tuesday | Hanukkah (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 9 | Wednesday | Hanukkah (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 10 | Thursday | Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 11 | Friday | Hanukkah (Day 7) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 12 | Saturday | Hanukkah (Day 8) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 20 | Sunday | Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 21 | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
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