Israel

Israel public holidays 2025

Israel had 8 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After them, 2025 had 253 working days.

Public holidays in Israel in 2025
Date	Holiday
April
Apr 13Sunday	PesachNationwide
Apr 19Saturday	Seventh day of PesachNationwide
May
May 1Thursday	Independence Day Day off in lieuNationwide
June
Jun 2Monday	ShavuotNationwide
September
Sep 23Tuesday	Rosh HashanahNationwide
Sep 24Wednesday	Rosh HashanahNationwide
October
Oct 2Thursday	Yom KippurNationwide
Oct 7Tuesday	SukkotNationwide
Oct 14Tuesday	Simchat Torah / Shemini AtzeretNationwide

Nationwide: 8public holidays
By region: 8no regional days
Working days: 253after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 3+2 with 1 day off

In Israel the weekend is Friday and Saturday, so working days and long weekends are counted that way.

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2025

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

3 daysFri, Apr 11 – Sun, Apr 13 · Pesach
3 daysThu, May 1 – Sat, May 3 · Independence Day
4 daysFri, May 30 – Mon, Jun 2 · ShavuotTake Sun, Jun 1 off to join it up
5 daysTue, Sep 23 – Sat, Sep 27 · Rosh HashanahTake Thu, Sep 25 off to join it up
3 daysThu, Oct 2 – Sat, Oct 4 · Yom Kippur

Israel public holidays by year

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Israel in 2025?

8 nationwide public holidays: Pesach (Apr 13); Seventh day of Pesach (Apr 19); Shavuot (Jun 2); Rosh Hashanah (Sep 23); Rosh Hashanah (Sep 24); Yom Kippur (Oct 2); Sukkot (Oct 7); Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret (Oct 14).

Which month has the most public holidays in 2025?

October, with 3 nationwide public holidays. 8 months have none.

How many working days are there in 2025?

253 working days, counting the local weekend and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.

What does "Day off in lieu" mean?

When a holiday falls on a weekend, the day off moves to a nearby working day, usually the following Monday. Those substitute days are listed separately.