Israel

Israel public holidays 2028

Israel has 8 nationwide public holidays in 2028. After them, 2028 has 254 working days. The first is Pesach on Tuesday, April 11, 2028.

Public holidays in Israel in 2028
Date	Holiday
April
Apr 11Tuesday	PesachNationwide
Apr 17Monday	Seventh day of PesachNationwide
May
May 2Tuesday	Independence Day Day off in lieuNationwide
May 31Wednesday	ShavuotNationwide
September
Sep 21Thursday	Rosh HashanahNationwide
Sep 22Friday	Rosh HashanahNationwide
Sep 30Saturday	Yom KippurNationwide
October
Oct 5Thursday	SukkotNationwide
Oct 12Thursday	Simchat Torah / Shemini AtzeretNationwide

Nationwide: 8public holidays
By region: 8no regional days
Working days: 254after 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 2028

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.

4 daysFri, Apr 14 – Mon, Apr 17 · Seventh day of PesachTake Sun, Apr 16 off to join it up
4 daysWed, May 31 – Sat, Jun 3 · ShavuotTake Thu, Jun 1 off to join it up
3 daysThu, Sep 21 – Sat, Sep 23 · Rosh Hashanah
3 daysThu, Oct 5 – Sat, Oct 7 · Sukkot
3 daysThu, Oct 12 – Sat, Oct 14 · Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Israel in 2028?

8 nationwide public holidays: Pesach (Apr 11); Seventh day of Pesach (Apr 17); Shavuot (May 31); Rosh Hashanah (Sep 21); Rosh Hashanah (Sep 22); Yom Kippur (Sep 30); Sukkot (Oct 5); Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret (Oct 12).

How many working days are there in 2028?

254 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.