Holidays in Israel 2025
Israel has 9 public holidays in 2025. 9 of them are national holidays, observed everywhere in Israel.
Holidays in Israel 2025
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Purim
פורים
Optional holiday -
Pesach
פסח
National holiday -
Pesach holiday
חול המועד פסח
Optional holiday -
Pesach holiday
חול המועד פסח
Optional holiday -
Pesach holiday
חול המועד פסח
Optional holiday -
Pesach holiday
חול המועד פסח
Optional holiday -
Pesach holiday
חול המועד פסח
Optional holiday -
Seventh day of Pesach
שביעי של פסח
National holiday -
Remembrance Day (observed)
יום הזיכרון לחללי מערכות ישראל ונפגעי פעולות האיבה (נצפה)
Optional holiday -
Independence Day (observed)
יום העצמאות (נצפה)
National holiday -
Jerusalem Day
יום ירושלים
Optional holiday -
Shavuot
שבועות
National holiday -
Tisha B'Av
תשעה באב
Optional holiday -
Rosh Hashanah
ראש השנה
National holiday -
Rosh Hashanah
ראש השנה
National holiday -
Yom Kippur
יום כיפור
National holiday -
Sukkot
סוכות
National holiday -
Sukkot holiday
חול המועד סוכות
Optional holiday -
Sukkot holiday
חול המועד סוכות
Optional holiday -
Sukkot holiday
חול המועד סוכות
Optional holiday -
Sukkot holiday
חול המועד סוכות
Optional holiday -
Sukkot holiday
חול המועד סוכות
Optional holiday -
Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret
שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת
National holiday -
Sigd
סיגד
Optional holiday
Frequently asked questions
- How many public holidays does Israel have in 2025?
- Israel has 9 public holidays in 2025.
- Which holidays are national public holidays in Israel in 2025?
- Israel has 9 national public holidays in 2025: Pesach (April 13, 2025), Seventh day of Pesach (April 19, 2025), Independence Day (observed) (May 1, 2025), Shavuot (June 2, 2025), Rosh Hashanah (September 23, 2025), Rosh Hashanah (September 24, 2025), Yom Kippur (October 2, 2025), Sukkot (October 7, 2025), Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret (October 14, 2025).
Federal / national holiday = a public holiday everywhere in the country. Regional holiday = a public holiday only in the listed states or provinces.
Holiday data from the open-source python-holidays project; astronomy computed with ephem; eclipse details from NASA. Governments sometimes change dates — confirm important dates locally.