Holidays and Observances in Israel in 2026
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Elective Holiday |
| Jan 5 | Monday | Catholic/Protestant Epiphany Eve | Elective Holiday |
| Jan 6 | Tuesday | Catholic/Protestant Epiphany | Elective Holiday |
| Jan 6 | Tuesday | Orthodox Christmas Eve | Elective Holiday |
| Jan 7 | Wednesday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Elective Holiday |
| Jan 8 | Thursday | Orthodox Christmas Holiday | Elective Holiday |
| Jan 13 | Tuesday | Orthodox New Year’s Eve | Elective Holiday |
| Jan 14 | Wednesday | Orthodox New Year | Elective Holiday |
| Jan 16 | Friday | Al Isra' wal Miraj | Elective Holiday |
| Jan 18 | Sunday | Armenian Christmas Eve | Elective Holiday |
| Jan 18 | Sunday | Orthodox Epiphany Eve | Elective Holiday |
| Jan 19 | Monday | Armenian Christmas Day | Elective Holiday |
| Jan 19 | Monday | Orthodox Epiphany Day | Elective Holiday |
| Jan 20 | Tuesday | Armenian Christmas Holiday | Elective Holiday |
| Jan 24 | Saturday | Eid al-Khader Eve | Elective Holiday |
| Jan 25 | Sunday | Eid al-Khader | Elective Holiday |
| Feb 2 | Monday | Tu Bishvat | Observance, Hebrew |
| Feb 18 | Wednesday | Ramadan begins (Tentative Date) | Observance, Muslim |
| Mar 2 | Monday | Fast of Esther | Elective Holiday |
| Mar 2 | Monday | Purim Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 3 | Tuesday | Purim | Elective Holiday |
| Mar 4 | Wednesday | Shushan Purim | Elective Holiday |
| Mar 8 | Sunday | International Women's Day | Elective Holiday |
| Mar 19 | Thursday | Eid al-Fitr Eve (Tentative Date) | Elective Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Friday | Eid al-Fitr (Tentative Date) | Elective Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 21 | Saturday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) | Elective Holiday |
| Mar 22 | Sunday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) | Elective Holiday |
| Mar 25 | Wednesday | Catholic/Protestant Feast of the Annunciation | Elective Holiday |
| Mar 28 | Saturday | Aliyah Day | Official Holiday, Business as usual |
| Mar 29 | Sunday | Catholic/Protestant Palm Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| Apr 1 | Wednesday | Passover Eve | Elective Holiday |
| Apr 2 | Thursday | Passover (Day 1) | National Holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 2 | Thursday | Catholic/Protestant Maundy Thursday | Elective Holiday |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Passover (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Catholic/Protestant Good Friday | Elective Holiday |
| Apr 4 | Saturday | Passover (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 4 | Saturday | Catholic/Protestant Holy Saturday | Elective Holiday |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | Passover (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | Armenian/Orthodox Palm Sunday | Observance, Orthodox |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | Catholic/Protestant Easter Sunday | Elective Holiday |
| Apr 6 | Monday | Passover (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 6 | Monday | Catholic/Protestant Easter Monday | Elective Holiday |
| Apr 7 | Tuesday | Passover (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 7 | Tuesday | Orthodox Feast of the Annunciation | Elective Holiday |
| Apr 8 | Wednesday | Passover (Day 7) | National Holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 9 | Thursday | Armenian/Orthodox Maundy Thursday | Elective Holiday |
| Apr 9 | Thursday | Mimouna Day | Elective Holiday |
| Apr 10 | Friday | Armenian/Orthodox Good Friday | Elective Holiday |
| Apr 11 | Saturday | Armenian/Orthodox Holy Saturday | Elective Holiday |
| Apr 12 | Sunday | Armenian/Orthodox Easter Sunday | Elective Holiday |
| Apr 13 | Monday | Armenian/Orthodox Easter Monday | Elective Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Yom HaShoah | Elective Holiday |
| Apr 20 | Monday | Armenian Feast of the Annunciation | Elective Holiday |
| Apr 21 | Tuesday | Yom HaZikaron | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 22 | Wednesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | National Holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 24 | Friday | Prophet Shuaib's Feast Eve | Elective Holiday |
| Apr 25 | Saturday | Prophet Shuaib's Feast | Elective Holiday |
| Apr 26 | Sunday | Prophet Shuaib's Feast Holiday | Elective Holiday |
| Apr 27 | Monday | Prophet Shuaib's Feast Holiday | Elective Holiday |
| Apr 28 | Tuesday | Prophet Shuaib's Feast Holiday | Elective Holiday |
| May 1 | Friday | May Day | Elective Holiday |
| May 5 | Tuesday | Lag BaOmer | Elective Holiday |
| May 10 | Sunday | Victory Day over Nazi Germany | Elective Holiday |
| May 13 | Wednesday | Catholic/Protestant Ascension Eve | Elective Holiday |
| May 14 | Thursday | Catholic/Protestant Ascension Day | Elective Holiday |
| May 15 | Friday | Jerusalem Day | Elective Holiday |
| May 15 | Friday | Memorial Day for Ethiopian Jews | Elective Holiday |
| May 20 | Wednesday | Armenian/Orthodox Ascension Eve | Elective Holiday |
| May 21 | Thursday | Shavuot Eve | Elective Holiday |
| May 21 | Thursday | Armenian/Orthodox Ascension Day | Elective Holiday |
| May 22 | Friday | Shavuot | National Holiday, Hebrew |
| May 23 | Saturday | Catholic/Protestant Pentecost Eve | Elective Holiday |
| May 24 | Sunday | Catholic/Protestant Pentecost | Elective Holiday |
| May 25 | Monday | Catholic/Protestant Pentecost Monday | Elective Holiday |
| May 26 | Tuesday | Eid al-Adha Eve (Tentative Date) | Elective Holiday |
| May 27 | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | Elective Holiday |
| May 28 | Thursday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (Tentative Date) | Elective Holiday |
| May 29 | Friday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (Tentative Date) | Elective Holiday |
| May 30 | Saturday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (Tentative Date) | Elective Holiday |
| May 30 | Saturday | Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost Eve | Elective Holiday |
| May 31 | Sunday | Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost | Elective Holiday |
| Jun 1 | Monday | Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost Monday | Elective Holiday |
| Jun 16 | Tuesday | Muharram Eve (Tentative Date) | Elective Holiday |
| Jun 17 | Wednesday | Muharram (Tentative Date) | Elective Holiday |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 2 | Thursday | 17th of Tammuz | Elective Holiday |
| Jul 22 | Wednesday | Tisha B'Av Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jul 23 | Thursday | Tisha B'Av | Elective Holiday |
| Aug 25 | Tuesday | Prophet's Birthday Eve (Tentative Date) | Elective Holiday |
| Aug 26 | Wednesday | Prophet's Birthday (Tentative Date) | Elective Holiday |
| Sep 1 | Tuesday | First Day of School Year | Elective Holiday |
| Sep 9 | Wednesday | Feast of Prophet Sabalan Eve | Elective Holiday |
| Sep 10 | Thursday | Feast of Prophet Sabalan | Elective Holiday |
| Sep 11 | Friday | Rosh Hashana Eve | Elective Holiday |
| Sep 12 | Saturday | Rosh Hashana | National Holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 13 | Sunday | Rosh Hashana (Day 2) | National Holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 14 | Monday | Gedaliah Fast | Elective Holiday |
| Sep 20 | Sunday | Yom Kippur Eve | Elective Holiday |
| Sep 21 | Monday | Yom Kippur | National Holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 23 | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 25 | Friday | Sukkot Eve | Elective Holiday |
| 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 |
| Nov 9 | Monday | Sigd | Elective Holiday |
| 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) | Elective Holiday |
| Dec 21 | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Thursday | Catholic/Protestant Christmas Eve | Elective Holiday |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Catholic/Protestant Christmas Day | Elective Holiday |
| Dec 26 | Saturday | Catholic/Protestant Boxing Day | Elective Holiday |
| Dec 31 | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Elective Holiday |
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