| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 |
3 | 4 | 5 Lag BaOmer | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 Jerusalem Day | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 Shavuot | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
May 2026 Holidays for Israel
- Lag BaOmer (ל״ג בעומר)
- Jerusalem Day (יום ירושלים)
- Shavuot (שבועות)
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Public holidays in Israel in May 2026
There is 1 public holiday in Israel in May 2026:
- Shavuot (שבועות) – Friday, May 22, 2026
Next public holiday in Israel: Rosh Hashanah on Saturday, September 12, 2026. Previous public holiday: Independence Day on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
Also marked in May 2026, without a day off: Lag BaOmer (Tuesday, May 5) and Jerusalem Day (Friday, May 15).
May 2026 at a glance
- Number of days in May 2026: 31
- Weekdays (Sunday to Thursday): 21
- Weekend days (Friday and Saturday): 10
- Week numbers: 18–23
- May 2026 starts on a Friday and ends on a Sunday.
- May 2026 has 4 Mondays, 4 Tuesdays, 4 Wednesdays, 4 Thursdays, 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays, and 5 Sundays.
- Quarter 2 of 2026: days 121–151 of the year.
- The days of May 2026 fall on the same weekdays as in May 2020 and May 2037.
- Public holidays in Israel: 1
- Weekdays (Sunday to Thursday) without public holidays in Israel: 21