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2026 Holidays for Israel

  • Ta'anit Ester (תענית אסתר)
  • Purim (פורים)
  • Clocks go forward 1 hour (02:00 → 03:00)
  • Pesach (פסח)
  • Pesach holiday (חול המועד פסח)
  • Pesach holiday (חול המועד פסח)
  • Pesach holiday (חול המועד פסח)
  • Pesach holiday (חול המועד פסח)
  • Pesach holiday (חול המועד פסח)
  • Seventh day of Pesach (שביעי של פסח)
  • Remembrance Day (יום הזיכרון לחללי מערכות ישראל ונפגעי פעולות האיבה)
  • Independence Day (יום העצמאות)
  • Lag BaOmer (ל״ג בעומר)
  • Jerusalem Day (יום ירושלים)
  • Shavuot (שבועות)
  • Tisha B'Av (תשעה באב)
  • Rosh Hashanah (ראש השנה)
  • Rosh Hashanah (ראש השנה)
  • Yom Kippur (יום כיפור)
  • Sukkot (סוכות)
  • Sukkot holiday (חול המועד סוכות)
  • Sukkot holiday (חול המועד סוכות)
  • Sukkot holiday (חול המועד סוכות)
  • Sukkot holiday (חול המועד סוכות)
  • Sukkot holiday (חול המועד סוכות)
  • Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret (שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת)
  • Clocks go back 1 hour (02:00 → 01:00)
  • Sigd (סיגד)
  • Hanukkah (חנוכה)
  • Hanukkah (חנוכה)
  • Hanukkah (חנוכה)
  • Hanukkah (חנוכה)
  • Hanukkah (חנוכה)
  • Hanukkah (חנוכה)
  • Hanukkah (חנוכה)
  • Hanukkah (חנוכה)

Public holidays in Israel in 2026

Israel has 9 public holidays in 2026. 4 of them fall on the weekend (Friday and Saturday). The month with the most public holidays is September (4).

All public holidays in Israel in 2026

  • Pesach (פסח) – Thursday, April 2, 2026
  • Seventh day of Pesach (שביעי של פסח) – Wednesday, April 8, 2026
  • Independence Day (יום העצמאות) – Wednesday, April 22, 2026
  • Shavuot (שבועות) – Friday, May 22, 2026
  • Rosh Hashanah (ראש השנה) – Saturday, September 12, 2026
  • Rosh Hashanah (ראש השנה) – Sunday, September 13, 2026
  • Yom Kippur (יום כיפור) – Monday, September 21, 2026
  • Sukkot (סוכות) – Saturday, September 26, 2026
  • Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret (שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת) – Saturday, October 3, 2026

Clock changes in Israel in 2026

  • On Friday, Mar 27, clocks go forward 1 hour, from 02:00 to 03:00.
  • On Sunday, Oct 25, clocks go back 1 hour, from 02:00 to 01:00.

Long weekends and bridge days in Israel in 2026

The weekend in Israel: Friday and Saturday. Israel has 2 long weekends in 2026: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.

  • Thu, Apr 2 – Sat, Apr 4 – 3 days off (Pesach)
  • Fri, Sep 11 – Sun, Sep 13 – 3 days off (Rosh Hashanah)

Bridge days: a few days off, a long break

  • Take Thu, Apr 9 off: 4 days off in a row, Wed, Apr 8 – Sat, Apr 11 (Seventh day of Pesach)
  • Take Thu, Apr 23 off: 4 days off in a row, Wed, Apr 22 – Sat, Apr 25 (Independence Day)
  • Take Sun, Sep 20 off: 4 days off in a row, Fri, Sep 18 – Mon, Sep 21 (Yom Kippur)

2026 at a glance

  • 2026 has 365 days.
  • 2026 starts on a Thursday and ends on a Thursday.
  • 2026 has the same calendar as 2015 and 2037.
  • Public holidays in Israel: 9

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