Public holidays in Israel 2023

9 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Israel

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
6 April Thursday	Thursday	Pesach פסח	פסח
12 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Seventh day of Pesach שביעי של פסח	שביעי של פסח
26 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Independence Day יום העצמאות	יום העצמאות
26 May Friday	Friday	Shavuot שבועות	שבועות
16 September Saturday	Saturday	Rosh Hashanah ראש השנה	ראש השנה
17 September Sunday	Sunday	Rosh Hashanah ראש השנה	ראש השנה
25 September Monday	Monday	Yom Kippur יום כיפור	יום כיפור
30 September Saturday	Saturday	Sukkot סוכות	סוכות
7 October Saturday	Saturday	Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת	שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Israel (Friday and Saturday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Thu 6 Apr – Sat 8 Apr · 3 days off
Pesach
Typically in Jerusalem: high 25°C (77°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 6% of days
Fri 15 Sep – Sun 17 Sep · 3 days off
Rosh Hashanah
Typically in Jerusalem: high 33°C (91°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 4% of days

Bridge days

Thu 13 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 12 Apr – Sat 15 Apr)
Seventh day of Pesach
Typically in Jerusalem: high 22°C (72°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 24% of days
Thu 27 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 26 Apr – Sat 29 Apr)
Independence Day
Typically in Jerusalem: high 27°C (81°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 7% of days
Sun 24 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 22 Sep – Mon 25 Sep)
Yom Kippur
Typically in Jerusalem: high 33°C (91°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 0% of days

Leave planner 2023

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Thu 6 Apr – Wed 12 Apr — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Sun 9 Apr, Mon 10 Apr, Tue 11 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Wed 5 Apr) get 4 days in a rowWed 5 Apr – Sat 8 Apr · PesachShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 13 Apr) get 4 days in a rowWed 12 Apr – Sat 15 Apr · Seventh day of PesachShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 27 Apr) get 4 days in a rowWed 26 Apr – Sat 29 Apr · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 25 May) get 3 days in a rowThu 25 May – Sat 27 May · ShavuotShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 14 Sep) get 4 days in a rowThu 14 Sep – Sun 17 Sep · Rosh HashanahShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 24 Sep) get 4 days in a rowFri 22 Sep – Mon 25 Sep · Yom KippurShow on calendar ↓