Public holidays in Israel 2024

9 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in Israel

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
23 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Pesach פסח	פסח
29 April Monday	Monday	Seventh day of Pesach שביעי של פסח	שביעי של פסח
14 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day (observed) יום העצמאות (נצפה) Observed day off for Independence Day (Mon 13 May)	יום העצמאות (נצפה)
12 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Shavuot שבועות	שבועות
3 October Thursday	Thursday	Rosh Hashanah ראש השנה	ראש השנה
4 October Friday	Friday	Rosh Hashanah ראש השנה	ראש השנה
12 October Saturday	Saturday	Yom Kippur יום כיפור	יום כיפור
17 October Thursday	Thursday	Sukkot סוכות	סוכות
24 October Thursday	Thursday	Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת	שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

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

Long weekends

Thu 3 Oct – Sat 5 Oct · 3 days off
Rosh Hashanah
Typically in Jerusalem: high 32°C (90°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 3% of days
Thu 17 Oct – Sat 19 Oct · 3 days off
Sukkot
Typically in Jerusalem: high 30°C (86°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 10% of days
Thu 24 Oct – Sat 26 Oct · 3 days off
Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret
Typically in Jerusalem: high 29°C (84°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 17% of days

Bridge days

Sun 28 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 26 Apr – Mon 29 Apr)
Seventh day of Pesach
Typically in Jerusalem: high 27°C (81°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 7% of days
Thu 13 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 12 Jun – Sat 15 Jun)
Shavuot
Typically in Jerusalem: high 32°C (90°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 0% of days

Leave planner 2024

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: Tue 23 Apr – Mon 29 Apr — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 24 Apr, Thu 25 Apr, Sun 28 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Sun 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 26 Apr – Mon 29 Apr · Seventh day of PesachShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 13 Jun) get 4 days in a rowWed 12 Jun – Sat 15 Jun · ShavuotShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 2 Oct) get 4 days in a rowWed 2 Oct – Sat 5 Oct · Rosh HashanahShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 10 Oct) get 3 days in a rowThu 10 Oct – Sat 12 Oct · Yom KippurShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 16 Oct) get 4 days in a rowWed 16 Oct – Sat 19 Oct · SukkotShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 23 Oct) get 4 days in a rowWed 23 Oct – Sat 26 Oct · Simchat Torah / Shemini AtzeretShow on calendar ↓