Public holidays in Israel 2025

9 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Israel

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2025

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

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

Long weekends

Fri 11 Apr – Sun 13 Apr · 3 days off
Pesach
Typically in Jerusalem: high 22°C (72°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 24% of days
Thu 1 May – Sat 3 May · 3 days off
Independence Day (observed)
Typically in Jerusalem: high 27°C (81°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 1% of days
Thu 2 Oct – Sat 4 Oct · 3 days off
Yom Kippur
Typically in Jerusalem: high 32°C (90°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 3% of days

Bridge days

Sun 1 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 30 May – Mon 2 Jun)
Shavuot
Typically in Jerusalem: high 31°C (88°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 6% of days
Thu 25 Sep: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Tue 23 Sep – Sat 27 Sep)
Rosh Hashanah
Typically in Jerusalem: high 33°C (91°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 0% of days

Leave planner 2025

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: Fri 19 Sep – Sat 27 Sep — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Sun 21 Sep, Mon 22 Sep, Thu 25 Sep).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 10 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 10 Apr – Sun 13 Apr · PesachShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 17 Apr) get 3 days in a rowThu 17 Apr – Sat 19 Apr · Seventh day of PesachShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowWed 30 Apr – Sat 3 May · Independence Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 1 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 30 May – Mon 2 Jun · ShavuotShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 25 Sep) get 5 days in a rowTue 23 Sep – Sat 27 Sep · Rosh HashanahShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 1 Oct) get 4 days in a rowWed 1 Oct – Sat 4 Oct · Yom KippurShow on calendar ↓