Public holidays in Israel 2028

9 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

Next nationwide holiday in Israel

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
11 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Pesach פסח	פסח
17 April Monday	Monday	Seventh day of Pesach שביעי של פסח	שביעי של פסח
2 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day (observed) יום העצמאות (נצפה) Observed day off for Independence Day (Mon 1 May)	יום העצמאות (נצפה)
31 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Shavuot שבועות	שבועות
21 September Thursday	Thursday	Rosh Hashanah ראש השנה	ראש השנה
22 September Friday	Friday	Rosh Hashanah ראש השנה	ראש השנה
30 September Saturday	Saturday	Yom Kippur יום כיפור	יום כיפור
5 October Thursday	Thursday	Sukkot סוכות	סוכות
12 October Thursday	Thursday	Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת	שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת

Long weekends and bridge days 2028

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

Long weekends

Thu 21 Sep – Sat 23 Sep · 3 days off
Rosh Hashanah
Typically in Jerusalem: high 33°C (91°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 0% of days
Thu 5 Oct – Sat 7 Oct · 3 days off
Sukkot
Typically in Jerusalem: high 31°C (88°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 4% of days
Thu 12 Oct – Sat 14 Oct · 3 days off
Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret
Typically in Jerusalem: high 31°C (88°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 9% of days

Bridge days

Sun 16 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 14 Apr – Mon 17 Apr)
Seventh day of Pesach
Typically in Jerusalem: high 23°C (73°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 19% of days
Thu 1 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 31 May – Sat 3 Jun)
Shavuot
Typically in Jerusalem: high 31°C (88°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 4% of days

Leave planner 2028

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 11 Apr – Mon 17 Apr — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 12 Apr, Thu 13 Apr, Sun 16 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Sun 16 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 14 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · Seventh day of PesachShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 1 Jun) get 4 days in a rowWed 31 May – Sat 3 Jun · ShavuotShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 20 Sep) get 4 days in a rowWed 20 Sep – Sat 23 Sep · Rosh HashanahShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 28 Sep) get 3 days in a rowThu 28 Sep – Sat 30 Sep · Yom KippurShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 4 Oct) get 4 days in a rowWed 4 Oct – Sat 7 Oct · SukkotShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 11 Oct) get 4 days in a rowWed 11 Oct – Sat 14 Oct · Simchat Torah / Shemini AtzeretShow on calendar ↓