Public Holidays in Israel 2024
Complete list of 30 public holidays and observances in Israel for 2024. Dates, days, and holiday types.
Shavuot (Feast of Weeks)May 22, 2026, Friday
15 days left 9 Public Holidays
254 Working Days
112 Days Off
2 Long Weekends
Holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 25 | Thursday | Tu Bishvat (Arbor Day) | Observance |
| March 21 | Thursday | Fast of Esther | School |
| March 24 | Sunday | Purim | School |
| April 18 | Thursday | Aliyah Day | Observance |
| April 23 | Tuesday | Passover (Pesach) | Public |
| April 24 | Wednesday | Passover (intermediate days) | School |
| April 29 | Monday | Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover | Public |
| May 6 | Monday | Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) | Observance |
| May 9 | Thursday | Victory in Europe Day | Observance |
| May 13 | Monday | Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day (Yom HaZikaron) | Observance |
| May 14 | Tuesday | Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut) | Public |
| May 19 | Sunday | Herzl Day | Observance |
| May 26 | Sunday | Lag BaOmer | School |
| June 5 | Wednesday | Jerusalem Day (Yom Yerushalayim) | Observance |
| June 12 | Wednesday | Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) | Public |
| July 23 | Tuesday | Seventeenth of Tamuz, fast | Observance |
| August 4 | Sunday | Jabotinsky Day | Observance |
| August 13 | Tuesday | Tisha B'Av, fast | Observance |
| August 19 | Monday | Tu B'Av (Fifteenth of Av) | Observance |
| October 3 | Thursday | Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah) | Public |
| October 4 | Friday | Rosh Hashanah (Day 2) | Public |
| October 6 | Sunday | Fast of Gedaliah (Tzom Gedalya) | Observance |
| October 12 | Saturday | Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) | Public |
| October 17 | Thursday | Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) | Public |
| October 18 | Friday | The week of Sukkot | School |
| October 24 | Thursday | Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret | Public |
| November 13 | Wednesday | Rabin Day | Observance |
| November 30 | Saturday | Sigd | Observance |
| December 8 | Sunday | Ben-Gurion Day | Observance |
| December 26 | Thursday | Hanukkah | School |
Long Weekends in 2024
Israel has 2 long weekends in 2024 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.
October 3, 2024, Thursday — October 6, 2024, Sunday 4 days
Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah), Rosh Hashanah (Day 2)
April 27, 2024, Saturday — April 29, 2024, Monday 3 days
Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover
Holidays by Month
January 0
February 0
March 0
April 2
May 1
June 1
July 0
August 0
September 0
October 5
November 0
December 0
Holiday Breakdown
8 On Weekdays
Extra days off from work
1 On Weekends
Already non-working days
15 Observances
Recognized but not days off
Calendar
January
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| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 |
February
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| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
March
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| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
April
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| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 |
May
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| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
June
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| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
July
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| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 |
August
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| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
September
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| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 |
October
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| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
November
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| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
December
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| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 |
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