Public Holidays in Israel 2028
Complete list of 32 public holidays and observances in Israel for 2028. Dates, days, and holiday types.
Shavuot (Feast of Weeks)May 22, 2026, Friday
15 days left 9 Public Holidays
252 Working Days
114 Days Off
2 Long Weekends
Holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 9 | Sunday | Tenth of Tevet | Observance |
| February 12 | Saturday | Tu Bishvat (Arbor Day) | Observance |
| March 9 | Thursday | Fast of Esther | School |
| March 12 | Sunday | Purim | School |
| April 6 | Thursday | Aliyah Day | Observance |
| April 11 | Tuesday | Passover (Pesach) | Public |
| April 12 | Wednesday | Passover (intermediate days) | School |
| April 17 | Monday | Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover | Public |
| April 24 | Monday | Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) | Observance |
| May 1 | Monday | Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day (Yom HaZikaron) | Observance |
| May 2 | Tuesday | Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut) | Public |
| May 7 | Sunday | Herzl Day | Observance |
| May 9 | Tuesday | Victory in Europe Day | Observance |
| May 14 | Sunday | Lag BaOmer | School |
| May 24 | Wednesday | Jerusalem Day (Yom Yerushalayim) | Observance |
| May 31 | Wednesday | Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) | Public |
| July 11 | Tuesday | Seventeenth of Tamuz, fast | Observance |
| July 23 | Sunday | Jabotinsky Day | Observance |
| August 1 | Tuesday | Tisha B'Av, fast | Observance |
| August 7 | Monday | Tu B'Av (Fifteenth of Av) | Observance |
| September 21 | Thursday | Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah) | Public |
| September 22 | Friday | Rosh Hashanah (Day 2) | Public |
| September 24 | Sunday | Fast of Gedaliah (Tzom Gedalya) | Observance |
| September 30 | Saturday | Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) | Public |
| October 5 | Thursday | Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) | Public |
| October 6 | Friday | The week of Sukkot | School |
| October 12 | Thursday | Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret | Public |
| November 1 | Wednesday | Rabin Day | Observance |
| November 18 | Saturday | Sigd | Observance |
| November 24 | Friday | Ben-Gurion Day | Observance |
| December 13 | Wednesday | Hanukkah | School |
| December 28 | Thursday | Tenth of Tevet | Observance |
Long Weekends in 2028
Israel has 2 long weekends in 2028 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.
September 21, 2028, Thursday — September 24, 2028, Sunday 4 days
Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah), Rosh Hashanah (Day 2)
April 15, 2028, Saturday — April 17, 2028, Monday 3 days
Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover
Holidays by Month
January 0
February 0
March 0
April 2
May 2
June 0
July 0
August 0
September 3
October 2
November 0
December 0
Holiday Breakdown
8 On Weekdays
Extra days off from work
1 On Weekends
Already non-working days
17 Observances
Recognized but not days off
Calendar
January
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February
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| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
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March
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| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
April
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| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
May
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| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 |
June
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July
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August
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| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
September
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| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
October
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| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 |
November
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| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
December
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