Public holidays in
Israel 2015
16holidays247working days in 201514holidays on weekdays
14 public holidays fall on a weekday in 2015; bank, school and optional days are marked in the Type column.
Holiday calendar
| Date / weekday | Holiday | Applies in | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fast of Esther | All of Israel | School | |
| Purim | All of Israel | School | |
| Election Day | All of Israel | Public | |
| Passover (Pesach) | All of Israel | Public | |
| Passover (intermediate days) | All of Israel | School | |
| Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover | All of Israel | Public | |
| Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut) | All of Israel | Public | |
| Lag BaOmer | All of Israel | School | |
| Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) | All of Israel | Public | |
| Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah) | All of Israel | Public | |
| Rosh Hashanah (Day 2) | All of Israel | Public | |
| Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) | All of Israel | Public | |
| Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) | All of Israel | Public | |
| The week of Sukkot | All of Israel | School | |
| Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret | All of Israel | Public | |
| Hanukkah | All of Israel | School |
The weekend in Israel is Friday and Saturday.
About this answer
Holidays are listed on their observed date. When a country moves a weekend holiday to a weekday, the weekday is shown. Regional holidays apply only in the regions named.
Holiday calendar for Israel derived from Nager.Date (MIT, source 2026-09-14) and date-holidays (ISC, CC BY 3.0), generated for 2000 to 2060.