Israel Public Holidays in 2004
Israel has a total of 51 holidays in 2004. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.
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| Holiday | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) |
Sunday, January 4, 2004 | Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Tu Bishvat |
Saturday, February 7, 2004 | Tu B'Shevat is the 15th day of the Jewish month of Shevat and is the birthday for trees that bear fruit or nuts. |
| Fast of Esther |
Thursday, March 4, 2004 | Fast of Esther is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Purim |
Sunday, March 7, 2004 | Purim is a Jewish holiday to celebrate the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to kill all of them during the Persian empire, as told in the scroll of Esther. |
| Shushan Purim |
Monday, March 8, 2004 | Shushan Purim is a local holiday in Israel |
| March Equinox |
Saturday, March 20, 2004 | March Equinox in Israel (Jerusalem) |
| Passover Eve |
Monday, April 5, 2004 | Passover Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Passover (Day 1) |
Tuesday, April 6, 2004 | During Passover, the Jewish people remember the liberation of the Israelites from slavery, their exodus from Egypt, and that their first-born children were spared during the 10th plague, as told in the Haggadah. |
| Passover (Day 2) |
Wednesday, April 7, 2004 | Passover (Day 2) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Passover (Day 3) |
Thursday, April 8, 2004 | Passover (Day 3) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Passover (Day 4) |
Friday, April 9, 2004 | Passover (Day 4) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Passover (Day 5) |
Saturday, April 10, 2004 | Passover (Day 5) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Passover (Day 6) |
Sunday, April 11, 2004 | Passover (Day 6) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Passover (Day 7) |
Monday, April 12, 2004 | The last day of Passover marks the end of the Passover period, which lasts for seven or eight days. |
| Yom HaShoah |
Monday, April 19, 2004 | Yom HaShoah is a Jewish day of remembrance for the lives and the heroism of the six million Jewish people who died in the Holocaust in the years leading up to and during World War II. |
| Yom HaZikaron |
Monday, April 26, 2004 | Yom HaZikaron is a national holiday and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Yom HaAtzmaut |
Tuesday, April 27, 2004 | Israel's Independence Day, also known as Yom Ha'atzmaut, marks the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of Israel. |
| Lag BaOmer |
Sunday, May 9, 2004 | Lag B'Omer (Lag Ba'Omer, Lag La'omer, Lag L'Omer) is the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer, which is a period of 49 days between the Jewish holidays of Passover and Shavuot. |
| Jerusalem Day |
Wednesday, May 19, 2004 | Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) is the anniversary of Jerusalem's reunification. |
| Shavuot Eve |
Tuesday, May 25, 2004 | Shavuot Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Shavuot |
Wednesday, May 26, 2004 | Shavuot, sometimes known as the Festival of the Weeks, is a Jewish holiday to mark the end of the Counting of the Omer and the anniversary of the day when Jewish people received the Torah. |
| June Solstice |
Monday, June 21, 2004 | June Solstice in Israel (Jerusalem) |
| 17th of Tammuz |
Tuesday, July 6, 2004 | The 17th day of the Jewish month of Tammuz is a day of mourning to mark the anniversary of five calamities that befell the Jewish people. It is known as the Fast of Shiva Asar B'Tammuz. |
| Tisha B'Av Eve |
Monday, July 26, 2004 | Tisha B'Av Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Tisha B'Av |
Tuesday, July 27, 2004 | Tisha B' Av is a Jewish day of prayer and fasting. It is observed on the ninth day of the month of Av in the Jewish calendar. It commemorate the anniversary of five calamities, including the destruction of the First Temple and the Second Temple. |
| Rosh Hashana Eve |
Wednesday, September 15, 2004 | Rosh Hashana Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Rosh Hashana |
Thursday, September 16, 2004 | Rosh Hashana, commonly known as the Jewish New Year, is the first day of Tishrei, the seventh month in the Hebrew calendar. |
| Rosh Hashana (Day 2) |
Friday, September 17, 2004 | Rosh Hashana (Day 2) is a national holiday and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Gedaliah Fast |
Sunday, September 19, 2004 | Gedaliah Fast is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| September Equinox |
Wednesday, September 22, 2004 | September Equinox in Israel (Jerusalem) |
| Yom Kippur Eve |
Friday, September 24, 2004 | Yom Kippur Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Yom Kippur |
Saturday, September 25, 2004 | Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is an important Jewish holiday that centers on the themes of atonement and repentance. |
| Sukkot Eve |
Wednesday, September 29, 2004 | Sukkot Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Sukkot (Day 1) |
Thursday, September 30, 2004 | The first day of Sukkot marks the start of the Sukkot festival, celebrated among Jewish communities worldwide. |
| Sukkot (Day 2) |
Friday, October 1, 2004 | Sukkot (Day 2) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Sukkot (Day 3) |
Saturday, October 2, 2004 | Sukkot (Day 3) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Sukkot (Day 4) |
Sunday, October 3, 2004 | Sukkot (Day 4) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Sukkot (Day 5) |
Monday, October 4, 2004 | Sukkot (Day 5) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Sukkot (Day 6) |
Tuesday, October 5, 2004 | Sukkot (Day 6) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah |
Wednesday, October 6, 2004 | The last day of Sukkot marks the end of the Sukkot festival, celebrated among Jewish communities worldwide. |
| Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah |
Thursday, October 7, 2004 | Shemini Atzeret (or Shmini Atzeret) is a Jewish holiday dedicated to the love of God, while Simchat Torah (Simchas Torah or Simhat Torah) and celebrates the completion of the annual reading of the Torah. |
| Hanukkah (Day 1) |
Wednesday, December 8, 2004 | Hanukkah, also known as Chanukah or the Festival of Lights, is celebrated for 8 days between the 25th day of the month of Kislev to the second day of Tevet in the Hebrew calendar. |
| Hanukkah (Day 2) |
Thursday, December 9, 2004 | Hanukkah (Day 2) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Hanukkah (Day 3) |
Friday, December 10, 2004 | Hanukkah (Day 3) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Hanukkah (Day 4) |
Saturday, December 11, 2004 | Hanukkah (Day 4) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Hanukkah (Day 5) |
Sunday, December 12, 2004 | Hanukkah (Day 5) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet |
Monday, December 13, 2004 | Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Hanukkah (Day 7) |
Tuesday, December 14, 2004 | Hanukkah (Day 7) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Hanukkah (Day 8) |
Wednesday, December 15, 2004 | Hanukkah, also known as Chanukah or the Festival of Lights, is celebrated for eight days between the 25th day of the month of Kislev to the second day of Tevet in the Hebrew calendar. |
| December Solstice |
Tuesday, December 21, 2004 | December Solstice in Israel (Jerusalem) |
| Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) |
Wednesday, December 22, 2004 | Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
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