Israel has a total of 47 holidays in 2005. 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
Tu Bishvat
Tuesday, January 25, 2005 Tu B'Shevat is the 15th day of the Jewish month of Shevat and is the birthday for trees that bear fruit or nuts.
March Equinox
Sunday, March 20, 2005 March Equinox in Israel (Jerusalem)
Fast of Esther
Thursday, March 24, 2005 Fast of Esther is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Purim
Friday, March 25, 2005 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
Sunday, March 27, 2005 Shushan Purim is a local holiday in Israel
Passover Eve
Saturday, April 23, 2005 Passover Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Passover (Day 1)
Sunday, April 24, 2005 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)
Monday, April 25, 2005 Passover (Day 2) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Passover (Day 3)
Tuesday, April 26, 2005 Passover (Day 3) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Passover (Day 4)
Wednesday, April 27, 2005 Passover (Day 4) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Passover (Day 5)
Thursday, April 28, 2005 Passover (Day 5) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Passover (Day 6)
Friday, April 29, 2005 Passover (Day 6) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Passover (Day 7)
Saturday, April 30, 2005 The last day of Passover marks the end of the Passover period, which lasts for seven or eight days.
Yom HaShoah
Wednesday, May 4, 2005 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
Wednesday, May 11, 2005 Yom HaZikaron is a national holiday and Jewish holiday in Israel
Yom HaAtzmaut
Thursday, May 12, 2005 Israel's Independence Day, also known as Yom Ha'atzmaut, marks the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of Israel.
Lag BaOmer
Friday, May 27, 2005 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
Monday, June 6, 2005 Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) is the anniversary of Jerusalem's reunification.
Shavuot Eve
Sunday, June 12, 2005 Shavuot Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Shavuot
Monday, June 13, 2005 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
Tuesday, June 21, 2005 June Solstice in Israel (Jerusalem)
17th of Tammuz
Sunday, July 24, 2005 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
Saturday, August 13, 2005 Tisha B'Av Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Tisha B'Av
Sunday, August 14, 2005 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.
September Equinox
Thursday, September 22, 2005 September Equinox in Israel (Jerusalem)
Rosh Hashana Eve
Monday, October 3, 2005 Rosh Hashana Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Rosh Hashana
Tuesday, October 4, 2005 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)
Wednesday, October 5, 2005 Rosh Hashana (Day 2) is a national holiday and Jewish holiday in Israel
Gedaliah Fast
Thursday, October 6, 2005 Gedaliah Fast is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Yom Kippur Eve
Wednesday, October 12, 2005 Yom Kippur Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Yom Kippur
Thursday, October 13, 2005 Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is an important Jewish holiday that centers on the themes of atonement and repentance.
Sukkot Eve
Monday, October 17, 2005 Sukkot Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Sukkot (Day 1)
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 The first day of Sukkot marks the start of the Sukkot festival, celebrated among Jewish communities worldwide.
Sukkot (Day 2)
Wednesday, October 19, 2005 Sukkot (Day 2) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Sukkot (Day 3)
Thursday, October 20, 2005 Sukkot (Day 3) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Sukkot (Day 4)
Friday, October 21, 2005 Sukkot (Day 4) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Sukkot (Day 5)
Saturday, October 22, 2005 Sukkot (Day 5) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Sukkot (Day 6)
Sunday, October 23, 2005 Sukkot (Day 6) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah
Monday, October 24, 2005 The last day of Sukkot marks the end of the Sukkot festival, celebrated among Jewish communities worldwide.
Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah
Tuesday, October 25, 2005 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.
December Solstice
Wednesday, December 21, 2005 December Solstice in Israel (Jerusalem)
Hanukkah (Day 1)
Monday, December 26, 2005 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)
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 Hanukkah (Day 2) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Hanukkah (Day 3)
Wednesday, December 28, 2005 Hanukkah (Day 3) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Hanukkah (Day 4)
Thursday, December 29, 2005 Hanukkah (Day 4) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Hanukkah (Day 5)
Friday, December 30, 2005 Hanukkah (Day 5) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Saturday, December 31, 2005 Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
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