Israel Public Holidays in 2016
Israel has a total of 50 holidays in 2016. 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 |
Monday, January 25, 2016 | 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, 2016 | March Equinox in Israel (Jerusalem) |
| Fast of Esther |
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 | Fast of Esther is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Purim Eve |
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 | Purim Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Purim |
Thursday, March 24, 2016 | 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 (Jerusalem) |
Friday, March 25, 2016 | Shushan Purim (Jerusalem) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Passover Eve |
Friday, April 22, 2016 | Passover Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Passover (Day 1) |
Saturday, April 23, 2016 | 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) |
Sunday, April 24, 2016 | Passover (Day 2) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Passover (Day 3) |
Monday, April 25, 2016 | Passover (Day 3) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Passover (Day 4) |
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 | Passover (Day 4) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Passover (Day 5) |
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 | Passover (Day 5) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Passover (Day 6) |
Thursday, April 28, 2016 | Passover (Day 6) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Passover (Day 7) |
Friday, April 29, 2016 | The last day of Passover marks the end of the Passover period, which lasts for seven or eight days. |
| Yom HaShoah |
Thursday, May 5, 2016 | 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, 2016 | Yom HaZikaron is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Yom HaAtzmaut |
Thursday, May 12, 2016 | Israel's Independence Day, also known as Yom Ha'atzmaut, marks the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of Israel. |
| Lag BaOmer |
Thursday, May 26, 2016 | 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 |
Sunday, June 5, 2016 | Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) is the anniversary of Jerusalem's reunification. |
| Shavuot Eve |
Saturday, June 11, 2016 | Shavuot Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Shavuot |
Sunday, June 12, 2016 | 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 20, 2016 | June Solstice in Israel (Jerusalem) |
| 17th of Tammuz |
Sunday, July 24, 2016 | 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, 2016 | Tisha B'Av Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Tisha B'Av |
Sunday, August 14, 2016 | 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, 2016 | September Equinox in Israel (Jerusalem) |
| Rosh Hashana Eve |
Sunday, October 2, 2016 | Rosh Hashana Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Rosh Hashana |
Monday, October 3, 2016 | 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) |
Tuesday, October 4, 2016 | Rosh Hashana (Day 2) is a national holiday and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Gedaliah Fast |
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 | Gedaliah Fast is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Yom Kippur Eve |
Tuesday, October 11, 2016 | Yom Kippur Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Yom Kippur |
Wednesday, October 12, 2016 | Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is an important Jewish holiday that centers on the themes of atonement and repentance. |
| Sukkot Eve |
Sunday, October 16, 2016 | Sukkot Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Sukkot (Day 1) |
Monday, October 17, 2016 | The first day of Sukkot marks the start of the Sukkot festival, celebrated among Jewish communities worldwide. |
| Sukkot (Day 2) |
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 | Sukkot (Day 2) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Sukkot (Day 3) |
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 | Sukkot (Day 3) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Sukkot (Day 4) |
Thursday, October 20, 2016 | Sukkot (Day 4) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Sukkot (Day 5) |
Friday, October 21, 2016 | Sukkot (Day 5) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Sukkot (Day 6) |
Saturday, October 22, 2016 | Sukkot (Day 6) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah |
Sunday, October 23, 2016 | The last day of Sukkot marks the end of the Sukkot festival, celebrated among Jewish communities worldwide. |
| Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah |
Monday, October 24, 2016 | 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. |
| Aliyah Day School Observance |
Tuesday, November 8, 2016 | Aliyah Day School Observance is a observance in Israel |
| December Solstice |
Wednesday, December 21, 2016 | December Solstice in Israel (Jerusalem) |
| Hanukkah (Day 1) |
Sunday, December 25, 2016 | 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) |
Monday, December 26, 2016 | Hanukkah (Day 2) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Hanukkah (Day 3) |
Tuesday, December 27, 2016 | Hanukkah (Day 3) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Hanukkah (Day 4) |
Wednesday, December 28, 2016 | Hanukkah (Day 4) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Hanukkah (Day 5) |
Thursday, December 29, 2016 | Hanukkah (Day 5) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet |
Friday, December 30, 2016 | Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
| Hanukkah (Day 7) |
Saturday, December 31, 2016 | Hanukkah (Day 7) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel |
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