Israel Public Holidays in 2021
Israel has a total of 54 holidays in 2021. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information displayed 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 |
|---|---|
| Tu Bishvat | Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
| Fast of Esther | Thursday, February 25, 2021 |
| Purim Eve | Thursday, February 25, 2021 |
| Purim | Friday, February 26, 2021 |
| Shushan Purim (Jerusalem) | Sunday, February 28, 2021 |
| March Equinox | Saturday, March 20, 2021 |
| Election Day | Tuesday, March 23, 2021 |
| Aliyah Day | Tuesday, March 23, 2021 |
| Passover Eve | Saturday, March 27, 2021 |
| Passover (Day 1) | Sunday, March 28, 2021 |
| Passover (Day 2) | Monday, March 29, 2021 |
| Passover (Day 3) | Tuesday, March 30, 2021 |
| Passover (Day 4) | Wednesday, March 31, 2021 |
| Passover (Day 5) | Thursday, April 1, 2021 |
| Passover (Day 6) | Friday, April 2, 2021 |
| Passover (Day 7) | Saturday, April 3, 2021 |
| Yom HaShoah | Thursday, April 8, 2021 |
| Yom HaZikaron | Wednesday, April 14, 2021 |
| Yom HaAtzmaut | Thursday, April 15, 2021 |
| Lag BaOmer | Friday, April 30, 2021 |
| Jerusalem Day | Monday, May 10, 2021 |
| Shavuot Eve | Sunday, May 16, 2021 |
| Shavuot | Monday, May 17, 2021 |
| June Solstice | Monday, June 21, 2021 |
| 17th of Tammuz | Sunday, June 27, 2021 |
| Tisha B'Av Eve | Saturday, July 17, 2021 |
| Tisha B'Av | Sunday, July 18, 2021 |
| Rosh Hashana Eve | Monday, September 6, 2021 |
| Rosh Hashana | Tuesday, September 7, 2021 |
| Rosh Hashana (Day 2) | Wednesday, September 8, 2021 |
| Gedaliah Fast | Thursday, September 9, 2021 |
| Yom Kippur Eve | Wednesday, September 15, 2021 |
| Yom Kippur | Thursday, September 16, 2021 |
| Sukkot Eve | Monday, September 20, 2021 |
| Sukkot (Day 1) | Tuesday, September 21, 2021 |
| Sukkot (Day 2) | Wednesday, September 22, 2021 |
| September Equinox | Wednesday, September 22, 2021 |
| Sukkot (Day 3) | Thursday, September 23, 2021 |
| Sukkot (Day 4) | Friday, September 24, 2021 |
| Sukkot (Day 5) | Saturday, September 25, 2021 |
| Sukkot (Day 6) | Sunday, September 26, 2021 |
| Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah | Monday, September 27, 2021 |
| Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah | Tuesday, September 28, 2021 |
| Aliyah Day School Observance | Wednesday, October 13, 2021 |
| Hanukkah (Day 1) | Monday, November 29, 2021 |
| Hanukkah (Day 2) | Tuesday, November 30, 2021 |
| Hanukkah (Day 3) | Wednesday, December 1, 2021 |
| Hanukkah (Day 4) | Thursday, December 2, 2021 |
| Hanukkah (Day 5) | Friday, December 3, 2021 |
| Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet | Saturday, December 4, 2021 |
| Hanukkah (Day 7) | Sunday, December 5, 2021 |
| Hanukkah (Day 8) | Monday, December 6, 2021 |
| Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) | Tuesday, December 14, 2021 |
| December Solstice | Tuesday, December 21, 2021 |