Public Holidays in Israel 2025 🇮🇱
Israel has 24 public holidays in 2025. The next public holiday is Rosh Hashanah on 12. Sep. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Israel.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday Long weekend | Purim | Optional holiday | |
| Sunday | Pesach | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Pesach holiday | Optional holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Pesach holiday | Optional holiday | |
| Wednesday | Pesach holiday | Optional holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Pesach holiday | Optional holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Pesach holiday | Optional holiday | |
| Saturday | Seventh day of Pesach | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Remembrance Day (observed) | Optional holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Independence Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Jerusalem Day | Optional holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Shavuot | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Tisha B'Av | Optional holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Rosh Hashanah | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Rosh Hashanah | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Yom Kippur | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Sukkot | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Sukkot holiday | Optional holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Sukkot holiday | Optional holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Sukkot holiday | Optional holiday | |
| Saturday | Sukkot holiday | Optional holiday | |
| Sunday | Sukkot holiday | Optional holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Sigd | Optional holiday |
Long weekends in Israel 2025
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- Purim — (Friday) — long weekend
- Pesach holiday — (Monday) — long weekend
- Pesach holiday — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Pesach holiday — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Pesach holiday — (Friday) — long weekend
- Independence Day (observed) — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Jerusalem Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Shavuot — (Monday) — long weekend
- Rosh Hashanah — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Yom Kippur — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Sukkot — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Sukkot holiday — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Sukkot holiday — (Friday) — long weekend
- Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Sigd — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
Holidays that change date in Israel
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 2025 to 2026.
- Purim: →
- Pesach: →
- Pesach holiday: →
- Pesach holiday: →
- Pesach holiday: →
- Pesach holiday: →
- Pesach holiday: →
- Seventh day of Pesach: →
- Jerusalem Day: →
- Shavuot: →
- Tisha B'Av: →
- Rosh Hashanah: →
- Rosh Hashanah: →
- Yom Kippur: →
- Sukkot: →
- Sukkot holiday: →
- Sukkot holiday: →
- Sukkot holiday: →
- Sukkot holiday: →
- Sukkot holiday: →
- Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret: →
- Sigd: →
