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Business Day Calculator

Israel Business Day Calculator

Last reviewed: May 19, 2026 · Holiday data: May 19, 2026

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Calculate working days in Israel with the Sun-Thu workweek (Friday-Saturday/Shabbat weekend) and the major Jewish national holidays preselected: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, Passover, Shavuot, and Yom Ha'atzmaut. Use for Mas Hachnasa monthly VAT cycles, Bituach Leumi (National Insurance) contributions, Bank of Israel ZAHAV RTGS settlement, and TASE (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange) trading days.

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How Israel Business Days Are Defined

In Israel, working days are the days of the week outside the Friday and Saturday (Shabbat, Sunday-Thursday workweek) weekend, minus the public holidays listed below. Banks, TASE, government offices all close on the listed holidays.

Israel Public Holidays

The major public holidays are:

  • Passover (day 1 and day 7, Hebrew lunar calendar)
  • Yom Ha'atzmaut / Independence Day (variable, 5 Iyar)
  • Shavuot (Hebrew lunar calendar)
  • Rosh Hashanah (2 days, Hebrew lunar calendar)
  • Yom Kippur (Hebrew lunar calendar)
  • Sukkot day 1 (Hebrew lunar calendar)
  • Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah (Hebrew lunar calendar)

Source: Hours of Work and Rest Law, Yom Ha'atzmaut Law. How we determine holidays →

Pair these tools with Israeli legal and HR workflows

Israeli commercial contracts, Bituach Leumi appeals, and Labor Court filings run on a Sun-Thu workweek with Friday-Saturday (Shabbat) as the weekend. The Response Deadline Calculator handles statutory deadline counts against the Jewish holiday calendar.

For informational purposes only

This calculator provides general estimates based on business day counting rules. It does not constitute legal advice. Deadlines in legal, regulatory, or contractual matters may be subject to jurisdiction-specific rules, court orders, or statutory exceptions. Always verify critical deadlines with a qualified professional.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which holidays are included for Israel?
The calculator preselects public holidays for Israel sourced from Hours of Work and Rest Law, Yom Ha'atzmaut Law. The list and 2024-2029 dates are summarised on this page. Use the Advanced options to layer any regional or industry-specific dates that apply to a particular contract.
What is the Israel workweek?
Israel's working week runs with a Friday and Saturday (Shabbat, Sunday-Thursday workweek) weekend. The calculator excludes both weekend days and the listed public holidays from the working-day count.
Why is Friday treated as a weekend day in this calculator?
Israel's workweek is Sunday through Thursday under the Hours of Work and Rest Law. Friday is a partial-day working day for many sectors (typically morning hours only, with banks and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange closed at 14:00 or earlier), and Saturday (Shabbat) is a full closure for banks, public transit, and most retail. This calculator uses Friday-Saturday as the conservative weekend pair, treating Friday as a non-business day for B2B settlement purposes. Tech sector and multinational employers in Israel sometimes operate Monday-Friday by individual agreement, but the conservative count is what this calculator emits.
How are the Jewish high holidays handled in working-day math?
The Israeli national holidays follow the Hebrew (lunisolar) calendar and shift by 10-13 days year over year against the Gregorian calendar. The major closures include Rosh Hashanah (2 days), Yom Kippur, the first day of Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah, the first and seventh days of Passover, and Shavuot. Yom Ha'atzmaut (Independence Day) on 5 Iyar typically shifts to an adjacent weekday if it would fall on a Friday or Saturday. Tisha B'Av (fast day) is a partial bank closure but not gazetted as a public holiday. This calculator includes the nine major bank-closing dates.

Israel working days by month

Working-day counts, calendar grids, and Israeli public holidays for each of the next 13 months.

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