Holidays in Israel 2024

Israel observes 9 public holidays in 2024. 7 fall on a weekday and 2 land on a weekend, leaving 255 working days across the year on the national-only count.

2024 public holidays calendar

Date	Day	Holiday	Notes
Apr 23	Tuesday	Passover (day 1)	Passover (day 1) on Tuesday April 23 is a bridge-day candidate; the Monday is sometimes granted as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Apr 29	Monday	Passover (day 7)	Passover (day 7) on Monday April 29 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
May 14	Tuesday	Yom Ha'atzmaut (Independence Day)	Yom Ha'atzmaut (Independence Day) on Tuesday May 14 is a bridge-day candidate; the Monday is sometimes granted as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Jun 12	Wednesday	Shavuot	Shavuot on Wednesday June 12 breaks the working week without an obvious adjacent-weekend bridge opportunity.
Oct 3	Thursday	Rosh Hashanah (day 1)	Rosh Hashanah (day 1) on Thursday October 3 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Oct 4	Friday	Rosh Hashanah (day 2)	Rosh Hashanah (day 2) lands on a Friday (October 4) and is absorbed into the weekend.
Oct 12	Saturday (weekend)	Yom Kippur	Yom Kippur lands on a Saturday (October 12) and is absorbed into the weekend.
Oct 17	Thursday	Sukkot (day 1)	Sukkot (day 1) on Thursday October 17 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Oct 24	Thursday	Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah	Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah on Thursday October 24 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.

2024 year summary

Total days

366

Weekend days

104

Public holidays on weekdays

Working days

255

The 2 weekend-falling public holidays in 2024 are absorbed into the regular Saturday and Sunday count, so the working-day reduction comes only from the 7 weekday-falling entries. Israel observes the Jewish high holidays (Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Passover, Shavuot) as national days under the Hours of Work and Rest Law plus Yom Ha'atzmaut (Independence Day) under the Yom Ha'atzmaut Law. The workweek is Sunday-Thursday with Friday-Saturday (Shabbat) as the weekend.

Holidays not included

Tisha B'Av (fast day commemorating the destruction of the Temples) is a half-day bank closure but not a gazetted public holiday and is excluded. Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) and Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) are observed by a moment of silence and partial business closure but are not full bank holidays. Hanukkah (8 days) and Purim are not full public holidays; banks operate normal hours. Religious workplaces and Hasidic neighbourhoods observe additional days that are excluded from this national-secular set.

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Israel Holidays 2024 - FAQ

How many public holidays does Israel have in 2024?

Israel observes 9 public holidays in 2024. Of those, 7 fall on a weekday and 2 land on a weekend. The complete list with dates and weekday placements is in the calendar table above.

How many working days does Israel have in 2024?

Israel has 255 working days in 2024 on the national-only count, after subtracting 104 weekend days and 7 weekday-falling public holidays. Regional or industry-specific holidays may further reduce the count for narrower contract definitions.

Which 2024 public holiday dates fall on a weekday?

7 of Israel's 9 public holidays in 2024 fall on a weekday and reduce the working days count: Passover (day 1) (Tuesday, April 23); Passover (day 7) (Monday, April 29); Yom Ha'atzmaut (Independence Day) (Tuesday, May 14); Shavuot (Wednesday, June 12); Rosh Hashanah (day 1) (Thursday, October 3); Sukkot (day 1) (Thursday, October 17); Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah (Thursday, October 24).

Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend and how are they handled?

2 public holidays in 2024 fall on a weekend: Rosh Hashanah (day 2) on Friday, October 4; Yom Kippur on Saturday, October 12. The country may shift the observance to an adjacent weekday by proclamation or industry custom; check the official gazette for the year in question.