Holidays in Israel 2025

Israel observes 9 public holidays in 2025. 8 fall on a weekday and 1 land on a weekend, leaving 253 working days across the year on the national-only count.

2025 public holidays calendar

Date	Day	Holiday	Notes
Apr 13	Sunday (weekend)	Passover (day 1)	Passover (day 1) on Sunday April 13 breaks the working week without an obvious adjacent-weekend bridge opportunity.
Apr 19	Saturday (weekend)	Passover (day 7)	Passover (day 7) lands on a Saturday (April 19) and is absorbed into the weekend.
May 1	Thursday	Yom Ha'atzmaut (Independence Day)	Yom Ha'atzmaut (Independence Day) on Thursday May 1 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Jun 2	Monday	Shavuot	Shavuot on Monday June 2 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Sep 23	Tuesday	Rosh Hashanah (day 1)	Rosh Hashanah (day 1) on Tuesday September 23 is a bridge-day candidate; the Monday is sometimes granted as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Sep 24	Wednesday	Rosh Hashanah (day 2)	Rosh Hashanah (day 2) on Wednesday September 24 breaks the working week without an obvious adjacent-weekend bridge opportunity.
Oct 2	Thursday	Yom Kippur	Yom Kippur on Thursday October 2 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Oct 7	Tuesday	Sukkot (day 1)	Sukkot (day 1) on Tuesday October 7 is a bridge-day candidate; the Monday is sometimes granted as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Oct 14	Tuesday	Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah	Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah on Tuesday October 14 is a bridge-day candidate; the Monday is sometimes granted as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.

2025 year summary

Total days

365

Weekend days

104

Public holidays on weekdays

Working days

253

The 1 weekend-falling public holidays in 2025 are absorbed into the regular Saturday and Sunday count, so the working-day reduction comes only from the 8 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 2025 - FAQ

How many public holidays does Israel have in 2025?

Israel observes 9 public holidays in 2025. Of those, 8 fall on a weekday and 1 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 2025?

Israel has 253 working days in 2025 on the national-only count, after subtracting 104 weekend days and 8 weekday-falling public holidays. Regional or industry-specific holidays may further reduce the count for narrower contract definitions.

Which 2025 public holiday dates fall on a weekday?

8 of Israel's 9 public holidays in 2025 fall on a weekday and reduce the working days count: Passover (day 1) (Sunday, April 13); Yom Ha'atzmaut (Independence Day) (Thursday, May 1); Shavuot (Monday, June 2); Rosh Hashanah (day 1) (Tuesday, September 23); Rosh Hashanah (day 2) (Wednesday, September 24); Yom Kippur (Thursday, October 2); Sukkot (day 1) (Tuesday, October 7); Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah (Tuesday, October 14).

Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend and how are they handled?

1 public holidays in 2025 fall on a weekend: Passover (day 7) on Saturday, April 19. The country may shift the observance to an adjacent weekday by proclamation or industry custom; check the official gazette for the year in question.