View the complete list of public holidays and bank holidays in Israel for 2027. Plan your year ahead with official dates, weekdays, and observances.
Choose how many days of leave you are willing to book. We work out which holiday gives you the longest run of days off for that spend, and mark the days to book in the calendar below. How this works →
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Showing the best break you can get with 2 leave days of leave.
Wed, Apr 28 → Sun, May 2
Book the dashed days below. Combined with the holiday and the weekend around it, your 2 leave days turn into 5 days off in a row.
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Israel's calendar runs on the Hebrew lunar calendar for its main holidays, so Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Passover shift each Gregorian year. Yom Ha'atzmaut (Independence Day) is preceded the day before by Yom HaZikaron, a solemn memorial day for fallen soldiers - the juxtaposition of mourning immediately followed by celebration is a deliberate and distinctive feature of the national calendar.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 22, 2027 | Thursday | פסח (Passover (Pesach)) | Public Holiday |
| April 28, 2027 | Wednesday | מימונה, שביעי של פסח (Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover) | Public Holiday |
| May 12, 2027 | Wednesday | יום העצמאות (Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut)) | Public Holiday |
| June 11, 2027 | Friday | שבועות (Shavuot (Feast of Weeks)) | Public Holiday |
| October 2, 2027 | Saturday | ראש השנה (Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah)) | Public Holiday |
| October 3, 2027 | Sunday | ראש השנה יום 2 (Rosh Hashanah (Day 2)) | Public Holiday |
| October 11, 2027 | Monday | יום כיפור (Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)) | Public Holiday |
| October 16, 2027 | Saturday | סוכות (Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)) | Public Holiday |
| October 23, 2027 | Saturday | שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת (Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret) | Public Holiday |
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2026 | Thursday | פסח (Passover (Pesach)) | Public Holiday |
| April 8, 2026 | Wednesday | מימונה, שביעי של פסח (Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover) | Public Holiday |
| April 22, 2026 | Wednesday | יום העצמאות (Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut)) | Public Holiday |
| May 22, 2026 | Friday | שבועות (Shavuot (Feast of Weeks)) | Public Holiday |
| September 12, 2026 | Saturday | ראש השנה (Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah)) | Public Holiday |
| September 13, 2026 | Sunday | ראש השנה יום 2 (Rosh Hashanah (Day 2)) | Public Holiday |
| September 21, 2026 | Monday | יום כיפור (Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)) | Public Holiday |
| September 26, 2026 | Saturday | סוכות (Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)) | Public Holiday |
| October 3, 2026 | Saturday | שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת (Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret) | Public Holiday |
Israel has 9 public holidays in 2027, 4 fewer than the global average of 13.
5 consecutive days off in Israel in 2027, April 28–May 2, by booking 2 days of leave.
The next public holiday in Israel is יום כיפור (Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)) on September 21, 2026.
Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah), Rosh Hashanah (Day 2), Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot), Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret, Passover (Pesach), Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover, Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut), Shavuot (Feast of Weeks), Election Day do not fall on the same date every year in Israel, since they are set by a lunar or other variable calendar rather than a fixed date.