Holidays and Observances in Israel in 2001
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5 | Friday | Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Feb 8 | Thursday | Tu Bishvat | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 8 | Thursday | Fast of Esther | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 9 | Friday | Purim | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 11 | Sunday | Shushan Purim | Local Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Tuesday | March Equinox | Season |
| Apr 7 | Saturday | Passover Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 8 | Sunday | Passover (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 9 | Monday | Passover (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 10 | Tuesday | Passover (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 11 | Wednesday | Passover (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 12 | Thursday | Passover (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 13 | Friday | Passover (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 14 | Saturday | Passover (Day 7) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 18 | Wednesday | Yom HaShoah | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 26 | Thursday | Yom HaAtzmaut | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 27 | Friday | Yom HaZikaron | National holiday, Hebrew |
| May 11 | Friday | Lag BaOmer | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 21 | Monday | Jerusalem Day | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 27 | Sunday | Shavuot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 28 | Monday | Shavuot | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Jun 21 | Thursday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 8 | Sunday | 17th of Tammuz | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jul 28 | Saturday | Tisha B'Av Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jul 29 | Sunday | Tisha B'Av | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 17 | Monday | Rosh Hashana Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 18 | Tuesday | Rosh Hashana | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 19 | Wednesday | Rosh Hashana (Day 2) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 20 | Thursday | Gedaliah Fast | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 23 | Sunday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 26 | Wednesday | Yom Kippur Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 27 | Thursday | Yom Kippur | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Oct 1 | Monday | Sukkot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 2 | Tuesday | Sukkot (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Oct 3 | Wednesday | Sukkot (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 4 | Thursday | Sukkot (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 5 | Friday | Sukkot (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 6 | Saturday | Sukkot (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 7 | Sunday | Sukkot (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 8 | Monday | Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 9 | Tuesday | Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Dec 10 | Monday | Hanukkah (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Dec 11 | Tuesday | Hanukkah (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 12 | Wednesday | Hanukkah (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 13 | Thursday | Hanukkah (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 14 | Friday | Hanukkah (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 15 | Saturday | Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 16 | Sunday | Hanukkah (Day 7) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 17 | Monday | Hanukkah (Day 8) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 21 | Friday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 25 | Tuesday | Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) | Observance, Hebrew |
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