Holidays and Observances in Israel in 2003
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18 | Saturday | Tu Bishvat | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 17 | Monday | Fast of Esther | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 18 | Tuesday | Purim | Observance, Hebrew |
| Mar 19 | Wednesday | Shushan Purim | Local Holiday |
| Mar 21 | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| Apr 16 | Wednesday | Passover Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 17 | Thursday | Passover (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 18 | Friday | Passover (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 19 | Saturday | Passover (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 20 | Sunday | Passover (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 21 | Monday | Passover (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 22 | Tuesday | Passover (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Apr 23 | Wednesday | Passover (Day 7) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Apr 29 | Tuesday | Yom HaShoah | National holiday, Hebrew |
| May 6 | Tuesday | Yom HaZikaron | National holiday, Hebrew |
| May 7 | Wednesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | National holiday, Hebrew |
| May 20 | Tuesday | Lag BaOmer | Observance, Hebrew |
| May 30 | Friday | Jerusalem Day | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jun 5 | Thursday | Shavuot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Jun 6 | Friday | Shavuot | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Jun 21 | Saturday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 17 | Thursday | 17th of Tammuz | Observance, Hebrew |
| Aug 6 | Wednesday | Tisha B'Av Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Aug 7 | Thursday | Tisha B'Av | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 23 | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 26 | Friday | Rosh Hashana Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Sep 27 | Saturday | Rosh Hashana | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 28 | Sunday | Rosh Hashana (Day 2) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Sep 29 | Monday | Gedaliah Fast | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 5 | Sunday | Yom Kippur Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 6 | Monday | Yom Kippur | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Oct 10 | Friday | Sukkot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 11 | Saturday | Sukkot (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Oct 12 | Sunday | Sukkot (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 13 | Monday | Sukkot (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 14 | Tuesday | Sukkot (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 15 | Wednesday | Sukkot (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 16 | Thursday | Sukkot (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 17 | Friday | Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah | Observance, Hebrew |
| Oct 18 | Saturday | Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Dec 20 | Saturday | Hanukkah (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
| Dec 21 | Sunday | Hanukkah (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 22 | Monday | Hanukkah (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 22 | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 23 | Tuesday | Hanukkah (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 24 | Wednesday | Hanukkah (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 25 | Thursday | Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 26 | Friday | Hanukkah (Day 7) | Observance, Hebrew |
| Dec 27 | Saturday | Hanukkah (Day 8) | Observance, Hebrew |
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