Holidays and Observances in Israel in 2012
Date | Name | Type | |
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Jan 5 | Thursday | Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) | Observance, Hebrew |
Feb 8 | Wednesday | Tu Bishvat | Observance, Hebrew |
Mar 7 | Wednesday | Fast of Esther | Observance, Hebrew |
Mar 8 | Thursday | Purim | Observance, Hebrew |
Mar 9 | Friday | Shushan Purim | Local Holiday |
Mar 20 | Tuesday | March Equinox | Season |
Apr 6 | Friday | Passover Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
Apr 7 | Saturday | Passover (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
Apr 8 | Sunday | Passover (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
Apr 9 | Monday | Passover (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
Apr 10 | Tuesday | Passover (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
Apr 11 | Wednesday | Passover (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
Apr 12 | Thursday | Passover (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
Apr 13 | Friday | Passover (Day 7) | National holiday, Hebrew |
Apr 19 | Thursday | Yom HaShoah | National holiday, Hebrew |
Apr 25 | Wednesday | Yom HaZikaron | National holiday, Hebrew |
Apr 26 | Thursday | Yom HaAtzmaut | National holiday, Hebrew |
May 10 | Thursday | Lag BaOmer | Observance, Hebrew |
May 20 | Sunday | Jerusalem Day | Observance, Hebrew |
May 26 | Saturday | Shavuot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
May 27 | Sunday | 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 16 | Sunday | Rosh Hashana Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
Sep 17 | Monday | Rosh Hashana | National holiday, Hebrew |
Sep 18 | Tuesday | Rosh Hashana (Day 2) | National holiday, Hebrew |
Sep 19 | Wednesday | Gedaliah Fast | Observance, Hebrew |
Sep 22 | Saturday | September Equinox | Season |
Sep 25 | Tuesday | Yom Kippur Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
Sep 26 | Wednesday | Yom Kippur | National holiday, Hebrew |
Sep 30 | Sunday | Sukkot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
Oct 1 | Monday | Sukkot (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
Oct 2 | Tuesday | Sukkot (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
Oct 3 | Wednesday | Sukkot (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
Oct 4 | Thursday | Sukkot (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
Oct 5 | Friday | Sukkot (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
Oct 6 | Saturday | Sukkot (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
Oct 7 | Sunday | Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah | Observance, Hebrew |
Oct 8 | Monday | Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah | National holiday, Hebrew |
Dec 9 | Sunday | Hanukkah (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
Dec 10 | Monday | Hanukkah (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
Dec 11 | Tuesday | Hanukkah (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
Dec 12 | Wednesday | Hanukkah (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
Dec 13 | Thursday | Hanukkah (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
Dec 14 | Friday | Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet | Observance, Hebrew |
Dec 15 | Saturday | Hanukkah (Day 7) | Observance, Hebrew |
Dec 16 | Sunday | Hanukkah (Day 8) | Observance, Hebrew |
Dec 21 | Friday | December Solstice | Season |
Dec 23 | Sunday | Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) | Observance, Hebrew |
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