Holidays and Observances in Israel in 2017
Date | Name | Type | |
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Jan 1 | Sunday | Hanukkah (Day 8) | Observance, Hebrew |
Jan 8 | Sunday | Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) | Observance, Hebrew |
Feb 11 | Saturday | Tu Bishvat | Observance, Hebrew |
Mar 9 | Thursday | Fast of Esther | Observance, Hebrew |
Mar 11 | Saturday | Purim Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
Mar 12 | Sunday | Purim | Observance, Hebrew |
Mar 13 | Monday | Shushan Purim (Jerusalem) | Observance, Hebrew |
Mar 20 | Monday | March Equinox | Season |
Apr 6 | Thursday | Aliyah Day | Official Holiday, Business as usual |
Apr 10 | Monday | Passover Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
Apr 11 | Tuesday | Passover (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
Apr 12 | Wednesday | Passover (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
Apr 13 | Thursday | Passover (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
Apr 14 | Friday | Passover (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
Apr 15 | Saturday | Passover (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
Apr 16 | Sunday | Passover (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
Apr 17 | Monday | Passover (Day 7) | National holiday, Hebrew |
Apr 24 | Monday | Yom HaShoah | Observance, Hebrew |
May 1 | Monday | Yom HaZikaron | Observance, Hebrew |
May 2 | Tuesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | National holiday, Hebrew |
May 14 | Sunday | Lag BaOmer | Observance, Hebrew |
May 24 | Wednesday | Jerusalem Day | Observance, Hebrew |
May 30 | Tuesday | Shavuot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
May 31 | Wednesday | Shavuot | National holiday, Hebrew |
Jun 21 | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season |
Jul 11 | Tuesday | 17th of Tammuz | Observance, Hebrew |
Jul 31 | Monday | Tisha B'Av Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
Aug 1 | Tuesday | Tisha B'Av | Observance, Hebrew |
Sep 20 | Wednesday | Rosh Hashana Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
Sep 21 | Thursday | Rosh Hashana | National holiday, Hebrew |
Sep 22 | Friday | Rosh Hashana (Day 2) | National holiday, Hebrew |
Sep 22 | Friday | September Equinox | Season |
Sep 24 | Sunday | Gedaliah Fast | Observance, Hebrew |
Sep 29 | Friday | Yom Kippur Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
Sep 30 | Saturday | Yom Kippur | National holiday, Hebrew |
Oct 4 | Wednesday | Sukkot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
Oct 5 | Thursday | Sukkot (Day 1) | National holiday, Hebrew |
Oct 6 | Friday | Sukkot (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
Oct 7 | Saturday | Sukkot (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
Oct 8 | Sunday | Sukkot (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
Oct 9 | Monday | Sukkot (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
Oct 10 | Tuesday | Sukkot (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
Oct 11 | Wednesday | Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah | Observance, Hebrew |
Oct 12 | Thursday | Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah | National holiday, Hebrew |
Oct 27 | Friday | Aliyah Day School Observance | Observance |
Dec 13 | Wednesday | Hanukkah (Day 1) | Observance, Hebrew |
Dec 14 | Thursday | Hanukkah (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
Dec 15 | Friday | Hanukkah (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
Dec 16 | Saturday | Hanukkah (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
Dec 17 | Sunday | Hanukkah (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
Dec 18 | Monday | Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet | Observance, Hebrew |
Dec 19 | Tuesday | Hanukkah (Day 7) | Observance, Hebrew |
Dec 20 | Wednesday | Hanukkah (Day 8) | Observance, Hebrew |
Dec 21 | Thursday | December Solstice | Season |
Dec 28 | Thursday | Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) | Observance, Hebrew |
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