Israel Holidays in 2025
List of public holidays in Israel 2025 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Wednesday | Hanukkah (Day 7) | Observance, Hebrew |
| 2nd January | Thursday | Hanukkah (Day 8) | Observance, Hebrew |
| 10th January | Friday | Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) | Observance, Hebrew |
| 13th February | Thursday | Tu Bishvat | Observance, Hebrew |
| 13th March | Thursday | Fast of Esther | Observance, Hebrew |
| 13th March | Thursday | Purim Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| 14th March | Friday | Purim | Observance, Hebrew |
| 16th March | Sunday | Shushan Purim (Jerusalem) | Observance, Hebrew |
| 20th March | Thursday | March Equinox | Season |
| 8th April | Tuesday | Aliyah Day | Official Holiday, Business as usual |
| 12th April | Saturday | Passover Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| 13th April | Sunday | Passover (Day 1) | National Holiday, Hebrew |
| 14th April | Monday | Passover (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| 15th April | Tuesday | Passover (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| 16th April | Wednesday | Passover (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| 17th April | Thursday | Passover (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| 18th April | Friday | Passover (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| 19th April | Saturday | Passover (Day 7) | National Holiday, Hebrew |
| 23rd April | Wednesday | Yom HaShoah | Observance, Hebrew |
| 30th April | Wednesday | Yom HaZikaron | Observance, Hebrew |
| 1st May | Thursday | Yom HaAtzmaut | National Holiday, Hebrew |
| 16th May | Friday | Lag BaOmer | Observance, Hebrew |
| 26th May | Monday | Jerusalem Day | Observance, Hebrew |
| 1st June | Sunday | Shavuot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| 2nd June | Monday | Shavuot | National Holiday, Hebrew |
| 21st June | Saturday | June Solstice | Season |
| 13th July | Sunday | 17th of Tammuz | Observance, Hebrew |
| 2nd August | Saturday | Tisha B'Av Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| 3rd August | Sunday | Tisha B'Av | Observance, Hebrew |
| 22nd September | Monday | Rosh Hashana Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| 22nd September | Monday | September Equinox | Season |
| 23rd September | Tuesday | Rosh Hashana | National Holiday, Hebrew |
| 24th September | Wednesday | Rosh Hashana (Day 2) | National Holiday, Hebrew |
| 25th September | Thursday | Gedaliah Fast | Observance, Hebrew |
| 1st October | Wednesday | Yom Kippur Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| 2nd October | Thursday | Yom Kippur | National Holiday, Hebrew |
| 6th October | Monday | Sukkot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
| 7th October | Tuesday | Sukkot (Day 1) | National Holiday, Hebrew |
| 8th October | Wednesday | Sukkot (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| 9th October | Thursday | Sukkot (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| 10th October | Friday | Sukkot (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| 11th October | Saturday | Sukkot (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| 12th October | Sunday | Sukkot (Day 6) | Observance, Hebrew |
| 13th October | Monday | Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah | Observance, Hebrew |
| 14th October | Tuesday | Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah | National Holiday, Hebrew |
| 29th October | Wednesday | Aliyah Day School Observance | Observance |
| 15th December | Monday | Hanukkah (Day 1) | Observance, Hebrew |
| 16th December | Tuesday | Hanukkah (Day 2) | Observance, Hebrew |
| 17th December | Wednesday | Hanukkah (Day 3) | Observance, Hebrew |
| 18th December | Thursday | Hanukkah (Day 4) | Observance, Hebrew |
| 19th December | Friday | Hanukkah (Day 5) | Observance, Hebrew |
| 20th December | Saturday | Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet | Observance, Hebrew |
| 21st December | Sunday | Hanukkah (Day 7) | Observance, Hebrew |
| 21st December | Sunday | December Solstice | Season |
| 22nd December | Monday | Hanukkah (Day 8) | Observance, Hebrew |
| 30th December | Tuesday | Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) | Observance, Hebrew |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Israel. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Israel this year in 2025?
There are 9 holidays in Israel in 2025
How to retrieve the Israel holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=IL&year=2025 API to retrieve this list of Israel holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'IL', year: '2025'});
console.log(holidays);