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Business days calculator: Israel
Count working days between two dates in Israel, or add business days to a date. Weekends (Friday and Saturday) and Israel public holidays are skipped.
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Working days in Israel, 2026 and 2027
| Month | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| January | 21 | 21 |
| February | 20 | 20 |
| March | 23 | 23 |
| April | 19 | 19 |
| May | 21 | 21 |
| June | 22 | 22 |
| July | 22 | 21 |
| August | 22 | 23 |
| September | 20 | 22 |
| October | 21 | 19 |
| November | 22 | 22 |
| December | 23 | 22 |
| Total | 256 | 255 |
National public holidays only; weekends are Friday and Saturday.
Public holidays in Israel, 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 2026 | Thursday | Passover (Pesach) |
| 8 Apr 2026 | Wednesday | Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Wednesday | Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut) |
| 22 May 2026 | Friday | Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) |
| 12 Sept 2026 | Saturday | Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah) |
| 13 Sept 2026 | Sunday | Rosh Hashanah (Day 2) |
| 21 Sept 2026 | Monday | Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) |
| 26 Sept 2026 | Saturday | Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) |
| 3 Oct 2026 | Saturday | Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret |
Full lists with long weekends: Israel public holidays 2026 · Israel public holidays 2027
Holiday list for Excel and Google Sheets
Paste these dates into a column, name the range Holidays, then use=NETWORKDAYS(A2, B2, Holidays) to count working days or =WORKDAY(A2, 10, Holidays) to add them.
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Frequently asked questions
How many working days are there in Israel in 2026?
256 working days, counting Friday and Saturday as the weekend and excluding national public holidays that fall on working days. State or regional holidays can reduce this further.
Which days are the weekend in Israel?
Friday and Saturday. You can change the weekend days in the calculator options if your workplace differs.
Does this include local holidays?
Israel has no separate regional holiday calendars in our data, so national holidays apply everywhere.