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Public holidays in Israel in 2026
Israel has 9 public holidays in 2026, 5 of them on working days, leaving 256 working days. 1 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| 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 |
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Long weekends in Israel, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Apr 2026 – 4 Apr 2026: book Wednesday 1 Apr 2026 (Passover (Pesach))
- 8 Apr 2026 – 11 Apr 2026: book Thursday 9 Apr 2026 (Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover)
- 22 Apr 2026 – 25 Apr 2026: book Thursday 23 Apr 2026 (Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut))
- 21 May 2026 – 23 May 2026: book Thursday 21 May 2026 (Shavuot (Feast of Weeks))
- 10 Sept 2026 – 13 Sept 2026: book Thursday 10 Sept 2026 (Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah), Rosh Hashanah (Day 2))
- 18 Sept 2026 – 21 Sept 2026: book Sunday 20 Sept 2026 (Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur))
- 24 Sept 2026 – 26 Sept 2026: book Thursday 24 Sept 2026 (Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot))
- 1 Oct 2026 – 3 Oct 2026: book Thursday 1 Oct 2026 (Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret)
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