Holidays in Israel in 2020
Date | Name | Type |
7 Jan | Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) | Observance, Hebrew |
10 Feb | Tu Bishvat | Observance, Hebrew |
2 Mar | Election Day | National holiday |
9 Mar | Fast of Esther | Observance, Hebrew |
9 Mar | Purim Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
10 Mar | Purim (Tel Aviv) | Local Holiday |
11 Mar | Shushan Purim (Jerusalem) | Local Holiday |
20 Mar | March Equinox | Season |
4 Apr | Alivah Day | Official Holiday, Business as usual |
8Apr | Passover Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
9-15 Apr | Passover | National holiday, Hebrew |
21 Apr | Yom HaShoah | Observance, Hebrew |
28 Apr | Yom HaZikaron | Observance, Hebrew |
29 Apr | Yom HaAtzmaut | National holiday, Hebrew |
12 May | Lag BaOmer | Observance, Hebrew |
22 May | Jerusalem Dav | Observance, Hebrew |
28 May | Shavuot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
29 May | Shavuot | National holiday, Hebrew |
21 Jun | June Solstice | Season |
9 Jul | 17th of Tammuz | Observance, Hebrew |
29 JuI | Tisha B'Av Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
30 Jul | Tisha B'Av | Observance, Hebrew |
18 Sep | Rosh Hashana Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
19-20 Sep | Rosh Hashana | National holiday, Hebrew |
21 Sep | Gedaliah Fast | Observance, Hebrew |
22 Sep | September Equinox | Season |
27 Sep | Yom Kippur Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
28 Sep | Yom Kippur | National holiday, Hebrew |
2 Oct | Sukkot Eve | Observance, Hebrew |
3-9 Oct | Sukkot | National holiday, Hebrew |
9 Oct | Hoshanah Rabah | Observance, Hebrew |
10 Oct | Shemini Atzeret/ Simchat Torah | National holiday, Hebrew |
25 Oct | Aliyah Day School Observance | Observance |
11-18 Dec | Hanukkah | Observance, Hebrew |
16 Dec | Rosh Chodesh Tevet | Observance, Hebrew |
21 Dec | December Solstice | Season |
25 Dec | Asarah B’Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) | Observance, Hebrew |