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Israel : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
Israel : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
Banks are open Sunday through Friday mornings from 08:30 to 12:00. They offer additional hours Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday from 16:00 to 18:00.
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| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday june 30, 2023 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays |  |
| Wednesday july 26, 2023 | Eve of Tish | School holidays | |
| Wednesday july 26, 2023 | Eve of Tish'a B'Av | Events, celebrations... | |
| Thursday july 27, 2023 | Tisha B'Av | Jewish | |
| Sunday september 3, 2023 | Eve of Rosh Hashana | Events, celebrations... | |
| Sunday september 3, 2023 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Tuesday september 5, 2023 | Rosh Hashanah (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Friday september 15, 2023 | Banks are closed | Banks only | |
| Friday september 15, 2023 | Rosh Hashanah (end) | School holidays | |
| Saturday september 16, 2023 | Rosh Hashanah/Jewish New Year | Jewish | |
| Sunday september 17, 2023 | Rosh Hashanah/Jewish New Year | Jewish | |
| Friday september 22, 2023 | Yom Kippur (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Sunday september 24, 2023 | Banks are closed | Banks only | |
| Sunday september 24, 2023 | Sukkot (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Sunday september 24, 2023 | Eve of Yom Kippur | Events, celebrations... | |
| Monday september 25, 2023 | Yom Kippur | Jewish | |
| Tuesday september 26, 2023 | Yom Kippur (end) | School holidays | |
| Saturday september 30, 2023 | Eve of Sukkot | Events, celebrations... | |
| Saturday september 30, 2023 | Sukkot (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Saturday september 30, 2023 | Sukkot | Jewish | |
| Thursday october 5, 2023 | Banks close at 12:00 | Banks only | |
| Saturday october 7, 2023 | Shemini Atzeret and Simkhat Torah (banks are closed) | Jewish | |
| Monday october 9, 2023 | Sukkot (end) | School holidays | |
| Sunday october 29, 2023 | Daylight Saving Time | Special Events | |
| Tuesday october 31, 2023 | Public holiday | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday october 31, 2023 | Municipal election | Special Events | |
| Sunday november 26, 2023 | First Night of Hanukkah | Events, celebrations... | |
| Thursday december 7, 2023 | Hanukkah (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Saturday december 16, 2023 | Hanukkah (end) | School holidays | |
Summer holiday (beginning)
-Friday june 30, 2023
School holidays : Primary schools
one week earlier in secondary schools
one week earlier in secondary schools
Eve of Tish
-Wednesday july 26, 2023
School holidays :
Eve of Tish'a B'Av
-Wednesday july 26, 2023
Culture :
Tisha B'Av
-Thursday july 27, 2023
Jewish : Commemorates the Wall's profanation
Eve of Rosh Hashana
-Sunday september 3, 2023
Culture :
Summer holiday (end)
-Sunday september 3, 2023
School holidays :
Rosh Hashanah (beginning)
-Tuesday september 5, 2023
School holidays :
Banks are closed
-Friday september 15, 2023
Banks only :
Rosh Hashanah (end)
-Friday september 15, 2023
School holidays :
Rosh Hashanah/Jewish New Year
-Saturday september 16, 2023
Jewish :
Rosh Hashanah/Jewish New Year
-Sunday september 17, 2023
Jewish :
Yom Kippur (beginning)
-Friday september 22, 2023
School holidays :
Banks are closed
-Sunday september 24, 2023
Banks only : in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem
Sukkot (beginning)
-Sunday september 24, 2023
School holidays :
Eve of Yom Kippur
-Sunday september 24, 2023
Culture :
Yom Kippur
-Monday september 25, 2023
Jewish : Day of Atonement. This holiest day of the Jewish year is observed with strict fasting and ceremonial repentance.
Yom Kippur (end)
-Tuesday september 26, 2023
School holidays :
Eve of Sukkot
-Saturday september 30, 2023
Culture :
Sukkot (beginning)
-Saturday september 30, 2023
School holidays :
Sukkot
-Saturday september 30, 2023
Jewish : As for Passover and Shavu'ot, Sukkot has a dual meaning: agricultural and historical. Celebraion of the 40 years spent by the children of Israel in huts in the desert.
This explains the tradition of dwelling in huts during that period.
Banks close at 12:00
-Thursday october 5, 2023
Banks only :
Shemini Atzeret and Simkhat Torah (banks are closed)
-Saturday october 7, 2023
Jewish : Reading of the last Torah portion and proceeding to the first chapter of Genesis (the Torah is seen as a circle). Processions, singing and dancing (Simkhat Torah = Rejoicing in the Torah).
Sukkot (end)
-Monday october 9, 2023
School holidays :
Daylight Saving Time
-Sunday october 29, 2023
Special Events : Please check date as rule may change; Basic current rule is Sunday between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.
Public holiday
-Tuesday october 31, 2023
Secular holiday : Municipal election
Municipal election
-Tuesday october 31, 2023
Special Events :
First Night of Hanukkah
-Sunday november 26, 2023
Culture :
Hanukkah (beginning)
-Thursday december 7, 2023
School holidays :
Hanukkah (end)
-Saturday december 16, 2023
School holidays :
