Public holidays in Israel, 2027

How holidays work in Israel

Israel has a Friday and Saturday weekend for most people. Jewish holidays begin at sunset on the day before, so the eve is often a short working day.

Every public holiday in Israel in 2027

That is more than 5 of the 61 countries we list, and fewer than 53. 4 days land on the weekend in 2027.

Working days in 2027, month by month

255 working days in the year. April has the most days off, with 2.

The best long weekends in 2027

• Pesach: Apr 22 to Apr 24, 3 days off without using any leave.
• Rosh Hashanah: Oct 1 to Oct 3, 3 days off without using any leave.
• Seventh day of Pesach: Apr 28 to May 1, 4 days off for 1 day of leave (Apr 29).
• Independence Day: May 12 to May 15, 4 days off for 1 day of leave (May 13).
• Yom Kippur: Oct 8 to Oct 11, 4 days off for 1 day of leave (Oct 10).

The longest run with no public holiday in Israel is 112 days, from Jun 12 to Oct 1, so a few days of your own leave go furthest then.

Put them in your calendar

Download the Israel 2027 calendar file, or follow the address in Cutline as an iCal calendar: https://gocutline.com/holidays/israel-2027.ics

About these dates

• The weekend in Israel is Friday and Saturday, and working days here are the other five days.
• The dates come from the open-source holidays package. Check with your employer before you book.