Public holidays in Israel 2027

9 nationwide public holidays in 2027.

Next nationwide holiday in Israel

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
22 April Thursday	Thursday	Pesach פסח	פסח
28 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Seventh day of Pesach שביעי של פסח	שביעי של פסח
12 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Independence Day יום העצמאות	יום העצמאות
11 June Friday	Friday	Shavuot שבועות	שבועות
2 October Saturday	Saturday	Rosh Hashanah ראש השנה	ראש השנה
3 October Sunday	Sunday	Rosh Hashanah ראש השנה	ראש השנה
11 October Monday	Monday	Yom Kippur יום כיפור	יום כיפור
16 October Saturday	Saturday	Sukkot סוכות	סוכות
23 October Saturday	Saturday	Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת	שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת

Long weekends and bridge days 2027

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Israel (Friday and Saturday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Thu 22 Apr – Sat 24 Apr · 3 days off
Pesach
Typically in Jerusalem: high 26°C (79°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 9% of days
Fri 1 Oct – Sun 3 Oct · 3 days off
Rosh Hashanah
Typically in Jerusalem: high 32°C (90°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 1% of days

Bridge days

Thu 29 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 28 Apr – Sat 1 May)
Seventh day of Pesach
Typically in Jerusalem: high 27°C (81°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 6% of days
Thu 13 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 12 May – Sat 15 May)
Independence Day
Typically in Jerusalem: high 29°C (84°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 3% of days
Sun 10 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 8 Oct – Mon 11 Oct)
Yom Kippur
Typically in Jerusalem: high 31°C (88°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 6% of days

Leave planner 2027

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Thu 22 Apr – Wed 28 Apr — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Sun 25 Apr, Mon 26 Apr, Tue 27 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Wed 21 Apr) get 4 days in a rowWed 21 Apr – Sat 24 Apr · PesachShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 29 Apr) get 4 days in a rowWed 28 Apr – Sat 1 May · Seventh day of PesachShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 13 May) get 4 days in a rowWed 12 May – Sat 15 May · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 10 Jun) get 3 days in a rowThu 10 Jun – Sat 12 Jun · ShavuotShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Sep) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 Sep – Sun 3 Oct · Rosh HashanahShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 10 Oct) get 4 days in a rowFri 8 Oct – Mon 11 Oct · Yom KippurShow on calendar ↓