Public holidays in Israel in 2027
Official public holidays for every country where TIMEOFF.GURU is used, checked against the law. With days off in lieu, long weekends and the days worth taking as leave.
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All dates follow from the law or an act already published.
- 9 public holidays
- 5 days off on weekdays
- 4 holidays on a weekend
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 22 April | Thursday | Passover (first day)פסח (יום ראשון) |
| 28 April | Wednesday | Passover (seventh day)שביעי של פסח |
| 12 May | Wednesday | Independence Dayיום העצמאות |
| 11 June | Friday | Shavuot (Pentecost)חג השבועות |
| 2 October | Saturday | Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year), first dayראש השנה (יום א׳) |
| 3 October | Sunday | Rosh Hashanah, second dayראש השנה (יום ב׳) |
| 11 October | Monday | Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)יום הכיפורים |
| 16 October | Saturday | Sukkot (first day)סוכות (יום ראשון) |
| 23 October | Saturday | Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torahשמיני עצרת / שמחת תורה |
What is fixed and what may change
The rest days follow from section 18A of the Law and Administration Ordinance and the Independence Day Law. They follow the Hebrew calendar, which is fixed in advance, so all 2027 dates are final.
Each holiday begins at sunset the evening before. On the day before a holiday a working day may not be longer than seven hours (Hours of Work and Rest Law, section 2). Collective agreements may set even shorter hours.
The weekend is Friday and Saturday. Holidays that fall on a Friday or Saturday are not moved. In 2027 Shavuot is on a Friday, and the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret are on a Saturday.
Employees who are not Jewish have the right to rest on their own holidays instead. The intermediate days of Passover and Sukkot are not rest days under the law.
Sources
- Bank of Israel: business days for 2027
- פקודת סדרי השלטון והמשפט, סעיף 18א (Wikisource) (consolidated copy)
- חוק יום העצמאות (Wikisource) (consolidated copy)
- חוק שעות עבודה ומנוחה, סעיף 2 (Wikisource) (consolidated copy)
- Hebcal: Jewish holidays 2027 (Israel) (consolidated copy)
We check every date against the law, but laws and government decisions change. For payroll and contracts, confirm with the official source.