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