Public holidays in Israel 2027

There are 9 public holidays in 2027. 5 of them fall on a working day.

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All 9 public holidays in Israel 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
22 Apr 2027	Thursday	Pesach	פסח
28 Apr 2027	Wednesday	Seventh day of Pesach	שביעי של פסח
12 May 2027	Wednesday	Independence Day	יום העצמאות
11 Jun 2027	Friday	Shavuot	שבועות
2 Oct 2027	Saturday	Rosh Hashanah	ראש השנה
3 Oct 2027	Sunday	Rosh Hashanah	ראש השנה
11 Oct 2027	Monday	Yom Kippur	יום כיפור
16 Oct 2027	Saturday	Sukkot	סוכות
23 Oct 2027	Saturday	Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret	שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2027

8 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leave	Off	Days of leave	Days off	Ratio	Occasion
Sun 18 Apr, Mon 19 Apr, Tue 20 Apr, Wed 21 Apr	16 Apr – 24 Apr 2027	4	9	2.3	Pesach
Sun 25 Apr, Mon 26 Apr, Tue 27 Apr	22 Apr – 28 Apr 2027	3	7	2.3	Pesach, Seventh day of Pesach
Thu 29 Apr	28 Apr – 1 May 2027	1	4	4	Seventh day of Pesach
Sun 9 May, Mon 10 May, Tue 11 May	7 May – 12 May 2027	3	6	2	Independence Day
Thu 13 May	12 May – 15 May 2027	1	4	4	Independence Day
Mon 4 Oct, Tue 5 Oct, Wed 6 Oct, Thu 7 Oct	1 Oct – 9 Oct 2027	4	9	2.3	Rosh Hashanah, Rosh Hashanah
Sun 10 Oct	8 Oct – 11 Oct 2027	1	4	4	Yom Kippur
Tue 12 Oct, Wed 13 Oct, Thu 14 Oct	11 Oct – 16 Oct 2027	3	6	2	Yom Kippur, Sukkot

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Israel have in 2027?

9 public holidays. 4 of them fall on a weekend in 2027.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2027?

Seventh day of Pesach: take 1 day of leave (29 Apr) and you get 4 days off in a row, 28 Apr – 1 May 2027.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code IL (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (country not covered) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.jewish) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026