Public holidays 2027 in Israel
There are 9 public holidays in 2027.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Pesach | פסח | ||
| Wednesday | Seventh day of Pesach | שביעי של פסח | ||
| Wednesday | Independence Day | יום העצמאות | ||
| Friday | Shavuot | שבועות | ||
| Saturday | Rosh Hashanah | ראש השנה | ||
| Sunday | Rosh Hashanah | ראש השנה | ||
| Monday | Yom Kippur | יום כיפור | ||
| Saturday | Sukkot | סוכות | ||
| 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.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code IL (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (country not covered) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.jewish) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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Other years
- Public holidays 2026
- Public holidays 2027