Israel Holiday Countdowns
Track every upcoming public, religious, and federal holiday in Israel with millisecond-accurate countdowns synchronized with global atomic time.
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New Year's Day
New Year's Day is the first day of the year, or January 1, in the Gregorian calendar.
Catholic/Protestant Epiphany Eve
Catholic/Protestant Epiphany Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Catholic/Protestant Epiphany
Epiphany is a Christian holiday celebrated globally on January 6 each year. It commemorates two events recorded in the Bible: the three wise men's visit to baby Jesus; and Jesus' baptism.
Orthodox Christmas Eve
Orthodox Christmas Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Orthodox Christmas Day
Many Orthodox churches annually celebrate Christmas Day on or around January 7. This event commemorates the story of Jesus Christ's birth, according to the Christian Bible.
Orthodox Christmas Holiday
Orthodox Christmas Holiday is a elective holiday in Israel
Orthodox New Year's Eve
Orthodox New Year's Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Orthodox New Year
The Orthodox New Year, based on the Julian calendar, is annually held on January 14, according to the Gregorian calendar.
Al Isra' wal Miraj
Isra and Mi'raj (Isra Me'raj, Israa and Mi'raaj, Laylat Al-Isra wa Al-Miraj, Lailat al Miraj, Night Journey and Ascension to Heaven) marks the night that the Prophet Mohammad traveled from Mecca to Jerusalem, ascended to heaven and returned.
Armenian Christmas Eve
Armenian Christmas Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Orthodox Epiphany Eve
Orthodox Epiphany Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Armenian Christmas Day
Armenian Christmas Day is a elective holiday in Israel
Orthodox Epiphany Day
Orthodox Epiphany Day is a elective holiday in Israel
Armenian Christmas Holiday
Armenian Christmas Holiday is a elective holiday in Israel
Eid al-Khader Eve
Eid al-Khader Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Eid al-Khader
Eid al-Khader is a elective holiday in Israel
Tu Bishvat
Tu B'Shevat is the 15th day of the Jewish month of Shevat and is the birthday for trees that bear fruit or nuts.
Ramadan begins
Ramadan is a period of prayer, reflection and fasting for many Muslims worldwide. It is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar.
Fast of Esther
Fast of Esther is a elective holiday in Israel
Purim Eve
Purim Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Purim
Purim is a Jewish holiday to celebrate the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to kill all of them during the Persian empire, as told in the scroll of Esther.
Shushan Purim
Shushan Purim is a elective holiday in Israel
International Women's Day
International Women's Day is a elective holiday in Israel
Eid al-Fitr Eve
Eid al-Fitr Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr is a holiday to mark the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast during the hours of daylight.
March Equinox
March Equinox in Israel (Jerusalem)
Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Eid al-Fitr Holiday is a elective holiday in Israel
Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Eid al-Fitr Holiday is a elective holiday in Israel
Catholic/Protestant Feast of the Annunciation
Catholic/Protestant Feast of the Annunciation is a elective holiday in Israel
Aliyah Day
Aliyah Day is a official holiday, business as usual in Israel
Catholic/Protestant Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is a Christian feast that commemorates Jesus Christ's entry into Jerusalem. It is also the start of Holy Week.
Passover Eve
Passover Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Passover (Day 1)
During Passover, the Jewish people remember the liberation of the Israelites from slavery, their exodus from Egypt, and that their first-born children were spared during the 10th plague, as told in the Haggadah.
Catholic/Protestant Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday is a Christian observance on the Thursday during Holy Week. It is the day before Good Friday.
Passover (Day 2)
Passover (Day 2) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Catholic/Protestant Good Friday
Good Friday is a global Christian observance two days before Easter Sunday.
Passover (Day 3)
Passover (Day 3) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Catholic/Protestant Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday is the day before Easter Sunday.
Passover (Day 4)
Passover (Day 4) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Armenian/Orthodox Palm Sunday
Armenian/Orthodox Palm Sunday is a observance and Orthodox holiday in Israel
Catholic/Protestant Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday commemorates Jesus Christ's resurrection, according to Christian belief.
Passover (Day 5)
Passover (Day 5) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Catholic/Protestant Easter Monday
Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday.
Passover (Day 6)
Passover (Day 6) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Orthodox Feast of the Annunciation
Orthodox Feast of the Annunciation is a elective holiday in Israel
Passover (Day 7)
The last day of Passover marks the end of the Passover period, which lasts for seven or eight days.
Armenian/Orthodox Maundy Thursday
Armenian/Orthodox Maundy Thursday is a elective holiday in Israel
Mimouna Day
Mimouna Day is a elective holiday in Israel
Armenian/Orthodox Good Friday
Millions of Orthodox Christians around the world annually observe Good Friday to commemorate the events leading up to Jesus Christ's crucifixion.
Armenian/Orthodox Holy Saturday
The Saturday before Easter Sunday is also known as Holy Saturday for many Orthodox churches worldwide.
Armenian/Orthodox Easter Sunday
Millions of Orthodox Christians around the world often celebrate Easter Sunday at a different time to the date set by many western churches.
Armenian/Orthodox Easter Monday
Orthodox Easter Monday is the day after the Orthodox Easter Sunday.
Yom HaShoah
Yom HaShoah is a Jewish day of remembrance for the lives and the heroism of the six million Jewish people who died in the Holocaust in the years leading up to and during World War II.
Armenian Feast of the Annunciation
Armenian Feast of the Annunciation is a elective holiday in Israel
Yom HaZikaron
Yom HaZikaron is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Yom HaAtzmaut
Israel's Independence Day, also known as Yom Ha'atzmaut, marks the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of Israel.
Prophet Shuaib's Feast Eve
Prophet Shuaib's Feast Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Prophet Shuaib's Feast
Prophet Shuaib's Feast is a elective holiday in Israel
Prophet Shuaib's Feast Holiday
Prophet Shuaib's Feast Holiday is a elective holiday in Israel
Prophet Shuaib's Feast Holiday
Prophet Shuaib's Feast Holiday is a elective holiday in Israel
Prophet Shuaib's Feast Holiday
Prophet Shuaib's Feast Holiday is a elective holiday in Israel
May Day
Labor Day, International Workers' Day, and May Day, is a day off for workers in many countries around the world.
Lag BaOmer
Lag B'Omer (Lag Ba'Omer, Lag La'omer, Lag L'Omer) is the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer, which is a period of 49 days between the Jewish holidays of Passover and Shavuot.
Victory Day over Nazi Germany
Victory Day over Nazi Germany is a elective holiday in Israel
Catholic/Protestant Ascension Eve
Catholic/Protestant Ascension Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Catholic/Protestant Ascension Day
Ascension Day is the 40th day of Easter. It is a religious holiday that commemorates the ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven.
Jerusalem Day
Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) is the anniversary of Jerusalem's reunification.
Memorial Day for Ethiopian Jews
Memorial Day for Ethiopian Jews is a elective holiday in Israel
Armenian/Orthodox Ascension Eve
Armenian/Orthodox Ascension Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Shavuot Eve
Shavuot Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Armenian/Orthodox Ascension Day
Ascension Day is the 40th day of Easter. It is a religious holiday that commemorates the ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven.
Shavuot
Shavuot, sometimes known as the Festival of the Weeks, is a Jewish holiday to mark the end of the Counting of the Omer and the anniversary of the day when Jewish people received the Torah.
Catholic/Protestant Pentecost Eve
Catholic/Protestant Pentecost Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Catholic/Protestant Pentecost
Many Christians all over the world annually observe Pentecost, also known as Whitsunday or Whit Sunday.
Catholic/Protestant Pentecost Monday
Whit Monday, or Pentecost Monday, is a Christian holiday that falls on the day after Pentecost, which is also known as Whit Sunday or Whitsunday.
Eid al-Adha Eve
Eid al-Adha Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha (Id ul-Adha) is an Islamic festival falling on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja (Thou al-Hijja) to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son.
Eid al-Adha Holiday
Eid al-Adha Holiday is a elective holiday in Israel
Eid al-Adha Holiday
Eid al-Adha Holiday is a elective holiday in Israel
Eid al-Adha Holiday
Eid al-Adha Holiday is a elective holiday in Israel
Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost Eve
Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost
Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost is a elective holiday in Israel
Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost Monday
Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost Monday is a elective holiday in Israel
Muharram Eve
Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and a time of remembrance or mourning.
Muharram
Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and a time of remembrance or mourning.
June Solstice
June Solstice in Israel (Jerusalem)
17th of Tammuz
The 17th day of the Jewish month of Tammuz is a day of mourning to mark the anniversary of five calamities that befell the Jewish people. It is known as the Fast of Shiva Asar B'Tammuz.
Tisha B'Av Eve
Tisha B'Av Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Tisha B'Av
Tisha B' Av is a Jewish day of prayer and fasting. It is observed on the ninth day of the month of Av in the Jewish calendar. It commemorate the anniversary of five calamities, including the destruction of the First Temple and the Second Temple.
Prophet's Birthday Eve
Prophet's Birthday Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Prophet's Birthday
Mawlid, or Milad, marks the birth of the Islamic prophet Muhammed, or Mohamed, in the year 570 of the Gregorian calendar.
First Day of School Year
First Day of School Year is a elective holiday in Israel
Feast of Prophet Sabalan Eve
Feast of Prophet Sabalan Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Feast of Prophet Sabalan
Feast of Prophet Sabalan is a elective holiday in Israel
Rosh Hashana Eve
Rosh Hashana Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Rosh Hashana
Rosh Hashana, commonly known as the Jewish New Year, is the first day of Tishrei, the seventh month in the Hebrew calendar.
Rosh Hashana (Day 2)
Rosh Hashana (Day 2) is a national holiday and Jewish holiday in Israel
Gedaliah Fast
Gedaliah Fast is a elective holiday in Israel
Yom Kippur Eve
Yom Kippur Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is an important Jewish holiday that centers on the themes of atonement and repentance.
September Equinox
September Equinox in Israel (Jerusalem)
Sukkot Eve
Sukkot Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
Sukkot (Day 1)
The first day of Sukkot marks the start of the Sukkot festival, celebrated among Jewish communities worldwide.
Sukkot (Day 2)
Sukkot (Day 2) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Sukkot (Day 3)
Sukkot (Day 3) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Sukkot (Day 4)
Sukkot (Day 4) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Sukkot (Day 5)
Sukkot (Day 5) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Sukkot (Day 6)
Sukkot (Day 6) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah
The last day of Sukkot marks the end of the Sukkot festival, celebrated among Jewish communities worldwide.
Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah
Shemini Atzeret (or Shmini Atzeret) is a Jewish holiday dedicated to the love of God, while Simchat Torah (Simchas Torah or Simhat Torah) and celebrates the completion of the annual reading of the Torah.
Aliyah Day School Observance
Aliyah Day School Observance is a observance in Israel
Sigd
Sigd is a elective holiday in Israel
Hanukkah (Day 1)
Hanukkah, also known as Chanukah or the Festival of Lights, is celebrated for 8 days between the 25th day of the month of Kislev to the second day of Tevet in the Hebrew calendar.
Hanukkah (Day 2)
Hanukkah (Day 2) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Hanukkah (Day 3)
Hanukkah (Day 3) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Hanukkah (Day 4)
Hanukkah (Day 4) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Hanukkah (Day 5)
Hanukkah (Day 5) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Hanukkah (Day 7)
Hanukkah (Day 7) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
Hanukkah (Day 8)
Hanukkah, also known as Chanukah or the Festival of Lights, is celebrated for eight days between the 25th day of the month of Kislev to the second day of Tevet in the Hebrew calendar.
Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet)
Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) is a elective holiday in Israel
December Solstice
December Solstice in Israel (Jerusalem)
Catholic/Protestant Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve is the day before Christmas Day and falls on December 24 in the Gregorian calendar.
Catholic/Protestant Christmas Day
Christmas Day is one of the biggest Christian celebrations and falls on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar.
Catholic/Protestant Boxing Day
Catholic/Protestant Boxing Day is a elective holiday in Israel
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is the last day of the year, December 31, in the Gregorian calendar.
About Israel Celebrations
Each country features unique holiday observances reflecting its history, culture, and traditions. Our real-time tracker keeps you up-to-date with every major event in Israel, ensuring you can map out long weekends, prepare for festivals, or schedule business deadlines with absolute precision.
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