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Israel Public Holidays
Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2013-December 2014 period.
Public holiday note:
Only the first and last days of Pesach and Sukkot are national holidays, but there may be some disruption on intermediate dates. The festival of Hanukkah is a holiday period, but it is not a national holiday - businesses remain open. Jewish festivals always commence on the evenings before the dates given below.
2013
February
24
Purim
Start date:
24 February 2013
Celebrated one day later in Jerusalem and all other ancient walled cities.
March
26
Pesach (Passover)
Start date:
26 March 2013
April
15
Yom Ha'atzmaut (Independence Day)
Start date:
15 April 2013
May
15
Shavuot (Pentecost)
Start date:
15 May 2013
September
05
Rosh Hashanah (New Year)
Start date:
5 September 2013
September
14
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)
Start date:
14 September 2013
September
19
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)
Start date:
19 September 2013
September
26
Simchat Torah
Start date:
26 September 2013
November
28
Hanukkah (Festival of Lights)
Start date:
28 November 2013
2014
February
14
Purim
Start date:
14 February 2014
April
15
Pesach (Passover)
Start date:
15 April 2014
May
06
Yom Ha'atzmaut (Independence Day)
Start date:
6 May 2014
June
04
Shavuot (Pentecost)
Start date:
4 June 2014
September
25
Rosh Hashanah (New Year)
Start date:
25 September 2014
October
04
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)
Start date:
4 October 2014
October
09
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)
Start date:
9 October 2014
October
16
Simchat Torah
Start date:
16 October 2014
November
17
Hanukkah (Festival of Lights)
Start date:
17 November 2014
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