Israel Holidays 2016 National Holidays and Observances
List of Israel Holidays 2016. All you need to know about National Holidays and Observances in Israel.
Date in 2016
Holiday Name
Holiday Type
Jan 25, Monday
Tu Bishvat
Observance, Hebrew
Mar 20, Sunday
March equinox
Season
Mar 23, Wednesday
Ta’anit Esther (Fast of Esther)
Observance, Hebrew
Mar 24, Thursday
Purim (Tel Aviv)
National holiday, Hebrew
Mar 25, Friday
Shushan Purim (Jerusalem)
National holiday, Hebrew
Apr 23, Saturday
Pesach I (First day of Passover)
National holiday, Hebrew
Apr 24, Sunday
Pesach II (Passover)
Observance, Hebrew
Apr 25, Monday
Pesach III (Passover)
Observance, Hebrew
Apr 26, Tuesday
Pesach IV (Passover)
Observance, Hebrew
Apr 27, Wednesday
Pesach V (Passover)
Observance, Hebrew
Apr 28, Thursday
Pesach VI (Passover)
Observance, Hebrew
Apr 29, Friday
Pesach VII (Last day of Passover)
National holiday, Hebrew
May 5, Thursday
Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Memorial Day
Observance, Hebrew
May 11, Wednesday
Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day)
Observance, Hebrew
May 12, Thursday
Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day)
National holiday, Hebrew
May 26, Thursday
Lag B’Omer
Observance, Hebrew
Jun 5, Sunday
Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day)
National holiday, Hebrew
Jun 12, Sunday
Shavuot (Pentecost)
National holiday, Hebrew
Jun 20, Monday
June Solstice
Season
Jul 23, Saturday
Fast of Shiva Asar B’Tammuz
Observance, Hebrew
Aug 14, Sunday
Tisha B’Av
Observance, Hebrew
Sep 22, Thursday
September equinox
Season
Oct 3, Monday
Rosh Hashana (New Year)
National holiday, Hebrew
Oct 4, Tuesday
Rosh Hashana II (New Year day 2)
National holiday, Hebrew
Oct 5, Wednesday
Tzom Gedaliah
Observance, Hebrew
Oct 12, Wednesday
Yom Kippur
National holiday, Hebrew
Oct 17, Monday
Sukkot I
National holiday, Hebrew
Oct 18, Tuesday
Sukkot II
Observance, Hebrew
Oct 19, Wednesday
Sukkot III
Observance, Hebrew
Oct 20, Thursday
Sukkot IV
Observance, Hebrew
Oct 21, Friday
Sukkot V
Observance, Hebrew
Oct 22, Saturday
Sukkot VI
Observance, Hebrew
Oct 23, Sunday
Sukkot VII/Hoshanah Rabah
Observance, Hebrew
Oct 24, Monday
Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah
National holiday, Hebrew
Nov 8, Tuesday
Yom HaAliyah
National holiday
Dec 21, Wednesday
December Solstice
Season
Dec 25, Sunday
Hanukkah I (Holiday of lights)
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 26, Monday
Hanukkah II
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 27, Tuesday
Hanukkah III
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 28, Wednesday
Hanukkah IV
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 29, Thursday
Hanukkah V
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 30, Friday
Hanukkah VI/Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 31, Saturday
Hanukkah VII
Observance, Hebrew