Israel Holidays 2018 National Holidays and Observances
List of Israel Holidays 2018. All you need to know about National Holidays and Observances in Israel.
Date in 2018
Holiday Name
Holiday Type
Jan 31, Wednesday
Tu Bishvat
Observance, Hebrew
Feb 28, Wednesday
Ta’anit Esther (Fast of Esther)
Observance, Hebrew
Mar 1, Thursday
Purim (Tel Aviv)
National holiday, Hebrew
Mar 2, Friday
Shushan Purim (Jerusalem)
National holiday, Hebrew
Mar 20, Tuesday
March equinox
Season
Mar 31, Saturday
Pesach I (First day of Passover)
National holiday, Hebrew
Apr 1, Sunday
Pesach II (Passover)
Observance, Hebrew
Apr 2, Monday
Pesach III (Passover)
Observance, Hebrew
Apr 3, Tuesday
Pesach IV (Passover)
Observance, Hebrew
Apr 4, Wednesday
Pesach V (Passover)
Observance, Hebrew
Apr 5, Thursday
Pesach VI (Passover)
Observance, Hebrew
Apr 6, Friday
Pesach VII (Last day of Passover)
National holiday, Hebrew
Apr 11, Wednesday
Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Memorial Day
Observance, Hebrew
Apr 18, Wednesday
Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day)
Observance, Hebrew
Apr 19, Thursday
Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day)
National holiday, Hebrew
May 3, Thursday
Lag B’Omer
Observance, Hebrew
May 13, Sunday
Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day)
National holiday, Hebrew
May 20, Sunday
Shavuot (Pentecost)
National holiday, Hebrew
Jun 21, Thursday
June Solstice
Season
Jun 30, Saturday
Fast of Shiva Asar B’Tammuz
Observance, Hebrew
Jul 22, Sunday
Tisha B’Av
Observance, Hebrew
Sep 10, Monday
Rosh Hashana (New Year)
National holiday, Hebrew
Sep 11, Tuesday
Rosh Hashana II (New Year day 2)
National holiday, Hebrew
Sep 12, Wednesday
Tzom Gedaliah
Observance, Hebrew
Sep 19, Wednesday
Yom Kippur
National holiday, Hebrew
Sep 23, Sunday
September equinox
Season
Sep 24, Monday
Sukkot I
National holiday, Hebrew
Sep 25, Tuesday
Sukkot II
Observance, Hebrew
Sep 26, Wednesday
Sukkot III
Observance, Hebrew
Sep 27, Thursday
Sukkot IV
Observance, Hebrew
Sep 28, Friday
Sukkot V
Observance, Hebrew
Sep 29, Saturday
Sukkot VI
Observance, Hebrew
Sep 30, Sunday
Sukkot VII/Hoshanah Rabah
Observance, Hebrew
Oct 1, Monday
Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah
National holiday, Hebrew
Oct 16, Tuesday
Yom HaAliyah
National holiday
Dec 3, Monday
Hanukkah I (Holiday of lights)
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 4, Tuesday
Hanukkah II
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 5, Wednesday
Hanukkah III
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 6, Thursday
Hanukkah IV
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 7, Friday
Hanukkah V
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 8, Saturday
Hanukkah VI/Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 9, Sunday
Hanukkah VII
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 10, Monday
Hanukkah VIII
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 18, Tuesday
Asarah B’Tevet
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 21, Friday
December Solstice
Season