Israel Holidays 2019 National Holidays and Observances
List of Israel Holidays 2019. All you need to know about National Holidays and Observances in Israel.
Date in 2019
Holiday Name
Holiday Type
Jan 21
Monday
Tu Bishvat
Observance, Hebrew
Mar 20
Wednesday
March equinox
Season
Mar 20
Wednesday
Ta’anit Esther (Fast of Esther)
Observance, Hebrew
Mar 21
Thursday
Purim (Tel Aviv)
National holiday, Hebrew
Mar 22
Friday
Shushan Purim (Jerusalem)
National holiday, Hebrew
Apr 20
Saturday
Pesach I (First day of Passover)
National holiday, Hebrew
Apr 21
Sunday
Pesach II (Passover)
Observance, Hebrew
Apr 22
Monday
Pesach III (Passover)
Observance, Hebrew
Apr 23
Tuesday
Pesach IV (Passover)
Observance, Hebrew
Apr 24
Wednesday
Pesach V (Passover)
Observance, Hebrew
Apr 25
Thursday
Pesach VI (Passover)
Observance, Hebrew
Apr 26
Friday
Pesach VII (Last day of Passover)
National holiday, Hebrew
May 1
Wednesday
Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Memorial Day
Observance, Hebrew
May 8
Wednesday
Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day)
Observance, Hebrew
May 9
Thursday
Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day)
National holiday, Hebrew
May 23
Thursday
Lag B’Omer
Observance, Hebrew
Jun 2
Sunday
Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day)
National holiday, Hebrew
Jun 9
Sunday
Shavuot (Pentecost)
National holiday, Hebrew
Jun 21
Friday
June Solstice
Season
Jul 20
Saturday
Fast of Shiva Asar B’Tammuz
Observance, Hebrew
Aug 11
Sunday
Tisha B’Av
Observance, Hebrew
Sep 23
Monday
September equinox
Season
Sep 30
Monday
Rosh Hashana (New Year)
National holiday, Hebrew
Oct 1
Tuesday
Rosh Hashana II (New Year day 2)
National holiday, Hebrew
Oct 2
Wednesday
Tzom Gedaliah
Observance, Hebrew
Oct 9
Wednesday
Yom Kippur
National holiday, Hebrew
Oct 14
Monday
Sukkot I
National holiday, Hebrew
Oct 15
Tuesday
Sukkot II
Observance, Hebrew
Oct 16
Wednesday
Sukkot III
Observance, Hebrew
Oct 17
Thursday
Sukkot IV
Observance, Hebrew
Oct 18
Friday
Sukkot V
Observance, Hebrew
Oct 19
Saturday
Sukkot VI
Observance, Hebrew
Oct 20
Sunday
Sukkot VII/Hoshanah Rabah
Observance, Hebrew
Oct 21
Monday
Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah
National holiday, Hebrew
Nov 5
Tuesday
Yom HaAliyah
National holiday
Dec 22
Sunday
December Solstice
Season
Dec 23
Monday
Hanukkah I (Holiday of lights)
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 24
Tuesday
Hanukkah II
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 25
Wednesday
Hanukkah III
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 26
Thursday
Hanukkah IV
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 27
Friday
Hanukkah V
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 28
Saturday
Hanukkah VI/Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 29
Sunday
Hanukkah VII
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 30
Monday
Hanukkah VIII
Observance, Hebrew