Israel Holidays 2020 National Holidays and Observances
List of Israel Holidays 2020. All you need to know about National Holidays and Observances in Israel.
Date in 2020
Holiday Name
Holiday Type
Jan 7, Tuesday
Asarah B’Tevet
Observance, Hebrew
Feb 10, Monday
Tu Bishvat
Observance, Hebrew
Mar 9, Monday
Ta’anit Esther (Fast of Esther)
Observance, Hebrew
Mar 10, Tuesday
Purim (Tel Aviv)
National holiday, Hebrew
Mar 11, Wednesday
Shushan Purim (Jerusalem)
National holiday, Hebrew
Mar 20, Friday
March equinox
Season
Apr 9, Thursday
Pesach I (First day of Passover)
National holiday, Hebrew
Apr 10, Friday
Pesach II (Passover)
Observance, Hebrew
Apr 11, Saturday
Pesach III (Passover)
Observance, Hebrew
Apr 12, Sunday
Pesach IV (Passover)
Observance, Hebrew
Apr 13, Monday
Pesach V (Passover)
Observance, Hebrew
Apr 14, Tuesday
Pesach VI (Passover)
Observance, Hebrew
Apr 15, Wednesday
Pesach VII (Last day of Passover)
National holiday, Hebrew
Apr 21, Tuesday
Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Memorial Day
Observance, Hebrew
Apr 28, Tuesday
Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day)
Observance, Hebrew
Apr 29, Wednesday
Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day)
National holiday, Hebrew
May 12, Tuesday
Lag B’Omer
Observance, Hebrew
May 22, Friday
Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day)
National holiday, Hebrew
May 29, Friday
Shavuot (Pentecost)
National holiday, Hebrew
Jun 20, Saturday
June Solstice
Season
Jul 9, Thursday
Fast of Shiva Asar B’Tammuz
Observance, Hebrew
Jul 30, Thursday
Tisha B’Av
Observance, Hebrew
Sep 19, Saturday
Rosh Hashana (New Year)
National holiday, Hebrew
Sep 20, Sunday
Rosh Hashana II (New Year day 2)
National holiday, Hebrew
Sep 21, Monday
Tzom Gedaliah
Observance, Hebrew
Sep 22, Tuesday
September equinox
Season
Sep 28, Monday
Yom Kippur
National holiday, Hebrew
Oct 3, Saturday
Sukkot I
National holiday, Hebrew
Oct 4, Sunday
Sukkot II
Observance, Hebrew
Oct 5, Monday
Sukkot III
Observance, Hebrew
Oct 6, Tuesday
Sukkot IV
Observance, Hebrew
Oct 7, Wednesday
Sukkot V
Observance, Hebrew
Oct 8, Thursday
Sukkot VI
Observance, Hebrew
Oct 9, Friday
Sukkot VII/Hoshanah Rabah
Observance, Hebrew
Oct 10, Saturday
Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah
National holiday, Hebrew
Oct 25, Sunday
Yom HaAliyah
National holiday
Dec 11, Friday
Hanukkah I (Holiday of lights)
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 12, Saturday
Hanukkah II
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 13, Sunday
Hanukkah III
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 14, Monday
Hanukkah IV
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 15, Tuesday
Hanukkah V
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 16, Wednesday
Hanukkah VI/Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 17, Thursday
Hanukkah VII
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 18, Friday
Hanukkah VIII
Observance, Hebrew
Dec 21, Monday
December Solstice
Season
Dec 25, Friday
Asarah B’Tevet
Observance, Hebrew