Public holidays in Israel 2024
Israel has 8 public holidays in 2024. 6 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 255 working days out of 366. The weekend is Friday and Saturday.
8public holidays
7weekday days off, substitutes included
255working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Pesach | |
| Monday | Seventh day of Pesach | |
| Tuesday | Independence Day observed | |
| Wednesday | Shavuot | |
| Thursday | Rosh Hashanah | |
| Friday weekend | Rosh Hashanah | |
| Saturday weekend | Yom Kippur | |
| Thursday | Sukkot | |
| Thursday | Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Friday and Saturday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 7 | 255 |
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Jan23 wd
Feb21 wd
Mar21 wd
Apr20 wd
May21 wd
Jun20 wd
Jul23 wd
Aug21 wd
Sep22 wd
Oct20 wd
Nov20 wd
Dec23 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysThu 3 to Sat 5 October 2024Rosh Hashanah
- 3 daysThu 17 to Sat 19 October 2024Sukkot
- 3 daysThu 24 to Sat 26 October 2024Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Sunday 28 April 2024 for Fri 26 to Mon 29 April 2024Seventh day of Pesach
- 4 daysTake off Thursday 13 June 2024 for Wed 12 to Sat 15 June 2024Shavuot
Questions about 2024 in Israel
- How many working days are there in Israel in 2024?
- 255 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 7 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Israel have in 2024?
- 8 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Rosh Hashanah (4 October 2024), Yom Kippur (12 October 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Israel?
- Friday and Saturday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Israel 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Israel has 8 public holidays and 255 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/israel/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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