# Public holidays in Israel 2025

Israel has 8 public holidays in 2025. 7 fall on a weekday and 1 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 253 working days out of 365. The weekend is Friday and Saturday.

- Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/israel/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0)
- JSON: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/il/2025.json
- iCalendar: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/il/2025.ics
- CSV: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/il/2025.csv
- All years: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/il.json

## Summary 2025

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Public holidays | 8 |
| Substitute days off (observed) | 1 |
| Holidays on weekdays | 8 |
| Holidays on the weekend | 1 |
| Weekend days | 104 |
| Working days | 253 |
| Calendar days | 365 |

## Holiday dates 2025

| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-13 | Sunday | Pesach |
| 2025-04-19 | Saturday | Seventh day of Pesach |
| 2025-05-01 | Thursday | Independence Day (observed) |
| 2025-06-02 | Monday | Shavuot |
| 2025-09-23 | Tuesday | Rosh Hashanah |
| 2025-09-24 | Wednesday | Rosh Hashanah |
| 2025-10-02 | Thursday | Yom Kippur |
| 2025-10-07 | Tuesday | Sukkot |
| 2025-10-14 | Tuesday | Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret |

Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.

## Working days per month in 2025

A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Friday and Saturday) nor a public holiday.

| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| January 2025 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 8 | 253 |

## Long weekends in 2025

Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave.

- 3 days, Fri 11 to Sun 13 April 2025: Pesach
- 3 days, Thu 1 to Sat 3 May 2025: Independence Day
- 3 days, Thu 2 to Sat 4 October 2025: Yom Kippur

## Bridge days in 2025

Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.

- Take off Sunday 1 June 2025 for Fri 30 May to Mon 2 June 2025 (4 days): Shavuot
- Take off Thursday 25 September 2025 for Tue 23 to Sat 27 September 2025 (5 days): Rosh Hashanah

## Questions about 2025 in Israel

**How many working days are there in Israel in 2025?** 253 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 8 public holidays on weekdays.

**How many public holidays does Israel have in 2025?** 8 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 1 falls on the weekend.

**What counts as the weekend in Israel?** Friday and Saturday.

## Other years

- [Israel 2024](https://openworkdays.com/israel/2024.md)
- [Israel 2025](https://openworkdays.com/israel/2025.md)
- [Israel 2026](https://openworkdays.com/israel/2026.md)
- [Israel 2027](https://openworkdays.com/israel/2027.md)
- [Israel 2028](https://openworkdays.com/israel/2028.md)
- [Israel 2029](https://openworkdays.com/israel/2029.md)
- [Israel 2030](https://openworkdays.com/israel/2030.md)

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