Public holidays in Israel 2029
Israel has 8 public holidays in 2029. 6 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 254 working days out of 365. The weekend is Friday and Saturday.
8public holidays
7weekday days off, substitutes included
254working days in 2029
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2029
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday weekend | Pesach | |
| Friday weekend | Seventh day of Pesach | |
| Thursday | Independence Day observed | |
| Sunday | Shavuot | |
| Monday | Rosh Hashanah | |
| Tuesday | Rosh Hashanah | |
| Wednesday | Yom Kippur | |
| Monday | Sukkot | |
| Monday | Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2029
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 2029 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| February 2029 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2029 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2029 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2029 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| June 2029 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| July 2029 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2029 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| September 2029 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| October 2029 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November 2029 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2029 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| Total 2029 | 365 | 104 | 7 | 254 |
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Jan23 wd
Feb20 wd
Mar21 wd
Apr21 wd
May22 wd
Jun20 wd
Jul23 wd
Aug22 wd
Sep17 wd
Oct22 wd
Nov21 wd
Dec22 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2029
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysThu 19 to Sat 21 April 2029Independence Day
- 3 daysFri 18 to Sun 20 May 2029Shavuot
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 5 daysTake off Sunday 9 September 2029 for Fri 7 to Tue 11 September 2029Rosh Hashanah
- 4 daysTake off Thursday 20 September 2029 for Wed 19 to Sat 22 September 2029Yom Kippur
- 4 daysTake off Sunday 23 September 2029 for Fri 21 to Mon 24 September 2029Sukkot
- 4 daysTake off Sunday 30 September 2029 for Fri 28 September to Mon 1 October 2029Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret
Questions about 2029 in Israel
- How many working days are there in Israel in 2029?
- 254 working days. 2029 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 7 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Israel have in 2029?
- 8 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2029 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Pesach (31 March 2029), Seventh day of Pesach (6 April 2029).
- 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 2030?
- See public holidays in Israel 2030 or go back to 2028.
Cite or reuse this data
Israel has 8 public holidays and 254 working days in 2029.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/israel/2029/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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