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Holidays and Observances in Israel in 2022

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Holidays and Observances in Israel in 2022

Date NameType
Jan 1SaturdayNew Year's DayElective Holiday
Jan 5WednesdayCatholic/Protestant Epiphany EveElective Holiday
Jan 6ThursdayCatholic/Protestant EpiphanyElective Holiday
Jan 6ThursdayOrthodox Christmas EveElective Holiday
Jan 7FridayOrthodox Christmas DayElective Holiday
Jan 8SaturdayOrthodox Christmas HolidayElective Holiday
Jan 13ThursdayOrthodox New Year’s EveElective Holiday
Jan 14FridayOrthodox New YearElective Holiday
Jan 17MondayTu BishvatObservance, Hebrew
Jan 18TuesdayArmenian Christmas EveElective Holiday
Jan 18TuesdayOrthodox Epiphany EveElective Holiday
Jan 19WednesdayArmenian Christmas DayElective Holiday
Jan 19WednesdayOrthodox Epiphany DayElective Holiday
Jan 20ThursdayArmenian Christmas HolidayElective Holiday
Jan 24MondayEid al-Khader EveElective Holiday
Jan 25TuesdayEid al-KhaderElective Holiday
Feb 28MondayAl Isra' wal MirajElective Holiday
Mar 8TuesdayInternational Women's DayElective Holiday
Mar 16WednesdayFast of EstherElective Holiday
Mar 16WednesdayPurim EveObservance, Hebrew
Mar 17ThursdayPurimElective Holiday
Mar 18FridayShushan PurimElective Holiday
Mar 20SundayMarch EquinoxSeason
Mar 25FridayCatholic/Protestant Feast of the AnnunciationElective Holiday
Apr 7ThursdayOrthodox Feast of the AnnunciationElective Holiday
Apr 10SundayCatholic/Protestant Palm SundayObservance, Christian
Apr 11MondayAliyah DayOfficial Holiday, Business as usual
Apr 14ThursdayCatholic/Protestant Maundy ThursdayElective Holiday
Apr 15FridayPassover EveElective Holiday
Apr 15FridayCatholic/Protestant Good FridayElective Holiday
Apr 16SaturdayPassover (Day 1)National Holiday, Hebrew
Apr 16SaturdayCatholic/Protestant Holy SaturdayElective Holiday
Apr 17SundayPassover (Day 2)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 17SundayArmenian/Orthodox Palm SundayObservance, Christian
Apr 17SundayCatholic/Protestant Easter SundayElective Holiday
Apr 18MondayPassover (Day 3)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 18MondayCatholic/Protestant Easter MondayElective Holiday
Apr 19TuesdayPassover (Day 4)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 20WednesdayPassover (Day 5)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 20WednesdayArmenian Feast of the AnnunciationElective Holiday
Apr 21ThursdayPassover (Day 6)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 21ThursdayArmenian/Orthodox Maundy ThursdayElective Holiday
Apr 22FridayPassover (Day 7)National Holiday, Hebrew
Apr 22FridayArmenian/Orthodox Good FridayElective Holiday
Apr 23SaturdayArmenian/Orthodox Holy SaturdayElective Holiday
Apr 23SaturdayMimouna DayElective Holiday
Apr 24SundayArmenian/Orthodox Easter SundayElective Holiday
Apr 24SundayProphet Shuaib's Feast EveElective Holiday
Apr 25MondayArmenian/Orthodox Easter MondayElective Holiday
Apr 25MondayProphet Shuaib's FeastElective Holiday
Apr 26TuesdayProphet Shuaib's Feast HolidayElective Holiday
Apr 27WednesdayProphet Shuaib's Feast HolidayElective Holiday
Apr 28ThursdayYom HaShoahElective Holiday
Apr 28ThursdayProphet Shuaib's Feast HolidayElective Holiday
May 1SundayMay DayElective Holiday
May 4WednesdayYom HaZikaronObservance, Hebrew
May 5ThursdayYom HaAtzmautNational Holiday, Hebrew
May 19ThursdayLag BaOmerElective Holiday
May 25WednesdayCatholic/Protestant Ascension EveElective Holiday
May 26ThursdayCatholic/Protestant Ascension DayElective Holiday
May 29SundayJerusalem DayElective Holiday
May 29SundayMemorial Day for Ethiopian JewsElective Holiday
Jun 1WednesdayArmenian/Orthodox Ascension EveElective Holiday
Jun 2ThursdayArmenian/Orthodox Ascension DayElective Holiday
Jun 4SaturdayShavuot EveElective Holiday
Jun 4SaturdayCatholic/Protestant Pentecost EveElective Holiday
Jun 5SundayShavuotNational Holiday, Hebrew
Jun 5SundayCatholic/Protestant PentecostElective Holiday
Jun 6MondayCatholic/Protestant Pentecost MondayElective Holiday
Jun 11SaturdayArmenian/Orthodox Pentecost EveElective Holiday
Jun 12SundayArmenian/Orthodox PentecostElective Holiday
Jun 13MondayArmenian/Orthodox Pentecost MondayElective Holiday
Jun 21TuesdayJune SolsticeSeason
Jul 17Sunday17th of TammuzElective Holiday
Aug 6SaturdayTisha B'Av EveObservance, Hebrew
Aug 7SundayTisha B'AvElective Holiday
Sep 1ThursdayFirst Day of School YearElective Holiday
Sep 9FridayFeast of Prophet Sabalan EveElective Holiday
Sep 10SaturdayFeast of Prophet SabalanElective Holiday
Sep 23FridaySeptember EquinoxSeason
Sep 25SundayRosh Hashana EveElective Holiday
Sep 26MondayRosh HashanaNational Holiday, Hebrew
Sep 27TuesdayRosh Hashana (Day 2)National Holiday, Hebrew
Sep 28WednesdayGedaliah FastElective Holiday
Oct 4TuesdayYom Kippur EveElective Holiday
Oct 5WednesdayYom KippurNational Holiday, Hebrew
Oct 9SundaySukkot EveElective Holiday
Oct 10MondaySukkot (Day 1)National Holiday, Hebrew
Oct 11TuesdaySukkot (Day 2)Observance, Hebrew
Oct 12WednesdaySukkot (Day 3)Observance, Hebrew
Oct 13ThursdaySukkot (Day 4)Observance, Hebrew
Oct 14FridaySukkot (Day 5)Observance, Hebrew
Oct 15SaturdaySukkot (Day 6)Observance, Hebrew
Oct 16SundaySukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah RabahObservance, Hebrew
Oct 17MondayShemini Atzeret / Simchat TorahNational Holiday, Hebrew
Nov 1TuesdayElection DayNational Holiday
Nov 1TuesdayAliyah Day School ObservanceObservance
Nov 23WednesdaySigdElective Holiday
Dec 19MondayHanukkah (Day 1)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 20TuesdayHanukkah (Day 2)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 21WednesdayHanukkah (Day 3)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 21WednesdayDecember SolsticeSeason
Dec 22ThursdayHanukkah (Day 4)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 23FridayHanukkah (Day 5)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 24SaturdayHanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh TevetObservance, Hebrew
Dec 24SaturdayCatholic/Protestant Christmas EveElective Holiday
Dec 25SundayHanukkah (Day 7)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 25SundayCatholic/Protestant Christmas DayElective Holiday
Dec 26MondayHanukkah (Day 8)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 26MondayCatholic/Protestant Boxing DayElective Holiday
Dec 31SaturdayNew Year's EveElective Holiday

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