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January
01
Thursday
New Year's Day
New Year's Day is the first day of the year, or January 1, in the Gregorian calendar.
01/01/2026
05
Monday
Catholic/Protestant Epiphany Eve
Catholic/Protestant Epiphany Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
01/05/2026
06
Tuesday
Catholic/Protestant Epiphany
Epiphany is a Christian holiday celebrated globally on January 6 each year. It commemorates two events recorded in the Bible: the three wise men's visit to baby Jesus; and Jesus' baptism.
01/06/2026
06
Tuesday
Orthodox Christmas Eve
Orthodox Christmas Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
01/06/2026
07
Wednesday
Orthodox Christmas Day
Many Orthodox churches annually celebrate Christmas Day on or around January 7. This event commemorates the story of Jesus Christ's birth, according to the Christian Bible.
01/07/2026
08
Thursday
Orthodox Christmas Holiday
Orthodox Christmas Holiday is a elective holiday in Israel
01/08/2026
13
Tuesday
Orthodox New Year's Eve
Orthodox New Year's Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
01/13/2026
14
Wednesday
Orthodox New Year
The Orthodox New Year, based on the Julian calendar, is annually held on January 14, according to the Gregorian calendar.
01/14/2026
16
Friday
Al Isra' wal Miraj
Isra and Mi'raj (Isra Me'raj, Israa and Mi'raaj, Laylat Al-Isra wa Al-Miraj, Lailat al Miraj, Night Journey and Ascension to Heaven) marks the night that the Prophet Mohammad traveled from Mecca to Jerusalem, ascended to heaven and returned.
01/16/2026
18
Sunday
Armenian Christmas Eve
Armenian Christmas Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
01/18/2026
18
Sunday
Orthodox Epiphany Eve
Orthodox Epiphany Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
01/18/2026
19
Monday
Armenian Christmas Day
Armenian Christmas Day is a elective holiday in Israel
01/19/2026
19
Monday
Orthodox Epiphany Day
Orthodox Epiphany Day is a elective holiday in Israel
01/19/2026
20
Tuesday
Armenian Christmas Holiday
Armenian Christmas Holiday is a elective holiday in Israel
01/20/2026
24
Saturday
Eid al-Khader Eve
Eid al-Khader Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
01/24/2026
25
Sunday
Eid al-Khader
Eid al-Khader is a elective holiday in Israel
01/25/2026
February
02
Monday
Tu Bishvat
Tu B'Shevat is the 15th day of the Jewish month of Shevat and is the birthday for trees that bear fruit or nuts.
02/02/2026
18
Wednesday
Ramadan begins
Ramadan is a period of prayer, reflection and fasting for many Muslims worldwide. It is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar.
02/18/2026
March
02
Monday
Fast of Esther
Fast of Esther is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
03/02/2026
02
Monday
Purim Eve
Purim Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
03/02/2026
03
Tuesday
Purim
Purim is a Jewish holiday to celebrate the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to kill all of them during the Persian empire, as told in the scroll of Esther.
03/03/2026
04
Wednesday
Shushan Purim (Jerusalem)
Shushan Purim (Jerusalem) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
03/04/2026
04
Wednesday
Shushan Purim
Shushan Purim is a elective holiday in Israel
03/04/2026
08
Sunday
International Women's Day
International Women's Day is a elective holiday in Israel
03/08/2026
19
Thursday
Eid al-Fitr Eve
Eid al-Fitr Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
03/19/2026
20
Friday
March Equinox
March Equinox in Israel (Jerusalem)
03/20/2026
20
Friday
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr is a holiday to mark the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast during the hours of daylight.
03/20/2026
21
Saturday
Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Eid al-Fitr Holiday is a elective holiday in Israel
03/21/2026
22
Sunday
Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Eid al-Fitr Holiday is a elective holiday in Israel
03/22/2026
25
Wednesday
Catholic/Protestant Feast of the Annunciation
Catholic/Protestant Feast of the Annunciation is a elective holiday in Israel
03/25/2026
28
Saturday
Aliyah Day
Aliyah Day is a official holiday, business as usual in Israel
03/28/2026
29
Sunday
Catholic/Protestant Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is a Christian feast that commemorates Jesus Christ's entry into Jerusalem. It is also the start of Holy Week.
03/29/2026
April
01
Wednesday
Passover Eve
Passover Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
04/01/2026
02
Thursday
Passover (Day 1)
During Passover, the Jewish people remember the liberation of the Israelites from slavery, their exodus from Egypt, and that their first-born children were spared during the 10th plague, as told in the Haggadah.
04/02/2026
02
Thursday
Catholic/Protestant Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday is a Christian observance on the Thursday during Holy Week. It is the day before Good Friday.
04/02/2026
03
Friday
Passover (Day 2)
Passover (Day 2) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
04/03/2026
03
Friday
Catholic/Protestant Good Friday
Good Friday is a global Christian observance two days before Easter Sunday.
04/03/2026
04
Saturday
Passover (Day 3)
Passover (Day 3) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
04/04/2026
04
Saturday
Catholic/Protestant Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday is the day before Easter Sunday.
04/04/2026
05
Sunday
Passover (Day 4)
Passover (Day 4) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
04/05/2026
05
Sunday
Armenian/Orthodox Palm Sunday
Armenian/Orthodox Palm Sunday is a observance and Orthodox holiday in Israel
04/05/2026
05
Sunday
Catholic/Protestant Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday commemorates Jesus Christ's resurrection, according to Christian belief.
04/05/2026
06
Monday
Passover (Day 5)
Passover (Day 5) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
04/06/2026
06
Monday
Catholic/Protestant Easter Monday
Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday.
04/06/2026
07
Tuesday
Passover (Day 6)
Passover (Day 6) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
04/07/2026
07
Tuesday
Orthodox Feast of the Annunciation
Orthodox Feast of the Annunciation is a elective holiday in Israel
04/07/2026
08
Wednesday
Passover (Day 7)
The last day of Passover marks the end of the Passover period, which lasts for seven or eight days.
04/08/2026
09
Thursday
Armenian/Orthodox Maundy Thursday
Armenian/Orthodox Maundy Thursday is a elective holiday in Israel
04/09/2026
09
Thursday
Mimouna Day
Mimouna Day is a elective holiday in Israel
04/09/2026
10
Friday
Armenian/Orthodox Good Friday
Millions of Orthodox Christians around the world annually observe Good Friday to commemorate the events leading up to Jesus Christ's crucifixion.
04/10/2026
11
Saturday
Armenian/Orthodox Holy Saturday
The Saturday before Easter Sunday is also known as Holy Saturday for many Orthodox churches worldwide.
04/11/2026
12
Sunday
Armenian/Orthodox Easter Sunday
Millions of Orthodox Christians around the world often celebrate Easter Sunday at a different time to the date set by many western churches.
04/12/2026
13
Monday
Armenian/Orthodox Easter Monday
Orthodox Easter Monday is the day after the Orthodox Easter Sunday.
04/13/2026
14
Tuesday
Yom HaShoah
Yom HaShoah is a Jewish day of remembrance for the lives and the heroism of the six million Jewish people who died in the Holocaust in the years leading up to and during World War II.
04/14/2026
20
Monday
Armenian Feast of the Annunciation
Armenian Feast of the Annunciation is a elective holiday in Israel
04/20/2026
21
Tuesday
Yom HaZikaron
Yom HaZikaron is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
04/21/2026
22
Wednesday
Yom HaAtzmaut
Israel's Independence Day, also known as Yom Ha'atzmaut, marks the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of Israel.
04/22/2026
24
Friday
Prophet Shuaib's Feast Eve
Prophet Shuaib's Feast Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
04/24/2026
25
Saturday
Prophet Shuaib's Feast
Prophet Shuaib's Feast is a elective holiday in Israel
04/25/2026
26
Sunday
Prophet Shuaib's Feast Holiday
Prophet Shuaib's Feast Holiday is a elective holiday in Israel
04/26/2026
27
Monday
Prophet Shuaib's Feast Holiday
Prophet Shuaib's Feast Holiday is a elective holiday in Israel
04/27/2026
28
Tuesday
Prophet Shuaib's Feast Holiday
Prophet Shuaib's Feast Holiday is a elective holiday in Israel
04/28/2026
May
01
Friday
May Day
Labor Day, International Workers' Day, and May Day, is a day off for workers in many countries around the world.
05/01/2026
05
Tuesday
Lag BaOmer
Lag B'Omer (Lag Ba'Omer, Lag La'omer, Lag L'Omer) is the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer, which is a period of 49 days between the Jewish holidays of Passover and Shavuot.
05/05/2026
10
Sunday
Victory Day over Nazi Germany
Victory Day over Nazi Germany is a elective holiday in Israel
05/10/2026
13
Wednesday
Catholic/Protestant Ascension Eve
Catholic/Protestant Ascension Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
05/13/2026
14
Thursday
Catholic/Protestant Ascension Day
Ascension Day is the 40th day of Easter. It is a religious holiday that commemorates the ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven.
05/14/2026
15
Friday
Jerusalem Day
Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) is the anniversary of Jerusalem's reunification.
05/15/2026
15
Friday
Memorial Day for Ethiopian Jews
Memorial Day for Ethiopian Jews is a elective holiday in Israel
05/15/2026
20
Wednesday
Armenian/Orthodox Ascension Eve
Armenian/Orthodox Ascension Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
05/20/2026
21
Thursday
Shavuot Eve
Shavuot Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
05/21/2026
21
Thursday
Armenian/Orthodox Ascension Day
Ascension Day is the 40th day of Easter. It is a religious holiday that commemorates the ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven.
05/21/2026
22
Friday
Shavuot
Shavuot, sometimes known as the Festival of the Weeks, is a Jewish holiday to mark the end of the Counting of the Omer and the anniversary of the day when Jewish people received the Torah.
05/22/2026
23
Saturday
Catholic/Protestant Pentecost Eve
Catholic/Protestant Pentecost Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
05/23/2026
24
Sunday
Catholic/Protestant Pentecost
Many Christians all over the world annually observe Pentecost, also known as Whitsunday or Whit Sunday.
05/24/2026
25
Monday
Catholic/Protestant Pentecost Monday
Whit Monday, or Pentecost Monday, is a Christian holiday that falls on the day after Pentecost, which is also known as Whit Sunday or Whitsunday.
05/25/2026
26
Tuesday
Eid al-Adha Eve
Eid al-Adha Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
05/26/2026
27
Wednesday
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha (Id ul-Adha) is an Islamic festival falling on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja (Thou al-Hijja) to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son.
05/27/2026
28
Thursday
Eid al-Adha Holiday
Eid al-Adha Holiday is a elective holiday in Israel
05/28/2026
29
Friday
Eid al-Adha Holiday
Eid al-Adha Holiday is a elective holiday in Israel
05/29/2026
30
Saturday
Eid al-Adha Holiday
Eid al-Adha Holiday is a elective holiday in Israel
05/30/2026
30
Saturday
Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost Eve
Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
05/30/2026
31
Sunday
Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost
Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost is a elective holiday in Israel
05/31/2026
June
01
Monday
Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost Monday
Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost Monday is a elective holiday in Israel
06/01/2026
16
Tuesday
Muharram Eve
Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and a time of remembrance or mourning.
06/16/2026
17
Wednesday
Muharram
Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and a time of remembrance or mourning.
06/17/2026
21
Sunday
June Solstice
June Solstice in Israel (Jerusalem)
06/21/2026
July
02
Thursday
17th of Tammuz
The 17th day of the Jewish month of Tammuz is a day of mourning to mark the anniversary of five calamities that befell the Jewish people. It is known as the Fast of Shiva Asar B'Tammuz.
07/02/2026
22
Wednesday
Tisha B'Av Eve
Tisha B'Av Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
07/22/2026
23
Thursday
Tisha B'Av
Tisha B' Av is a Jewish day of prayer and fasting. It is observed on the ninth day of the month of Av in the Jewish calendar. It commemorate the anniversary of five calamities, including the destruction of the First Temple and the Second Temple.
07/23/2026
August
25
Tuesday
Prophet's Birthday Eve
Prophet's Birthday Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
08/25/2026
26
Wednesday
Prophet's Birthday
Mawlid, or Milad, marks the birth of the Islamic prophet Muhammed, or Mohamed, in the year 570 of the Gregorian calendar.
08/26/2026
September
01
Tuesday
First Day of School Year
First Day of School Year is a elective holiday in Israel
09/01/2026
09
Wednesday
Feast of Prophet Sabalan Eve
Feast of Prophet Sabalan Eve is a elective holiday in Israel
09/09/2026
10
Thursday
Feast of Prophet Sabalan
Feast of Prophet Sabalan is a elective holiday in Israel
09/10/2026
11
Friday
Rosh Hashana Eve
Rosh Hashana Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
09/11/2026
12
Saturday
Rosh Hashana
Rosh Hashana, commonly known as the Jewish New Year, is the first day of Tishrei, the seventh month in the Hebrew calendar.
09/12/2026
13
Sunday
Rosh Hashana (Day 2)
Rosh Hashana (Day 2) is a national holiday and Jewish holiday in Israel
09/13/2026
14
Monday
Gedaliah Fast
Gedaliah Fast is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
09/14/2026
20
Sunday
Yom Kippur Eve
Yom Kippur Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
09/20/2026
21
Monday
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is an important Jewish holiday that centers on the themes of atonement and repentance.
09/21/2026
23
Wednesday
September Equinox
September Equinox in Israel (Jerusalem)
09/23/2026
25
Friday
Sukkot Eve
Sukkot Eve is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
09/25/2026
26
Saturday
Sukkot (Day 1)
The first day of Sukkot marks the start of the Sukkot festival, celebrated among Jewish communities worldwide.
09/26/2026
27
Sunday
Sukkot (Day 2)
Sukkot (Day 2) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
09/27/2026
28
Monday
Sukkot (Day 3)
Sukkot (Day 3) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
09/28/2026
29
Tuesday
Sukkot (Day 4)
Sukkot (Day 4) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
09/29/2026
30
Wednesday
Sukkot (Day 5)
Sukkot (Day 5) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
09/30/2026
October
01
Thursday
Sukkot (Day 6)
Sukkot (Day 6) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
10/01/2026
02
Friday
Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah
The last day of Sukkot marks the end of the Sukkot festival, celebrated among Jewish communities worldwide.
10/02/2026
03
Saturday
Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah
Shemini Atzeret (or Shmini Atzeret) is a Jewish holiday dedicated to the love of God, while Simchat Torah (Simchas Torah or Simhat Torah) and celebrates the completion of the annual reading of the Torah.
10/03/2026
18
Sunday
Aliyah Day School Observance
Aliyah Day School Observance is a observance in Israel
10/18/2026
November
09
Monday
Sigd
Sigd is a elective holiday in Israel
11/09/2026
December
05
Saturday
Hanukkah (Day 1)
Hanukkah, also known as Chanukah or the Festival of Lights, is celebrated for 8 days between the 25th day of the month of Kislev to the second day of Tevet in the Hebrew calendar.
12/05/2026
06
Sunday
Hanukkah (Day 2)
Hanukkah (Day 2) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
12/06/2026
07
Monday
Hanukkah (Day 3)
Hanukkah (Day 3) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
12/07/2026
08
Tuesday
Hanukkah (Day 4)
Hanukkah (Day 4) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
12/08/2026
09
Wednesday
Hanukkah (Day 5)
Hanukkah (Day 5) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
12/09/2026
10
Thursday
Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
12/10/2026
11
Friday
Hanukkah (Day 7)
Hanukkah (Day 7) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
12/11/2026
12
Saturday
Hanukkah (Day 8)
Hanukkah, also known as Chanukah or the Festival of Lights, is celebrated for eight days between the 25th day of the month of Kislev to the second day of Tevet in the Hebrew calendar.
12/12/2026
20
Sunday
Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet)
Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) is a observance and Jewish holiday in Israel
12/20/2026
21
Monday
December Solstice
December Solstice in Israel (Jerusalem)
12/21/2026
24
Thursday
Catholic/Protestant Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve is the day before Christmas Day and falls on December 24 in the Gregorian calendar.
12/24/2026
25
Friday
Catholic/Protestant Christmas Day
Christmas Day is one of the biggest Christian celebrations and falls on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar.
12/25/2026
26
Saturday
Catholic/Protestant Boxing Day
Catholic/Protestant Boxing Day is a elective holiday in Israel
12/26/2026
31
Thursday
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is the last day of the year, December 31, in the Gregorian calendar.
12/31/2026
