Public holidays in Israel 2029

9 nationwide public holidays in 2029.

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See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2029

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
31 March Saturday	Saturday	Pesach Religious פסח	פסח
6 April Friday	Friday	Seventh day of Pesach Religious שביעי של פסח	שביעי של פסח
19 April Thursday	Thursday	Independence Day (observed) National day יום העצמאות (נצפה) Observed day off for Independence Day (Fri 20 Apr)	יום העצמאות (נצפה)
20 May Sunday	Sunday	Shavuot Religious שבועות	שבועות
10 September Monday	Monday	Rosh Hashanah Religious ראש השנה	ראש השנה
11 September Tuesday	Tuesday	Rosh Hashanah Religious ראש השנה	ראש השנה
19 September Wednesday	Wednesday	Yom Kippur Religious יום כיפור	יום כיפור
24 September Monday	Monday	Sukkot Religious סוכות	סוכות
1 October Monday	Monday	Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret Religious שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת	שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת

Long weekends and bridge days 2029

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Israel (Friday and Saturday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Thu 19 Apr – Sat 21 Apr · 3 days off
Independence Day (observed)
Typically in Jerusalem: high 26°C (79°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 6% of days
Fri 18 May – Sun 20 May · 3 days off
Shavuot
Typically in Jerusalem: high 31°C (88°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 0% of days

Bridge days

Sun 9 Sep: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Fri 7 Sep – Tue 11 Sep)
Rosh Hashanah
Typically in Jerusalem: high 34°C (93°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 0% of days
Thu 20 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 19 Sep – Sat 22 Sep)
Yom Kippur
Typically in Jerusalem: high 33°C (91°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 0% of days
Sun 23 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 21 Sep – Mon 24 Sep)
Sukkot
Typically in Jerusalem: high 33°C (91°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 0% of days
Sun 30 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 28 Sep – Mon 1 Oct)
Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret
Typically in Jerusalem: high 33°C (91°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 0% of days

Leave planner 2029

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Fri 7 Sep – Sat 15 Sep — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Sun 9 Sep, Wed 12 Sep, Thu 13 Sep).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 29 Mar) get 3 days in a rowThu 29 Mar – Sat 31 Mar · PesachShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 18 Apr) get 4 days in a rowWed 18 Apr – Sat 21 Apr · Independence Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 17 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 17 May – Sun 20 May · ShavuotShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 9 Sep) get 5 days in a rowFri 7 Sep – Tue 11 Sep · Rosh HashanahShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 20 Sep) get 4 days in a rowWed 19 Sep – Sat 22 Sep · Yom KippurShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 30 Sep) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Sep – Mon 1 Oct · Simchat Torah / Shemini AtzeretShow on calendar ↓