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Israel Public Holidays in 2011, 2012
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in Western Asia located on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Egypt on the southwest, and Jordan in the east, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area. The West Bank and Gaza Strip are also adjacent. Government – Parliamentary democracy. President – Shimon Peres. Official languages – Hebrew, Arabic.
Jerusalem – the capital and the largest city. Famous cities: Haifa, Nazareth, Tel Aviv-Jaffaa, Bat Yam, Netanya, Ashdod, Arad, Ramat Gan, Bnei Brak, Beersheba, etc.
| Human Development Index rankings for Israel is 0.932 (23rd, high) in High Human Development countries. Currency – Israeli new sheqel (NIS). Fiscal year – calendar year. Gini coefficient – 38.6%. Trade organisations – WTO, OECD (trial member), WJC. Israel Inflation rate (CPI) – 2.281% (11'2010).
Main industries – high-technology projects (including aviation, communications, computer-aided design and manufacture, medical electronics, fiber optics), wood and paper products, potash and phosphates, food, beverages, and tobacco, caustic soda, cement, construction, metal products, chemical products, plastics, diamond cutting, textiles and footwear.
All Jewish holidays begin the evening before the date specified. Non-Jews companies may choose Friday, Saturday or Sunday as their main weekly holiday.Time Zone: IST (UTC+2). Summer – (DST) (UTC+3).
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| Holidays |
2011 |
2012 |
| Europe calendar |
Israel calendar |
Europe calendar |
Israel calendar |
| Tu B'Shvat New Year for Trees |
January 20 |
15th of Shvat |
February 8 |
15th of Shvat |
Purim (banks are closed)
(Deliverance of the Jews)
(between February 24 - March 26) |
March 20 (Sun) |
Adar 14 |
March 8 |
Adar 14 |
Pesach I (banks are closed)
(First day of Passover) |
April 19 |
Nisan 15 | April 7 |
Nisan 15 |
| Pesach VII (Last day of Passover) |
April 25 |
Nisan 21 | Apri1 13 |
Nisan 21 |
| Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) |
May 1 |
27th of Nissan | April 19 |
27th of Nissan |
| Israel's Memorial Day (Yom HaZikaron) |
May 9 |
Iyar 5 | April 25 |
Iyar 5 |
| Israel's Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut) |
May 10 |
Iyar 6 | April 26 |
Iyar 6 |
Pentecost (Shavuot)
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June 8 |
Sivan 6 | May 27 |
Sivan 6 |
Destruction of the 1st and 2nd Temples
(Tisha B'Av ) |
August 9 |
Av 9 | July 29 |
Av 9 |
New Year (banks are closed)
(Rosh Hashanah - new year 5772, 5773) |
September 29-30 |
Tishri 1 | September 17-18 |
Tishri 1 |
| Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) |
October 8 |
Tishri 10 | September 26 |
Tishri 10 |
Feast of Tabernacles Sukkot I
(banks are closed) |
October 13-19 |
Tishri 15-16 | October 1-2 |
Tishri 15-16 |
Assembly of the Eighth Day
(Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah) |
October 20-21 |
Tishri 22-23 | October 8-9 |
Tishri 22-23 |
Chanukah
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December 21-28 |
25th of Kislev | December 9-16 |
25th of Kislev |
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