What you see here is the list of yearly 2020 holidays for Israel. So if you are looking for information regarding holidays observed in Israel in the year 2020, then you have come to the right place. This list has all the holidays written month-wise in proper order so you can easily break down the holidays according to the month and day when it falls.
This list will act as Israel 2020 holiday calendar and provide you with all the Bank holidays, Public Holidays of Israel Country, Israel School Holidays and Official holidays. So it would be easy for you to identify the holidays for the month and plan your schedule accordingly. You can always use this list as a reference to have knowledge about all the religious festivities of Israel in 2020 and local observances falling within the month of the year 2020 and make preparations for them in advance.
Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Year |
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7th January | Tuesday | Asarah B'Tevet | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
10th February | Monday | Tu Bishvat | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
9th March | Monday | Ta'anit Esther (Fast of Esther) | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
9th March | Monday | Erev Purim | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
10th March | Tuesday | Purim (Tel Aviv) | Local Holiday | 2020 |
11th March | Wednesday | Shushan Purim (Jerusalem) | Local Holiday | 2020 |
20th March | Friday | March Equinox | Season | 2020 |
15th April | Wednesday | Pesach VII (Last day of Passover) | National holiday, Hebrew | 2020 |
29th April | Wednesday | Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day) | National holiday, Hebrew | 2020 |
28th April | Tuesday | Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
21st April | Tuesday | Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Memorial Day | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
14th April | Tuesday | Pesach VI (Passover) | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
13th April | Monday | Pesach V (Passover) | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
11th April | Saturday | Pesach III (Passover) | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
4th April | Saturday | Yom HaAliyah | Official Holiday, Business as usual | 2020 |
10th April | Friday | Pesach II (Passover) | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
9th April | Thursday | Pesach I (First day of Passover) | National holiday, Hebrew | 2020 |
8th April | Wednesday | Erev Pesach | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
12th April | Sunday | Pesach IV (Passover) | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
29th May | Friday | Shavuot (Pentecost) | National holiday, Hebrew | 2020 |
28th May | Thursday | Erev Shavuot | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
22nd May | Friday | Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) | National holiday | 2020 |
12th May | Tuesday | Lag B'Omer | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season | 2020 |
9th July | Thursday | Fast of Shiva Asar B'Tammuz | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
29th July | Wednesday | Erev Tisha B'Av | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
30th July | Thursday | Tisha B'Av | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
18th September | Friday | Erev Rosh Hashana | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
28th September | Monday | Yom Kippur | National holiday, Hebrew | 2020 |
27th September | Sunday | Erev Yom Kippur | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
22nd September | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season | 2020 |
20th September | Sunday | Rosh Hashana II (New Year day 2) | National holiday, Hebrew | 2020 |
19th September | Saturday | Rosh Hashana (New Year) | National holiday, Hebrew | 2020 |
21st September | Monday | Tzom Gedaliah | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
10th October | Saturday | Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah | National holiday, Hebrew | 2020 |
25th October | Sunday | Yom HaAliyah School Observance | Observance | 2020 |
9th October | Friday | Sukkot VII/Hoshanah Rabah | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
8th October | Thursday | Sukkot VI | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
7th October | Wednesday | Sukkot V | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
6th October | Tuesday | Sukkot IV | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
5th October | Monday | Sukkot III | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
4th October | Sunday | Sukkot II | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
3rd October | Saturday | Sukkot I | National holiday, Hebrew | 2020 |
2nd October | Friday | Erev Sukkot | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
11th December | Friday | Hanukkah I (Holiday of lights) | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
12th December | Saturday | Hanukkah II | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
13th December | Sunday | Hanukkah III | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
14th December | Monday | Hanukkah IV | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
15th December | Tuesday | Hanukkah V | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
16th December | Wednesday | Hanukkah VI/Rosh Chodesh Tevet | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
17th December | Thursday | Hanukkah VII | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
18th December | Friday | Hanukkah VIII | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |
21st December | Monday | December Solstice | Season | 2020 |
25th December | Friday | Asarah B'Tevet | Observance, Hebrew | 2020 |