There are nine days of public holidays in Israel on which employees get a day off automatically:
Rosh Hashanah - 3 days Yom Kippur - 2 days Sukkot - 1 day (first day) Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret - 1 day Purim - 1 day Passover - 2 days (eve of, and first day) Passover - 2 das (seventh day+mimuna) Memorial Day - 1 day Independence Day - 1 day Shavuot - 1 day
Dates change every year, as they follow the Hebrew calendar. This page is updated every August with the dates for the coming year.
2026-2027 holidays dates:
Rosh Hashanah: September 11-13, 2026 Yom Kippur: September 20-21, 2026 Sukkot: September 26, 2026 Simchat Torah: October 3, 2026 —- Purim: March 23, 2027 Passover: April 21-22, 2027 Passover (seventh + mimuna): April 28-29, 2027 Memorial Day: May 11, 2027 Independence: May 12, 2027 Shavuot: June 10-11, 2027 Rosh Hashanah: October 1-3, 2027 Yom Kippur: October 10-11, 2027 Sukkot: October 16, 2027 Simchat Torah: October 23, 2027
Carry-over
Israeli employees can carry over up to 7 unused vacation days from one year to the next.
For other vacation days or time-off requests, it’s the same as everyone in Deel. Check here No access
Currently, for these two holidays, employees are entitled to a holiday gift as seen in Benefits Plan:
- Rosh Hashanah
- Passover