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Public holiday in Israel. One of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals. 16-20 Nisan (1-day communities) / 17-20 Nisan (2-day communities) March 29-April 2, 2021 / March 31-April 2, 2021 Chol HaMoed Pesach: Public holiday in Israel. Movable April 3, 2021 Shabbat Chol Hamoed Pesach: 21 Nisan April 3, 2021 Shvi'i shel Pesach: Public holiday in Israel ...
Public holidays in Israel are national holidays officially recognized by the Knesset, Israel's parliament. The State of Israel has adopted most traditional religious Jewish holidays as part of its national calendar, while also having established new modern holiday observances since its founding in 1948.
As a general rule, the biblical Jewish holidays (Sabbath, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Passover, Shavuot, Sukkot and Purim) are observed as public holidays in Israel. Chanukah is a school holiday, but businesses remain open.
The Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) is a two-day public holiday in Israel. However, since the 1980s an increasing number of secular Israelis celebrate the Gregorian New Year (usually known as "Silvester Night"— ליל סילבסטר) on the night between 31 December and 1 January. Prominent rabbis have on several occasions sharply denounced ...
"Like most Jewish holidays and observances, it ties all Jews together worldwide," he says. "Jews have always been tied to one another through our religion and customs, and Sukkot is another ...
During Tishrei, three holidays start on Thursday. In the diaspora, the eruv tavshilin is prepared thrice. (In Israel, it is only made on the eve of Rosh Hashanah.) In Israel, this is the only occasion with a "three-day holiday" (the two days of Rosh Hashanah followed by the Sabbath).
April marks one of the most significant holidays on the Jewish calendar: Passover. Passover, or "Pesach" in Hebrew, is an eight-day (or seven in Israel) celebration that commemorates the Jewish ...
November 4: Yitzhak Rabin Memorial (Israel, unofficial, but widely commemorated) Movable in November: Mitzvah Day International 2020 date: November 15 [1] November 30: Day to Mark the Departure and Expulsion of Jews from the Arab Countries and Iran ; December 4: Eid il-Burbara (Israel/Palestinian territories, not an official holiday)