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Public Holidays in Israel

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Year 2012

DateHolidayComment
January 2
(Monday)
winter holiday (end)
March 8
(Thursday)
Purim (banks are closed)Religious - Jewish
March 8
(Thursday)
Banks remain open in Jerusalem
March 9
(Friday)
Banks are closed in Jerusalem
March 29
(Thursday)
Pessah' (beginning)
April 6
(Friday)
Pessah' (banks are closed)Religious - Jewish
April 13
(Friday)
Pessah' (banks are closed)Religious - Jewish
April 16
(Monday)
Pessah' (end)
April 26
(Thursday)
Independence Day (banks are closed)National Day
May 27
(Sunday)
ShavuotReligious - Jewish
June 22
(Friday)
summer holiday (beginning)
July 29
(Sunday)
Tisha B'AvReligious - Jewish
August 29
(Wednesday)
summer holiday (end)
September 17
(Monday)
Rosh Hashanah - new year 5773 (banks are closed)Religious - Jewish
September 18
(Tuesday)
Rosh Hashanah - new year 5773 (banks are closed)Religious - Jewish
September 25
(Tuesday)
mid-term holiday (beginning)
September 26
(Wednesday)
Yom KippurReligious - Jewish
September 30
(Sunday)
Bank Holiday
September 30
(Sunday)
mid-term holiday (end)
October 1
(Monday)
Sukkot (banks are closed)Religious - Jewish
October 1
(Monday)
Sukkot (beginning)
October 2
(Tuesday)
Sukkot (banks are closed)Religious - Jewish
October 8
(Monday)
Sukkot (end)
October 8
(Monday)
Bank Holiday
December 19
(Wednesday)
winter holiday (beginning)



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