Country Information
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Israel
Capital: Jerusalem
Time Zone: GMT +2
Currency: Shekel
International Dialling Code in: +972
International Dialling Code out: 00
Country ID: IL
Public Holidays and Other Events
| Holiday
| Date
| 2009
| 2010
|
| Purim (Deliverance of the Jews)
| 14 Adar II
| Mar 10
| Feb 28
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| Pesach I (First day of Passover)
| 15 Nisan
| Apr 9
| Mar 30
|
| Pesach VII (Last day of Passover)
| 21 Nisan
| Apr 15
| Apr 5
|
| Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day)
| Between 3 and 6 Iyar
| Apr 25
| Apr 29
|
| Shavuot (Pentecost)
| 6 Sivan
| May 29
| May 19
|
| Tisha B'Av
| 9 Av
| Jul 30
| Jul 20
|
| Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)
| 1 Tishri
| Sep 19
| Sep 9
|
| Rosh Hashana II (New Year - Day 2)
| 2 Tishri
| Sep 20
| Sep 10
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| Yom Kippur
| 10 Tishri
| Sep 28
| Sep 18
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| Sukkot I
| 15 Tishri
| Oct 3
| Sep 23
|
| Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah
| 22 Tishri
| Oct 10
| Sep 30
|
| Hanukkah (Holiday of Lights)
| 25 Kislev (first of eight days)
| Dec 12
| Dec 2
|
| Holidays shown in blue are public holidays and are observed by most or all of the country's regions.
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