The crucible of three world religions, perhaps no land in the world inspires as much passion and emotion as this thin crescent of soil on the Eastern Mediterranean. Its history is one of the oldest on Earth, yet the current State of Israel only gained independence in 1948.
Israeli holidays are based on the Hebrew calendar. The Jewish New Year falls in September or early October. However, the month of Nisan (March-April) is considered the “first” month, so technically, the Jewish New Year marks the beginning of the seventh month, Tishrei.
Holidays:
Rosh Hashanah / New Year (1st of Tishrei; September)
Yom Kippur / Day of Atonement (10th of Tishrei; September-October)
Sukkot / Feast of the Tabernacles (15th of Tishrei; September-October)
Simchat Torah (22nd of Tishrei; October)
Chanukah (25th of Kislev – 2nd of Tevet; December)
8th of Tevet, 9th of Tevet, 10th of Tevet (8th-10th of Tevet; December)
Tu B’shivat / Arbor Day (15th of Shivat; January-February)
Purim / Feast of Esther (14th of Adar; March)
Pesach / Passover (15th-21st of Nisan; April)
Yom Hashoah / Holocaust Remembrance Day (27th of Nisan; April)
Yom HaAtzmaut / Independence Day (5th of Iyar; April-May)
Lag Ba’omer (18th of Iyar; May)
Shavuot / Pentecost (6th of Sivan; May-June)
Tisha B’Av / Destruction of the 1st & 2nd Temples (9th of Av; July-August)
Tu B’Av / Valentine’s Day (15th of Av; August)
