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Israel : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: New Shekel (ILS)
  • Internet extension: .il - Telephone code: +972 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: +2 (DST: yes)
    Banks are open Sunday through Friday mornings from 08:30 to 12:00. They offer additional hours Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday from 16:00 to 18:00.
  • Weekend: Friday & Saturday
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    Tuesday november 26, 2024First Night of HanukkahEvents, celebrations...
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    Thursday december 26, 2024Winter holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Friday december 27, 2024Hanukkah (beginning)School holidays
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    Wednesday january 1, 2025School holidaysSchool holidays
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    Friday january 3, 2025Tiberias MarathonSports events
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    Sunday january 5, 2025Hanukkah (end)School holidays
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    Friday february 14, 2025Valentine's Daycards/flowers
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    First Night of Hanukkah

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    Tuesday november 26, 2024
    Culture :

    Winter holiday (beginning)

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    Thursday december 26, 2024
    School holidays :

    Hanukkah (beginning)

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    Friday december 27, 2024
    School holidays :

    School holidays

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    Wednesday january 1, 2025
    School holidays : Http://edu.gov.il
    official calendar issued by the Ministry of Education
    SEPARATE CALENDAR FOR ARAB AND DRUZE SCHOOLS
    2022 PISA ranking: #35 with a 466 score
    Average class size: more than 27
    While the average school year is 180 days, Israeli students are since 2017 in school for 227 days, making the number of school days one of the highest in the OECD
    Schooling is mandatory till age 18
    number of instructional hours per year in lower secondary education: 610
    schools close on Saturday
    school uniforms required
    Technion-Israel Institute of Technology ranking: Times Higher Education #--/QS ranking #--/Shanghai (2023) #79

    We carry confirmed dates till May 2025

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    Tiberias Marathon

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    Friday january 3, 2025
    Sports events : Http://tiberiasmarathon.com 2025 edition confirmed

    Hanukkah (end)

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    Sunday january 5, 2025
    School holidays :

    Valentine's Day

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    Friday february 14, 2025
    cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February