2008 Holidays and Events in Israel

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/22/2008, Tue	Tu B'shevat
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Tree Planting New Year
	3/21/2008, Fri	Purim
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	4/19/2008, Sat	Passover Eve
Businesses Closed PM Banks Closed PM Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Public transport closes at sundown
	4/20/2008, Sun	Passover - First Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note 1st day is full holiday with public transport closed
	4/21/2008, Mon	Passover - Intermediate Days
Businesses Closed PM Banks Closed PM Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Public transport closes at sundown
	4/22/2008, Tue	Passover - Intermediate Days
Businesses Closed PM Banks Closed PM Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Public transport closes at sundown
	4/23/2008, Wed	Passover - Intermediate Days
Businesses Closed PM Banks Closed PM Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Public transport closes at sundown
	4/24/2008, Thu	Passover - Intermediate Days
Businesses Closed PM Banks Closed PM Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Public transport closes at sundown
	4/25/2008, Fri	Passover - Intermediate Days
Businesses Closed PM Banks Closed PM Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Public transport closes at sundown
	4/26/2008, Sat	Passover - Last Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Last day is full holiday with public transport closed
	5/2/2008, Fri	Holocaust Memorial Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Places of entertainment close down from sundown previous day
	5/10/2008, Sat	Israel Independence Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	5/23/2008, Fri	Lag Ba'Omer
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Massive bonfires
	6/8/2008, Sun	Shavuot (Pentecost) Eve
Businesses Closed PM Banks Closed PM Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Feast of Weeks. No Public Transport from sunset on Shavuot Eve.
	6/9/2008, Mon	Shavuot (Pentecost)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Feast of Weeks. No Public Transport from sunset previous day.
	8/10/2008, Sun	Tisha B'av/Fast of Ninth of Ab
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Fast begins sundown of previous day. Restaurants closed.
	9/30/2008, Tue	Rosh Hashanah Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note No Public transportation
	10/1/2008, Wed	Rosh Hashanah Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note No Public transportation
	10/8/2008, Wed	Rosh Hashanah Eve
Businesses Closed PM Banks Closed PM Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Public transport closes at sundown
	10/8/2008, Wed	Yom Kippur Eve
Businesses Closed PM Banks Closed PM Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note All Jewish Businesss and public transportation stop at 1:00 PM. Airport closes by sundown.
	10/9/2008, Thu	Yom Kippur
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Roads closed. Airport closed. No radio or television
	10/13/2008, Mon	Sukkot Eve
Businesses Closed PM Banks Closed PM Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Business & public transport closes down at sunset
	10/14/2008, Tue	Sukkot - First Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note First day of Sukkot is public holiday. Public transport closed.
	10/15/2008, Wed	Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) - Intermediate Days
Businesses Closed PM Banks Closed PM Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Only 1st & Last days are public holidays. Other days are half holidays.
	10/16/2008, Thu	Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) - Intermediate Days
Businesses Closed PM Banks Closed PM Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Only 1st & Last days are public holidays. Other days are half holidays.
	10/17/2008, Fri	Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) - Intermediate Days
Businesses Closed PM Banks Closed PM Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Only 1st & Last days are public holidays. Other days are half holidays.
	10/18/2008, Sat	Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) - Intermediate Days
Businesses Closed PM Banks Closed PM Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Only 1st & Last days are public holidays. Other days are half holidays.
	10/19/2008, Sun	Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) - Intermediate Days
Businesses Closed PM Banks Closed PM Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Only 1st & Last days are public holidays. Other days are half holidays.
	10/20/2008, Mon	Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) - Intermediate Days
Businesses Closed PM Banks Closed PM Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Only 1st & Last days are public holidays. Other days are half holidays.
	10/22/2008, Wed	Simchat Torah
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Last day of Sukkot is public holiday. Public transport closed
	12/22/2008, Mon	Hanukah (Chanukah)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Festival of Lights
	12/23/2008, Tue	Hanukah (Chanukah)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Festival of Lights
	12/24/2008, Wed	Hanukah (Chanukah)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Festival of Lights
	12/25/2008, Thu	Hanukah (Chanukah)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Festival of Lights
	12/25/2008, Thu	Christmas
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note For Christian community only
	12/26/2008, Fri	Hanukah (Chanukah)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Festival of Lights
	12/27/2008, Sat	Hanukah (Chanukah)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Festival of Lights
	12/28/2008, Sun	Hanukah (Chanukah)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Festival of Lights
	12/29/2008, Mon	Hanukah (Chanukah)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Festival of Lights

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