| We set below, for your information, a list of days in 2008 apart from Saturdays, which will be observed as Bank and Public Holidays in Israel. |
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21st |
March |
Friday |
Feast of Purim |
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20th |
April |
Sunday |
First Day of Pesach |
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8th |
May |
Tuesday |
Israel Independence Day |
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9th |
June |
Monday |
Feast of Shavuot (Pentecost) |
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10th |
August |
Sunday |
Fast of Ninth of Ab |
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30th |
September |
Tuesday |
Rosh Hashanah (New Year) 1st Day |
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1st |
October |
Wednesday |
Rosh Hashanah (New Year) 2rd Day |
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9th |
October |
Thursday |
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) |
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14th |
October |
Tuesday |
First Day of Sucot (Tabernacles) |
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21st |
October |
Tuesday |
Last Day of Sucot (Tabernacles) |
| On Fridays and on the eve of holidays marked (*), as well as on the intermediate days of Passover (21st – 25th April) and Tabernacles (15th October – 20th October) banks are closed during the afternoon. |
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| In addition, the Bank of Israel will be closed on the following days (which are working days in other banking institutions): |
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29th |
September |
Monday |
Eve of Rosh Hashanah (New Year) |
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8th |
October |
Wednesday |
Eve of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) |