Chol HaMoed Sukkot in Israel
Chol HaMoed Sukkot in Israel is held on October 7. חול המועד סוכות. School holiday, collective paid leave in many businesses and government offices. This event in the first decade of the month October is annual. Help us
Chol HaMoed, a Hebrew phrase meaning "mundane of the festival", refers to the intermediate days of Passover and Sukkot.
Judaism the middle days of the festivals of Passover and Sukkoth, on which necessary work is permitted. If one has the ability to take vacation from work without financial loss during those days, he or she is normally required to do so. Many tasks such as laundry washing, hair cutting and shaving are to be avoided except in some circumstances. Painting the nails is allowed however filing and clipping nails is prohibited. Prayer services that day combine some usual practices of Chol HaMoed with practices of both Yom Tov and the High Holy Days.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
The Fast of Gedalia in Israel on September 24 (Heb.: צוֹם גְּדַלְיָה - is a minor Jewish fast day from dawn until dusk to lament the assassination of the righteous governor of Judah. His murder ended Jewish autonomy following the destruction of the First Temple);
Shemini Atzeret on October 13 (date of 2024);
Simchat Torah on October 14 (A Jewish holiday that celebrates and marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the beginning of a new cycle. Simchat Torah is a component of Shemini Atzeret - שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת);
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial on November 2 (Unofficial, but widely commemorated - יצחק רבין);
Sigd in Israel on November 29 (Date for 2024. סיגד - Festival of the Ethiopian Jews, optional paid leave, business as usual);
Day to Mark the Departure and Expulsion of Jews from the Arab Countries and Iran in Israel on November 30 (יום לציון היציאה והגירוש של היהודים מארצות ערב ומאיראן)