2027 calendar with holidays

Four holidays on the weekend

In 2027 the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot and Simchat Torah fall on Saturday, and Shavuot falls on Friday. A Sunday-to-Thursday work week is left with only five holidays on weekdays: Passover, the seventh day of Passover, Independence Day, the second day of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. That is why 2027 has 255 working days in a 5-day week — the breakdown by month is on the monthly work hours and holidays 2027 page.

April and October: the months to plan early

All the holiday and intermediate days of Passover fall in April, and those of Tishrei in October. These are the months with the fewest working days, and the months when employees ask for the most time off. Collect leave requests early — for example with the printable vacation request form — and build the shift schedule around them.

Intermediate days and other observances are working days

By law, the intermediate days, Purim, Lag BaOmer, Tisha B'Av and Memorial Day are regular working days. Many workplaces close on some of them or shorten the day, by agreement or custom. A holiday eve is not a rest day, but special rules apply to the length of the working day; details are in the guide how many hours you may work a day.

Working on a holiday

Work on a holiday rest day entitles the employee to a premium, as for work on Shabbat. An hourly or daily employee is also entitled to holiday pay for a holiday they did not work, under the conditions in the extension order. To calculate: holiday pay calculator and overtime calculator.

This is general information, not legal advice. An employee who is not Jewish is entitled to rest on the holidays of their own religion, and collective agreements, extension orders and personal contracts may set extra days off.