About the Consulate
Holidays
2009 Holiday List
The U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem will be closed in observance of the following United States and Jerusalem holidays:
Holiday |
Day Observed |
| New Year’s Day 2008/2009 | Thursday, January 1 |
| Martin Luther King’s Birthday | Monday, January 19 |
| Presidents’ Day | Monday, February 16 |
| Passover (1st Day) | Thursday, April 9 |
| Passover (Last Day) | Wednesday, April 15 |
| Israeli Independence Day | Wednesday, April 29 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 25 |
| Shavuot (Pentecost) | Friday, May 29 |
| USA Independence Day | Friday, July 3 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 7 |
| Rosh Hashana (New Year 1st Day) | Saturday, September 19 |
| Rosh Hashana (New Year 2nd Day) | Sunday, September 20 |
| Id Al Fitr | To be announced |
| Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) | Monday, September 28 |
| Succot (Feast of Tabernacles) | Saturday, October 3 |
| Simhat Torah (Rejoicing of the Law) | Saturday, October 10 |
| Columbus Day | Monday, October 12 |
| Veteran’s Day | Wednesday, November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 26 |
| ‘Id Al Adha | To be announced |
| Christmas Day | Friday, December 25 |
| New Year’s Day 2009/2010 | Friday, January 1 |