1 dayTue, Apr 11
Passover (Pesach) — a lone day off, bridge it:
11
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Apr 9–10) for 5 days off (Apr 7 – 11).
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Long Weekends in Israel 2028
Israel has 3 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2028, counting public holidays and Fri–Sat weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Sep 21 – 23). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 3
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Fri–Sat
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Every break in 2028
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayMon, Apr 17
Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover — a lone day off, bridge it:
17
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Apr 16) for 4 days off (Apr 14 – 17).
1 dayTue, May 2
Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut) — a lone day off, bridge it:
2
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Apr 30 – May 1) for 5 days off (Apr 28 – May 2).
1 dayWed, May 31
Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) — a lone day off, bridge it:
31
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jun 1) for 4 days off (May 31 – Jun 3).
3 daysThu, Sep 21 – Sat, Sep 23
Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah) · Rosh Hashanah (Day 2)
212223
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Sep 17–20) for 9 days off (Sep 15 – 23).
2 daysFri, Sep 29 – Sat, Sep 30
2930
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Oct 1–4) for 9 days off (Sep 29 – Oct 7).
3 daysThu, Oct 5 – Sat, Oct 7
567
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Oct 8–11) for 10 days off (Oct 5 – 14).
3 daysThu, Oct 12 – Sat, Oct 14
121314
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Oct 8–11) for 10 days off (Oct 5 – 14).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Apr 9–10 | Apr 7 – 11 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 9–10 + Apr 12–13 | Apr 7 – 15 |
| 5 | 2d · Apr 12–13 | Apr 11 – 15 |
| 7 | 3d · Apr 12–13 + Apr 16 | Apr 11 – 17 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Apr 16 | Apr 14 – 17 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 16 + Apr 18–20 | Apr 14 – 22 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 18–20 | Apr 17 – 22 |
| 5 | 2d · Apr 30 – May 1 | Apr 28 – May 2 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 30 – May 1 + May 3–4 | Apr 28 – May 6 |
| 5 | 2d · May 3–4 | May 2 – 6 |
| 6 | 3d · May 28–30 | May 26 – 31 |
| 9 | 4d · May 28–30 + Jun 1 | May 26 – Jun 3 |
| 4 | 1d · Jun 1 | May 31 – Jun 3 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 17–20 | Sep 15 – 23 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 1–4 | Sep 29 – Oct 7 |
| 10 | 4d · Oct 8–11 | Oct 5 – 14 |
Computed from Israel's public holidays plus Fri–Sat weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.