The holidays are a part of the religious and culture life in Israel.
In the following lines you can find useful information about the transportation, business and enterteinment at holiday times.

Date	Holiday	T	B	E
19/9/09	Rosh Hashanah	X	X	V
28/9/09	Yom kipur	X	X	X
3/10/09	Sukkot	X	X	V
12/12/09	Hanukkah	V	V	V
9/2/09	Tu Bishvat	V	V	V
10/3/09	Purim	V	V	V
8/4/09	Pesach (Passover)	X	X	V
21/4/09	Yom Ha'Shoah	V	X	X
28/4/09	Yom Hazikaron	V	X	X
29/4/09	Yom Ha'atzma'ut	V	X	V
28/5/09	Shavuot	X	X	V

      T= Transportation 
      B= Business  
      E= Entertainment

Rosh Hashanah 
This holiday is the Jewish New Year. At the evening of Rosh Hashanah the working day is short, which means that all of the public and privet offices and businesses are operating until about 3 o'clock at noon.
The public transportation is operating until about 4 o'clock, when buses operate until 3 o'clock and railways operate until 4 o'clock in the after noon.
There are two days of holiday, the first and the second of Rosh Hashanah, when only places forhaving a good time are open and working.

Yom Kippur 
 This is a day of atonement, and considered to be the most holy day of the year for Jews.
It is a day of fasting, from sundown on the evening of this day until the sundown the day after.
At the evening of Yom Kippur the working day is short, which means that all of the public and privet offices and businesses are operating until about 3 o'clock at noon.
The public transportation is operating until about 4 o'clock, when buses operate until 3 o'clock and railways operate until 4 o'clock in the after noon.
At the day of Kippur all businesses are closed and no one is working.

Sukkot
Sukkot is a week of festival, when it costumed to build booth (sukka)
At the evening of the first day of Sukkot the working day is short, which means that all of the public and privet offices and businesses are operating until about 3 o'clock at noon.
The public transportation is operating until about 4 o'clock, when buses operate until 3 o'clock and railways operate until 4 o'clock in the after noon.
There are two days of holiday, the first and the seventh of Sukkot, when only places forhaving a good time are open and working.
The eighth day of Sukkot is the Simchat Torah holyday, which is meant to celebrate the rejoicing of the Jewish people with the law, and the completing of an annual cycle of reading the Torah.

Hanukkah
The Hanukkah holiday marks the miracle one-day supply of oil that lasted for eight days.
This holiday lasts for eight day, when everything in the country is going on as usual, except the Jewish school children that are going on vacation. 

Tu Bishvat
Tu Bishvat is a new year for trees. At this holiday it is a costume to eat fruits, but this day does not affect the continuation of the daily life and business at the country.

Purim
The holiday of Purim is a costume and masques festival that is taking place all over the country, when gown ups as well as children are celebrating.
The holiday is three days long, but the business and the daily life in the country are operating as usual.

Pesach (Passover)
Pesach (Passover) is a seven days holiday that commemorates the liberation of the Israelite slaves from Egypt. The first seder is performed on the evening of the first day, the second seder is held on the evening of the seventh day.
At this holiday time you can't buy any bread or bread products at the markets, due to the costume of eating Matza.
At the evenings of the first and seventh day the working day is short, which means that all of the public and privet offices and businesses are operating until about 3 o'clock at noon.
The public transportation is operating until about 4 o'clock, when buses operate until 3 o'clock and railways operate until 4 o'clock in the after noon.
At the first and seventh days all businesses are closed and no one is working. 

Lag Ba'omer
Lag Ba'omer is the 33rd day in the Omer count during in Israel, youth can be seen gathering materials for bonfires. The holiday is one day long, but the business and the daily life in the country are operating as usual.

Yom Ha'Shoah
Yom Ha'Shoah is the Holocaust Remembrance day in honor of the 6 million Jewish people that were killed in the Second World War.
At the evening of this remembrance day all of the public and privet offices and businesses are operating until about 7 o'clock at evening.

Yom Hazikaron
Yom Hazikaron is the day of remembrance in honor of Israeli veterans and fallen soldiers of the Wars of Israel. At the evening of this Remembrance day all of the public and privet offices and businesses are operating until about 7 o'clock at evening.

Yom Ha'atzma'ut
Yom Ha'atzma'ut is the Israeli Independence Day, which is celebrated from the end of the Yom Hazikaron, at 8 o'clock in the evening until the evening of the next day, when all of the public and privet offices and businesses are closed .
At the evening of the Independence day all of the public and privet offices and businesses are operating until about 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

Shavuot
During this holiday the Torah portion containing the Ten Commandments is read in the synagogue, and the biblical Book of Ruth is read as well. It is traditional to eat dairy meals during Shavuot.
At the evening of Shavout the working day is short, which means that all of the public and privet offices and businesses are operating until about 3 o'clock at noon.
The public transportation is operating until about 4 o'clock, when buses operate until 3 o'clock and railways operate until 4 o'clock in the after noon.
There are two days of holiday, the first and the second of Shavout, when only places forhaving a good time are open and working. 

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