Holiday Name: | Jabotinsky Day |
Official Name: | Jabotinsky Day he|יוֹם־זַ׳בּוֹטִינְסְקִי |
Duration: | 1 day |
Frequency: | Annual |
Observedby: | State of Israel |
Begins: | 29 Tammuz (Hebrew calendar) |
Type: | national |
Significance: | Celebrating the life and vision of Zionist leader, Ze'ev Jabotinsky. |
Date: | 29 Tammuz |
Date2017: | July 23 |
Date2019: | August 1 |
Date2024: | August 4 |
Date2023: | July 18 |
Date2022: | July 28 |
Date2021: | July 9 |
Jabotinsky Day (he|יוֹם־זַ׳בּוֹטִינְסְקִי) is an Israeli national holiday celebrated annually on the twenty-ninth of the Hebrew month of Tammuz, to commemorate the life and vision of Zionist leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky.[1]
Jabotinsky Day was created by the Israeli Knesset as part of the Jabotinsky Law. According to the law, Jabotinsky Day is held once a year, on the 29th of Tammuz, the day of Ze'ev Jabotinsky's death. On this day; a state memorial service is held on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. In IDF camps and schools, time is devoted to his achievements and Zionist vision. A symposium is organized by the Public Council and the Knesset holds a special session. If the 29th of Tammuz falls on a Sabbath, Jabotinsky Day is held on the following Sunday.