How to choose gifts on Purim

2016-03-20 08:51:40

The month Adar is loved by all the Jewish people. This first spring month brings us the most joyful and…

Tu BiShvat

2016-01-24 11:42:49

On the day, called in Israel Tu BiShvat (Hebrew. ט"וּ בִּשְׁבָט), usually the rainy season ends and the nature revives.…

Celebrating Christmas in Israel

2015-12-17 12:36:44

Christmas celebration in Israel If you want to spend an unforgettable Christmas, you definitely need to visit Israel at this…

Shavuot - Jewish Holiday of the receiving the Torah

2015-08-30 11:02:46

Shavuot is the holiday of receiving the Torah, the compilation of the moral and ethical laws of the Jewish nation. It…

The Jerusalem Day

2015-08-30 10:57:04

Skyline of the Old City and Temple Mount in Jerusalem, Israel. Yom Yerushalayim or Jerusalem Day is the newest Jewish…

Lag B'Omer

2015-08-30 10:52:03

Lag B’Omer, 33rd day of the Omer count is celebrated as a holiday with picnics, bonfires, shooting a bow and…

Pesach Sheni

2015-08-30 10:47:47

The fourteenth day of the month of Iyar is a special day. It is called the Pesach Sheni (The Second…

Yom HaAtzmaut

2015-08-30 10:44:52

Israel's Independence Day (Hebrew. יום העצמאות, Yom Haatzmaut) is the main state holiday of the country. It is celebrated every…

Yom HaZikaron

2015-08-30 10:40:51

On the 4th of Iyar by Hebrew calendar the national day of mourning - Yom HaZicaron, is commemorated in Israel.…

Yom HaShoah

2015-08-30 10:35:29

The word “Shoah” means a complete destruction by fire. It has become synonymous with the extermination of six million Jews…

Passover

2015-08-27 08:42:46

Passover or Pesach is the most ancient of Jewish holidays, it is associated with one of the most important events in…

Purim - the Jewish Masquerade

2015-08-27 07:53:34

Hamantaschen cookies or Haman's ears, noisemaker and carnival masks for Purim celebration. Purim is the celebration of the deliverance of…

Asarah B'Tevet - 10th of Tevet

2015-08-27 07:40:50

In the chronology of sad events of the Jewish history 10th of Tevet comes first. It is followed by 17th…

Chanukah - the Holiday of Lights

2015-08-27 07:32:15

Chanukah is the Jewish holiday of candles that are lit in honor of the miracle that occurred after the victory…

Simchat Torah

2015-08-27 07:06:21

Simchat Torah means “Rejoicing the Torah”. This celebration of the God’s Word starts on Shemini Atzeret, the eighth day of…

Shemini Atzeret

2015-08-27 07:00:51

One extra day of Holiday. Holiday of Sukkot should be observed for 7 days. But it is said in Numbers…

Sukkot - The Feast of Tabernacles

2015-08-27 06:55:13

The Jewish Feast of Tabernacles, Sukkot begins on the 15th day of the year (15 Tishrei) and lasts for 7…

Yom Kippur

2015-08-27 06:45:00

Introduction The culmination of the Days of Awe is the Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement. It falls on…

Tzom Gedaliah

2015-08-27 06:38:07

Fast of Gedaliah is a day of mourning and fasting that is kept on the 3rd of Tishrei in the…

New Moon Rosh Chodesh

2015-08-26 06:13:28

The first day of the month (or the last day of the previous month, when it consisted of 30 days)…

Shabbat

2015-08-24 09:53:33

Ceasing of an ordinary, everyday work on the seventh day of the week is one of the main precepts of…

Rosh HaShanah the Jewish New Year

2015-08-17 11:32:51

Rosh HaShanah is the Jewish New Year, it literally means “The head of the year” in Hebrew. It occurs in…

Tu B'Av Festival of Love

2015-07-30 09:54:56

In 2015 Tu B'Av is celebrated on 31st of July. The Day of the fifteenth of Av is not a universally…

Tish'a B'Av Fast

2015-07-26 12:28:41

Tish’a B’Av (Hebrew תשעה באב) is considered to be the saddest and most tragic day for the Jewish nation. On…