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…