While traveling in Australia and New Zealand early last year, Jerusalem resident Moshik Cohen found his wallet running on empty. Fortunately for Cohen, running into fellow Israeli Kobi Bodek backpacking in…
Customs & Holidays
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Hanukkah is a time for celebration with dozens of ways to have fun in Israel during the Festival of Lights, starting this year on December 24th. Just about every theater company…
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If you’re looking for something to do, the Jerusalem Jazz Festival gets underway as part of Hamshushalayim, the winter festival in the capital. The second Jerusalem Jazz Festival is an…
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Christmas markets and concerts in Jerusalem, Nazareth, Haifa, Ramla and Tel Aviv embrace the true holiday spirit of tolerance and inclusion, attracting people of all religions to celebrate together. Christmas…
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Are you getting ready to embark on your trip to Israel? We thought so! That is why we wanted to prepare you appropriately. Israel is sure to be different than…
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To mark Israel’s 68th Independence Day, the Foreign Ministry produced this 6 minute video highlighting 68 facts about modern Israel of which most people are unaware. There are some facts…
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Don’t let this Pesach pass without creating lasting memories with your loved ones. Pesach is seven days long and approaching rather quickly! Pesach celebrates togetherness and unity in families and…
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Most goyim (non-Jews) don’t know much about Hanukkah. It takes place every year in the month of December, so many assume it is a Jewish version of Christmas. But that…
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Take two minutes to learn five fun cultural facts about Israel with our guide, Hananya Naftali. He’ll answer questions like: How formal should you be when talking to someone in…
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Every year, thousands of Christians visit Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles (described in Leviticus 23:33-43 and Deuteronomy 16:13-17). The International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem (ICEJ) organizes the event…
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Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, falls during September/October every year depending the lunar cycles of the Jewish calendar. Unlike other new year celebrations, this one is not characterized by…
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Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish New Year, is just around the corner. From sundown September 13th through sundown September 15th, Jewish families in Israel and around the world will celebrate the…
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Israel celebrates the American Independence Day every 4th of July as a symbol of the deep bond between the two countries. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spent many years in the…
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Ever since Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt, each year the Jews have remembered God’s divine deliverance of their people with a special meal: the Passover Seder.…
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The eight-day festival of Hanukkah has its roots in the time period between the Old and New Testament. In the second century BCE, Greeks ruled the Holy Land and wanted…