What does it mean to have Sigd in Israel?
The holiday of Sigd is an Ethiopian Jewish holiday that became a national Israeli holiday in 2008. It takes place…
The holiday of Sigd is an Ethiopian Jewish holiday that became a national Israeli holiday in 2008. It takes place…
What is Sukkot 2018? Why do we still celebrate this holiday? Sukkot is a autumn harvest festival holiday lasting a…
Rosh HaShanah has passed. So have the ten days of repentance between then and today, Yom Kippur, or the Day…
It is now Jewish New Year 2018! Rosh HaShanah is the Jewish New Year, and it is celebrated around the…
Beginning every Friday evening, Jews around the world celebrate Shabbat, the Jewish day of rest, or Sabbath. It begins with…
The Land of Israel is the holiest place in Judaism. There are four cities that are specifically holy for Jews:…
Why is the Holy City of Jerusalem SO important? Jerusalem is the holiest city in Judaism, the center of the…
What is that? Let me tell you all about Simchat Torah 2017! Simchat Torah means “the rejoicing of the Torah.”…
Last week was Rosh HaShanah, and this week we will celebrate Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. It’s a…
Tisha B'Av, or the ninth day of the month of Av, is one of five fast days in the Jewish…
Today Muslims celebrate Eid al Fitr 2017, the celebratory end of Ramadan. It marks the first day of the month…
Yesterday, we celebrated Flag Day 2017 in the United States. The day celebrates adaption of the U.S. flag on June…
Today is the beginning of Shavuot 2017! Shavuot is the second of three pilgrimage (Passover and Shavuot) festivals to Jerusalem.…
Israel is a country holy to Jews, Christians, and Muslims. The Muslim population is the largest population in the country,…
Today we celebrate Lag B'Omer, the thirty- third day of the Omer, a period of forty- nine days between the…
Israel's Independence Hall is the place where the Jewish leadership declared Israel an independent, modern Jewish state! It was an…
Today is Israeli Independence Day, Yom HaAtzmaut, is celebrated. It is a day full of celebrations, joy, and remembering the importance…
Yom HaZikaron is Israel's Memorial Day. It remembers soldiers who fell during their military services, and those killed in terrorist…
What was the Holocaust? Today we mark the Israeli national day we remember the Holocaust, or Shoah in Hebrew, which…
Mimouna 2017, the North African Jewish celebration welcoming the Messiah With Passover having ended, there are many different ways to celebrate the…
Every spring, Christians around the world celebrated the holiday of Easter. It is one of the most important holidays on the…
Passover 2017 is starting tonight. It is a week off from school and for many jobs here in Israel. It’s…
This week Jews around the world finished celebrating the Passover holiday. It is one of the most important, and better-known,…
This week we are celebrating the holiday of Purim. It is a fun and exciting holiday, yet it is one…
We have now started a new year, marking new beginnings, new chapters, and new times. It is customary to look…
Christmas is one of the most important holidays in the Christian calendar. The second major holiday is Easter celebrated in…
With Hanukkah starting soon, I want to talk about something very important to me. It’s a sort of campaign I…
Advent is the time for preparing and waiting for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. It is…
Today is the Memorial Day for Yitzchak Rabin. Twenty-one years ago, Rabin stood in front of hundreds of Israelis at…
Today we celebrate the holiday of Shavuot, the holiday of the receiving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. It comes…
There are many stories of Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror. They may not be with us today, yet…
In honor of International Women's Day I want to write about women in Israel. Israel has a lot to learn from…
This week we celebrated the holiday of Tu B'Shvat, commonly called the Holiday of Trees. It is a holiday that…