All Entries Tagged With: "Jewish Holidays"
Making Aliyah: my first Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut, Part II
There is a period of time where you feel the atmosphere changing in Israel. It’s not a moment like flipping a switch quickly, but more like a light on a dimmer switch: It starts out dark and gradually lightens until it’s fully on and bright.
That’s Yom Hazikaron-into-Yom Ha’atzmaut. The country is somber and [...]
Making Aliyah: my first Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut, Part I
Memorial Day and Independence Day. These two days are intricately connected in Israeli society; here, we really wouldn’t have our independence and be the country we are today and be able to celebrate Independence Day if not for those who we remember on Memorial Day. And it’s so fresh and close to everyone, [...]
Making Aliyah: My first Passover in Israel
Hello readers! This week I’m going to take a diversion from the regular informational columns about things to know as an oleh and I’m going to talk about one of the unique parts of Israel in a personal way—the holidays.
This was my first Passover (Pesach) in Israel, and my first Pesach as an Israeli. One [...]
Feasting on those Tabernacles
Oh yes, the High Holy Days are full on in Israel right now. That’ll mean expensive hotels and flights, lots of closed shops and businesses at least one day a week and the kids on holiday yet again. A couple of weeks ago it was the Jewish New Year, last Monday Yom Kippur, and now [...]
Jewish New Year: The Movie(s)
Time for some movie action to get you all Jewish New Year’d out. We’ve scoured the Web and this is what we’ve come up with, five little beauties! Enjoy!
It’s time for “Head of the Year”! (And a Happy Jewish New Year to you too!)
Happy New Year?! Isn’t it a bit early for a New Year drink and resolutions and plans for the coming year? Well, not in this part of the world. Because, it is of course, time for Rosh HaShana (translated as ‘Head of the Year’), the Jewish New Year. And not unlike New Year celebrations in [...]
Be My Jewish Valentine
It’s time for some lovin’. It might not be February 14th but the Jewish calendar knows what’s what and today it’s Tu B’Av, the Jewish holiday of lurrrrve. That’s right, the Jewish/Israeli equivalent of the box of chocs and anonymous Valentine card…
Tisha B’Av
Today is Tisha B’Av, the national day of mourning for the Jewish people, commemorating the destruction of the First and Second Temples, as well as a number of other tragic events. As you can imagine, there is time for some serious reflection today amongst Jews, much like on Yom Kippur. Many restaurants and cafes [...]
Shavuot food porn
Here are a few pictures from the great Shavuot dinner we had last night. As you can see, there is an absolutely amazing array of dairy-based food, all prepared by the in-laws, bless ‘em. Salads galore, pastas of all shapes and colours, home-made pizzas, yoghurts bursting with fruits and granola, it was all there. Some food didn’t even get [...]
Cheesecake time: Shavu’ot
Shavuot is the Jewish holiday celebrating God’s handing of the Ten Commandments to Moses at Mount Sinai. Shavuot, which literally means weeks in English, is usually celebrated by consuming large amounts of dairy products, with cheesecake being perhaps the life and soul of every Shavuot family gathering.
Jewish holiday time: Lag B’Omer
If you’ve spotted kids gathering random planks of wood off the streets and stuffing them into “borrowed” supermarket trolleys these last few days, you shouldn’t worry. These kids are getting ready for Lag B’Omer, which officially kicks in tonight.
Independence Day videos
I won’t bore you with tales of how many kebabs I wolfed down on such a glorious BBQ-type day, or how many fireworks I heard sizzling and popping in the night sky…instead I’ll let the following videos give you an idea of what it’s like in Israel on Independence Day.
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- Picture of the Week LXIV July 30, 2010
- Seal, LIVE in Israel! July 25, 2010
- Picture of the Week LXIII July 23, 2010
- A Seal in Tel Aviv! July 20, 2010
- Picture of the Week LXII July 16, 2010
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- Chopper crash victims laid to final rest (source: Ynet) July 30, 2010
- IDF: Terror groups have improved abilities (source: Ynet) July 30, 2010
- Turkish Jews seek flats in Israel 'just in case' (source: Ynet) July 30, 2010
- UN urges restraint after rocket from Gaza hits Israeli city (source: bignewsnetwork.com) July 30, 2010
- Assad and King Abdullah in Beirut to curb tensions with Hezbollah (source: bignewsnetwork.com) July 30, 2010
- Israel threatens to cut off water supply to Church of the Holy Sepulchre (source: israelherald.com) July 30, 2010
