A public holiday throughout the country, Jerusalem Day commemorates the reunification of the city when Israeli troops captured parts of east Jerusalem...
Held twice a year during the Jewish festivals of Shavuot (May-Jun) and Sukkot (Sep-Oct), the Abu Gosh Music festival presents a programme of musical performances...
Celebrated throughout Israel on the sixth day of the Jewish month of Sivan (May or June), Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah to the Jews at Mount...
Taking place in various venues in the historic city of Jerusalem, the annual Israel Festival presents a programme of performances that covers music, theatre,...
Themes:
Dance
, Kids' Stuff
, Art & Literature
, Music
, Culture
, Entertainment
, Exhibitions
Commemorated throughout Israel, Tisha b'Av is a religious day of fasting and a day of remembrance and mourning for the tragedies that have befallen the...
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year and occurs on the first and second days of the Jewish month of Tishri (September or October). The day is traditionally...
Ramadan is the Muslim festival of fasting and is the most important festival in the Islamic Calendar. Celebrated by Muslims all over the world, the celebrations...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Religion
, History
, Culture
The most important religious festival in the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year and is celebrated throughout Israel. It is usually...
The Festival of Sukkot begins on the 15th day in the Hebrew month of Tishri (September or October) on the fifth day after Yom Kippur and is a time for...
Themes:
History
, Kids' Stuff
, Spectacle
, Religion
One of the biggest wine-producing regions in Israel, each year the district of Rishon LeZion (or Rishon Le-Zion) south of Tel Aviv hosts its annual wine...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Music
, Dance
, Exhibitions
Held twice a year during the Jewish festivals of Shavuot (May-Jun) and Sukkot (Sep-Oct), the Abu Gosh Music festival presents a programme of musical performances...
Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated on 4 November 1995 by a Jewish law student who was opposed to the moves Rabin had made towards...
The annual Festival of Lights is a Jewish celebration that dates back to the start of Christianity. It remembers the victory of the Maccabees over the...
Christians from all over the world travel to the ancient city of Jerusalem to celebrate Christmas Eve in this incredible city that is home to so many...
Christians from all over the world travel to the ancient city of Jerusalem to celebrate Christmas Day in this incredible city, surrounded by so many biblical...
Celebrated on the 15th day of the Jewish month of Shevat (January or February), the day marks the age of trees for tithing. According to the Torah, fruit...
Held each year at the end of March or in early April, the Jerusalem Half Marathon sees runners from all over the world compete on a course that takes...
Celebrated by Jewish communities throughout the world, Purim is a holy festival that is characterised by parties, carnivals and theatrical performances....
Themes:
Kids' Stuff
, Theatre & Film
, History
, Religion
One of the three major Jewish festivals, Passover is an eight-day festival commemorating the freedom and exodus of the Israelites from Egypt during the...
Taking place in various venues in the historic city of Jerusalem, the annual Israel Festival presents a programme of performances that covers music, theatre,...
Themes:
Dance
, Kids' Stuff
, Art & Literature
, Music
, Culture
, Entertainment
, Exhibitions
Recognised by Jewish communities throughout the world and particularly in Israel itself, the Holocaust Memorial Day or Remembrance Day is a sombre occasion...
Yom Hazikaron precedes Israel Independence Day and is a sombre occasion that pays tribute to all those who lost their life in the fight for the formation...
A national holiday that is recognised throughout the country, the day celebrates Israeli independence and the formation of the state of Israel on 7 May...
A public holiday throughout the country, Jerusalem Day commemorates the reunification of the city when Israeli troops captured parts of east Jerusalem...
Held twice a year during the Jewish festivals of Shavuot (May-Jun) and Sukkot (Sep-Oct), the Abu Gosh Music festival presents a programme of musical performances...
Celebrated throughout Israel on the sixth day of the Jewish month of Sivan (May or June), Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah to the Jews at Mount...
Commemorated throughout Israel, Tisha b'Av is a religious day of fasting and a day of remembrance and mourning for the tragedies that have befallen the...
Ramadan is the Muslim festival of fasting and is the most important festival in the Islamic Calendar. Celebrated by Muslims all over the world, the celebrations...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Religion
, History
, Culture
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year and occurs on the first and second days of the Jewish month of Tishri (September or October). The day is traditionally...
Held twice a year during the Jewish festivals of Shavuot (May-Jun) and Sukkot (Sep-Oct), the Abu Gosh Music festival presents a programme of musical performances...
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