Articles in "holidays"
Sukkot Celebration Highlights Israel-Philippines Ties, Holocaust-Era Refuge
Manila (PNA) - The Embassy of Israel in the Philippines marked the Jewish holiday of Sukkot by highlighting the Philippines' history of ...
Photo Essay: Ancient Tradition Draws 50,000 to Jerusalem’s Western Wall
More than 50,000 Jews gathered at Jerusalem’s Western Wall on Monday morning for the traditional—and colorful—Priestly Blessing, one ...
Beat the Clock: The Race to Sell Sukkot’s ‘Four Species’
Eliran Nachmias is a school teacher who for the past 15 years has been renting the basements of two synagogues in Netanya and spends the ...
For Two Archaeologists, the Greatest Discovery at Ancient Shiloh Was Love
The excavation season at ancient Shiloh wrapped up this week with striking discoveries, including ancient pottery vessels and a rare ...
Israel’s Milk Boom: Holiday Surge Meets Long-Term Production Growth
Ahead of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, which traditionally sees a surge in dairy consumption, Israel’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food ...
Israel Cancels Mount Meron Lag B’Omer Pilgrimage Amid Hezbollah Threats
Israel canceled this year’s Lag B’Omer pilgrimage to Mount Meron amid tightened security restrictions in northern Israel as fighting ...
Netanyahu Cancels Lag B’Omer Pilgrimage Over Hezbollah Threats
Israel will sharply scale back one of its largest annual religious gatherings this year, as security concerns along the northern border ...
Bulgaria Receives Holy Fire from Jerusalem for Orthodox Easter
Sofia (BTA) - The Holy Fire from Jerusalem has arrived in Bulgaria, the Bulgarian Patriarchate announced. A Bulgarian airline ...
Jerusalem’s Priestly Blessing Proceeds Under Home Front Command Limits
War did not cancel the traditional Priestly Blessing in Jerusalem, but Home Front Command restrictions forced organizers to scale back the ...
Israel Prepares to Bring Holy Easter Light to Bucharest Despite War
Bucharest (Agerpres) - Israel is taking "all the steps" to bring the Holy Easter Light from Jerusalem to Bucharest under current security ...
