Holidays
Lag B’Omer
A firefighter extinguishes a fire in Jerusalem as Israelis celebrated the holiday of Lag B'Omer with bonfires on May 8, 2023. Photo by Yoav Dudkevitch/TPS
Jerusalem gets ready for the upcoming holiday of Hanukkah
Sufganiyot, the round jelly Donuts, eaten at the Jewish festival of Hanukkah are for sale in a pastry shop in Jerusalem ahead of the 8-day holiday that begins in 2 days. Jerusalem, Dec 5, 2023. Photo by Yoav Dudkevitch/TPS
2024 Sigd celebration at Jerusalem’s Armon Hanatziv promenade
Ethiopian Jews gather at Jerusalem's Armon Hanatziv promenade to celebrate the Sigd (sgida in Hebrew – prostration) holiday, which marks the renewal of the covenant between the Ethiopian Jews, God and the Torah. Jerusalem, Nov 28, 2024. Photo by Batya Sharabi/TPS-IL
Kapparot ritual ahead of Yom Kippur
Jews practicing the Kapparot ritual in the city of Bnei-Brak, a center of Haredi Judaism, ahead of the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, by waving a chicken which represents the sins they wish to cast away, over a person's head. The meat of the chicken, or money instead, is then given to the homeless or poor as an act of charity. Bnei Brak, Sep 20, ...
Vacationers in Tel Aviv beach
Vacationers enjoying at a beach in Tel Aviv, on a warm day, during the days of Passover's Chol HaMoed. Tel Aviv, Apr 23, 2019. Photo by Kobi Richter/TPS *** Local Caption *** נופשים גודשים את חופי תל אביב, ביום חמים של חול המועד פסח חוף ים רחצה אביב קיץ חג כדור ...
Shavuot in Kibbutz Yehiam
The festival in Kibbutz Yehiam in northern Israel for the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, which marks the wheat harvest in Israel and the day when God gave the Torah to the nation of Israel at Mount Sinai. Yehiam, May 17, 2021. Photo by Sara Yahimovich/TPS
Lag Ba’omer celebrations in Jerusalem’s Mea Shearim neighborhood
The Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer celebrations in the streets of Mea Shearim Haredi neighborhood in Jerusalem. The holiday commemorates the death of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, a senior Talmudic rabbi. Jerusalem, May 25, 2024. Photo by Yoav Dudkevitch/TPS
Lag Ba’omer celebrations in Jerusalem
The Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer celebrations commemorates the death of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai in Jerusalem's Ramot neighborhood. Jerusalem, May 8, 2023. Photo by Yoav Dudkevitch/TPS
Baking Matzos for Passover 2024 by Kretshnif Chassidim
Kretshnif Chassidim men bake Matzos, the special unleavened flatbread eaten on the Jewish holiday of Passover, which begins on April 22. Rehovot, Apr 11, 2024. Photo by Yossi Zeliger/TPS
Baking Matzah Shmurah in Jerusalem
The process of matzah making - Ultra-Orthodox men bake Matzos "Shmurot" for the Passover holiday, at the Israeli factory in Jerusalem. Traditional handmade Matzah Shmurah is made from wheat, which is guarded from the time that it is harvested and is recommended for Seder use. Jerusalem, Mar 30, 2023. Photo by Oz Faber/TPS
