Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is almost here, which means it’s time to talk about pomegranates. On Rosh Hashanah, Jews from all around the world gather to celebrate the creation of the universe and the day GOD created Adam and Eve. It is the first of the High Holidays, a 10-day period that endsContinue reading “7 Fun and Interesting Facts About the Pomegranate”
Category Archives: Holidays
Passover: What do People Do on the Holiday
Passover is almost here, so we wanted to tell you about how this Jewish holiday is celebrated in Israel. Here are what we, local Jewish people of Israel, do on Passover: 1 – They clean the house very thoroughly Well, the truth is that we clean very thourougly a few days before Passover, so thatContinue reading “Passover: What do People Do on the Holiday”
A Local View on Yom Kippur
The writer is Lior, a local Israeli and Travel Expert on Travel Israel by Travelkosh. On the eve of the 8th of August began Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for the Jewish people. It involves a 25-hour fast, during which many people also do not touch any electronical devices (phones, computers, televisions,Continue reading “A Local View on Yom Kippur”
