Oct 12, 2020
Israel considers lockdown exit strategy
Israel’s Coronavirus Cabinet is slated to meet tomorrow to discuss the exit strategy from the nationwide lockdown to curb the epidemic. At a meeting of top ministers and health officials…
Oct 09, 2020
Israel’s lockdown defied by ultra-Orthodox
The Chief Rabbis of the Israeli city of Bnei Brak have issued a joint statement permitting residents to observe the approaching Simchat Torah holiday within synagogues - in direct contravention…
Oct 02, 2020
Sukkot in Israel under lockdown
The festive holiday of Sukkot begins at sundown this evening, although celebration will be curtailed by the ongoing national lockdown against the raging coronavirus pandemic. The Knesset Committee on Constitution,…
Oct 01, 2020
Israel’s record-high COVID cases prompt more limits
The Israeli Health Ministry reported today that 8,919 people tested positive for the coronavirus after the administration of a record-breaking number of 68,128 tests. The infection level in the country…
Oct 17, 2019
Annual Sukkot Priestly Blessing held at Western Wall
Tens of thousands of Jewish worshippers gathered at the holiest site in Judaism, the Western Wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City, to attend the annual 'Priestly Blessing'…
Oct 08, 2019
Israel marks Yom Kippur – Day of Atonement
The majority of Israel's Jewish population began fasting this evening in observance of the of Yom Kippur Day of Atonement, which is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. As…
Sep 18, 2018
Israel marks Yom Kippur through fasting and prayer
Most of the country's Jewish population started fasting this evening as part of the holiest Jewish day of the year, Yom Kippur, Hebrew for the day of atonement. As part…
May 30, 2017
The Jewish holiday of Shavuot
A short explanation about 'Shavuot Holiday' Shavuot marks the giving of the Torah (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy) at Mt. Sinai, seven weeks after the exodus of the…