Weekend

Heading to the Jordan Valley: Four weekends of blossoms and springs

From this week until March 20, the Green Valley festival offers weekend guided tours, farmers’ markets, camping, traditional walks, and nature events for just NIS 10.

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 Akotika Hotel.

Akotika: A seaside escape blending authentic charm and gourmet kosher cuisine

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Popular beers and weekend drink recommendations

 Enjoy your weekend wine

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Mango, papaya, and beer: Weekend drink recommendations

Beer that breaks barriers, an evening that breaks the routine, Rosé to beat the heat, and a bitter drink that will surprise your palate.


Everything was ‘sababa’ at NJ Jewish music fest

Sababa attendees had the opportunity to experience the best aspects of a traditional music festival while also sampling workshops and merchandise from vendors.

 REFERENCES TO the Nova Festival massacre were evident throughout last month’s Sababa Music Festival in New Jersey.

Weekend wine tips: Visit Roglit Winery and more

Discover Roglit Winery's Saturday offerings, Italian Amaro Venti, and a versatile white wine perfect for pairing with both main courses and desserts. Here's your guide to weekend drinks.


All the weekend's delicious recommendations

From the thin croissant to gourmet dishes for 40 shekels: five stories to tantalize your taste buds.


Beer and art fair: Weekend recommendations

Which Rosé to sip on the balcony? How to upgrade your cocktails? When to visit emek hefer? Osnat Gueta with everything you need to know for the weekend.


Bringing Sundays to Israel can protect Shabbat - opinion

The simple legislative maneuver of extending the weekend can establish Shabbat as a key value of the Jewish state, which is a matter of vital strategic national importance.

 A HAVDALAH concert is held in Johannesburg as part of the Shabbat Project, in 2016.

Should Israel's government get Sundays off?

While today Sunday is still a workday in Israel, the goal of turning it into a day off continues to be attractive to Israelis, many of whom made aliyah from Sundays-off countries.

 MOVING ALL sporting events to Sunday instead of Saturday would aid many observant fans.

Bringing Sundays to Israel: Is it time for the workweek to change?

Changing Israel’s workweek to sync with the West, making Sunday a day off, is something discussed for years. But is such a switch even possible – and do all Israelis even want it?

 WOULD SUNDAYS take some of the pressure off?

Editor's Notes: Bring Sundays to Israel

While incorporating Sunday into the Israeli weekend will not, in itself, cause religious tensions in Israel to dissipate, it will ease them significantly.

 A WOMAN enjoys the beach in Tel Aviv last month as a heat wave hit the country.

Most Israelis believe a long weekend can lower religious tensions – survey

The findings, which were released on Tuesday, showed widespread support for a shorter workweek, with 76% favoring Sunday being made part of the weekend.

A JEWISH FAMILY gathers after lighting Shabbat candles.