Celebration

Megillah in the Miklat: Tel Aviv moves Purim underground as Operation Roaring Lion rages

Despite Operation Roaring Lion, Israelis continue to celebrate Purim in shelters and homes, with community efforts to ensure the mitzvot are fulfilled, including sending gift packages to the needy.

Israelis take cover in Tel Aviv as a siren sounds warning of incoming ballistic missiles fired from Iran toward Israel, March 1, 2026; illustrative.
Rekenati Winery.

Valentine’s Day 2026: Restaurants that will make your date unforgettable

Bar Mitzvah in Israel.

 Bar Mitzvah in Israel: Why more families are choosing Israel for their Bar Mitzvah celebrations

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To a tastier, better New Year: The delicious guide to New Year's Eve 2026


Is Israeli society at the fifth stage of grief? - opinion

The past debate on public celebrations – either on Purim or Independence Day – suggests we might move to the fifth stage, acceptance.

 TWO WOMEN, Arab and Jew, involved in the Together Beyond Words organization, share their grief.

My Word: International Women’s Day, celebrations & commemorations

Being alive is cause enough to celebrate. On this birthday, I am counting the years, the days, and my blessings.

 IDF WOMEN at an armored forces staging area in southern Israel near the border with Gaza, earlier this year.

This year’s ‘Little Purim’ is a great opportunity to appreciate the good, especially during the bad

During leap years, while we await actual Purim in Second Adar, we have the opportunity to reflect on how the Purim story relates to modern history and our contemporary lives.

 A print depicts an attack on the Jewish quarter in Frankfurt am Main, 1612, led by Vincenz Fettmilch and his followers.

IDF's 'end of combat ceremony' is an event like no other - opinion

These types of events often artificially attempt to instill a feeling in the crowd to “rally the troops.” This time the crowd was the source of the energy.

 ORTHODOX SOLDIERS participate in an IDF swearing-in ceremony in Jerusalem.

New Year's Eve 2023: This is how you will shine for New Year's Eve

Shine for New Year's Eve: From the perfect kiss to radiant products to peak-end perfumes | Blue and white shelf section introduced.

 New month on the shelf: blue and white

Savyon's Moses SHOP chain is expanding

Opens the 12th branch in the new shopping center in Savyon with an estimated investment of about NIS 1.2 million.


Thousands gather in Times Square for New Year ball drop

"A once in a lifetime experience," crowds waited up to fifteen hours in the cold for the ball to drop.

 People watch confetti flying around after the clock strikes midnight during New Year celebrations at Times Square, in New York City, New York, U.S., January 1, 2024.

Fireworks are not for birds! Causes confusion for migrating birds during flight

Birds are very sensitive and can easily be confused, suffer accidents, and their path shifted by noises like fireworks.

 CRANES AT Hula Valley Lake.

Here is a list of free family-friendly Hanukkah activities in Israel happening despite war

With larger festivals scrapped, holiday fun for the whole family can still be found throughout the country.

 CHILDREN TAKE part in a Hanukkah candle lighting.

Simchat Torah: The joy of Torah and the prayer for rain - opinion

It is a fitting benediction to end the festival of Simchat Torah and Sukkot, in which three times we are commanded to rejoice.

 PRAYER FOR rain: Strong stream of rainwater in Ein Prat Nature Reserve, Wadi Qelt, south of Jerusalem, this past Feb.