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Festival of Reaping: Shavuot

This week is a terrific week to be touring Israel. It’s Shavuot. The holiday of Shavuot is one of the oldest holidays on the Hebrew calendar. There are many “reasons” that we celebrate Shavuot (which means “Weeks” in English).…Read More

The First Earth Day - Tu B’Shvat

"After striving for so many years to set up the [Jewish National] fund, we do not want to disperse again without having done anything…the fund shall be the property of the Jewish people as a whole."
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A Festival of Lights?

Each and every Hanukkah, Jewish people all over the world celebrate the Jewish victory of the first war for religious freedom, led by Judah the Maccabee and his brothers against the larger Syrian-Greek army which controlled a large portion…Read More

What is Hannukah?

The story that every Jewish child should learn in Hebrew school is a pretty straight forward one. Here is a short refresher course from this Israeli tour guide:

The Greeks came to…Read More