A good year: Ready or not, here comes Rosh Hashanah
Anyone venturing into the shuk or even a local supermarket in Israel this week could be forgiven for thinking that the country was about to run out of food. Shoppers laden with huge nylon...
Ukraine embassy says Jews will be unable to visit Uman for Rosh Hashanah
The Ukrainian embassy in Israel said in a released statement that due to Russia’s ongoing war, those who are hoping to make the annual pilgrimage to the gravesite of Rabbi Nachman in the city...
Eight fun facts about Shavuot in Israel
Now that summer is upon us, it’s time to get ready for what many consider to be the best holiday on the Jewish calendar: Shavuot. Coming seven weeks after Passover (Shavuot means “weeks” in...
Cheesecake, dairy, coffee and the evolution of a holiday
As the story goes, in 1929, New York restauranteur Arnold Reuben sampled a “cheese pie” at a party and asked for the recipe. He proceeded to modify it, substituting cream cheese for cottage cheese...
Nostalgia in the form of rich dairy on Shavuot
It was a typical one-hour flight from Edinburgh to Shetland; tea and biscuits (cookies) were served by a smiling tartan-clad stewardess. My heart flipped as the little Saab plane bumped over the landing strip....
Lag B’Omer to spark Jewish festivities worldwide
Jewish communities around the world will gather in backyards, streets, parks and even cemeteries to celebrate Jewish pride, unity and even mysticism, beginning on the evening of May 18 and lasting until sundown on...
America’s largest cities illuminate city halls in honor of Israel’s Independence Day
On Wednesday the Israeli-American Council (IAC) celebrated Israel’s Independence Day by illuminating city halls and other prominent buildings in more than a dozen cities, including New York, Los Angeles and Boston, in blue and white.
The “Light...
Hundreds of thousands of Diaspora Jews Share in Masa’s virtual and in-person Yom HaZikaron...
Yesterday, on the eve of Yom HaZikaron, a day of remembrance for Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of terror, Masa Israel Journey hosted its 14th annual Yom HaZikaron Ceremony in Latrun, Israel. The event was...
Can you imagine a world without Israel?
It was in 1896 that Theodor Herzl published his groundbreaking book, The Jewish State, which launched the modern Zionist movement. Though his project was, as he noted in his book, “very old” and indeed rooted...
Eight fun and fascinating facts surrounding Israel’s founding
Israel is celebrating 74 years of independence on May 5 this year. The passage of time and the solemn black-and-white photos of the period give one the feeling that the nascent country’s first footsteps...