The Red Sea Jazz Festival is held every year, during the last week of August, in Israel’s most southern resort city of Eilat. It is a four-day-long international festival featuring 9-10 concerts per evening, workshops with guest artists, and nightly jam sessions. All performances are held outdoors at the Eilat…
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Northern Israel
Mount Hermon – the snow mountain
Mount Hermon is also known as “the Snow mountain of Israel”. The Hermon Mountain is located at the most northern point of the state of Israel. It rises to nearly 3,000 meters, The snow at the mountain is season-based; in winter the entire mountain is covered with snow, not only…
A taste of Israel
The Jerusalem Andalusian Orchestra
The Jerusalem Andalusian Orchestra is an award-winning orchestra founded in 1994 in the city of Ashdod. However the orchestra’s home base recently moved to Jerusalem. Today, considered an Israeli musical and cultural icon, the orchestra tours extensively in Israel, Europe, and the US. The orchestra is composed of around 30…
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The Holiday of Holidays; in Haifa
Every Thursday, Friday & Saturday, throughout the month of December, the city of Haifa hosts a variety of celebrations. 2016 is the 23rd time that this Holiday/Festival takes place. The city of Haifa welcomes the cultural religions, cuisines and scenery of its diversity. Come, join the fun! Link to Website …
Bands and Orchestra
JACOB’S LADDER FOLK FESTIVAL
The Jacob’s Ladder Folk Festival was founded in 1976 by Menachem and Yehudit Vinegrad and a few other folks who immigrated from the UK. Menachem & Yehudit still produce the festival which is held twice-yearly, in spring and in winter. It is listed as one to the 300 best festivals…
Christianity
Sea of Galilee
Sea of Galilee, also known as “Lake Kinneret” in Hebrew, is a small lake of some 13 miles X 7 miles, in the north of Israel; one that had been one of the most well-known lakes in the entire world. The lake is Israel’s largest pool of fresh reservoir and…
A taste of Israel
The Israel Netanya Kibbutz Orchestra
Members of the Kibbutz Movement established the Israel Netanya Kibbutz Orchestra, or the NKO, in 1970. Originally, the musicians, who lived in kibbutzim all over the country, would gather regularly to play chamber music together, and eventually the orchestra was established. Today the NKO is under the patronage of the…
Central Israel
Top and tips of Judaism and Christianly
Here is a suggested itinerary when following the Bible- History and Theology path in an Israel Tour: Jerusalem Mount of Olives Ascend Mount of Olives to Observation point for a panoramic view of Jerusalem Descend Mount of Olives, drive along East City wall to view Gethsemane and visit The Church…
A taste of Israel
The Neot-Kdumim Reserve
Neot-Kdumim is a historical & Natural reserve, portraying the agricultural & rural life in the time of the Bible in ancient times of the land of Israel. The reserve is located on route 443, via Jerusalem, near the city of Modiin. The reserve ought to be visited -at all time of the…
General
Sukkot
The Jewish holiday of Sukkot will be celebrated this year between October 16-24, 2016. Sukkot is one of the three Biblical traditional holidays of pilgrimage; an agricultural festival that originates from the Bible days and is considered a thank you tribute for the fruit harvest. Sukkot is the “Feast of Ingathering.” (Exodus 34:22)…