Hannukah – It’s time for a miracle
from Alexandra Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is one of the most joyous festivals in the Jewish calendar and has a special significance in Israel. This eight-day festival begins ...
Rosh Hashanah: background, traditions and culinary customs
from Alexandra Rosh Hashanah, literally "head of the year", marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year. This two-day festival falls on the first and second day of the month of Tishrei in the Jew ...
What do we take away from the crisis? What do we learn from it?
As we mentioned in our YouTube video, sooner or later the coronavirus era will come to an end, and five or ten years down the line we will look back and ask ourselves: "What have we learned from this? ...
Spring is coming. Time for the garden
Self-catering We already talked about this in the previous blog post. We've had more rain in Israel than we've had for 50 years. That's why we've spent a lot of time indoors this year and the garde ...
There is no wrong weather, only the wrong clothes
Winter in Israel "What, you have winter here too?" is a question we often hear. If you want to ski here, you can. Mount Hermon, an hour and a half away, offers a few ski slopes. Certainly no compar ...
10 travel tips for Israel
1.) When is the best time to travel? The most common question we get ordered is: "When is the best time to come?" That's a good question. Because, even though it's the Middle East, there are season ...
Kangaroos in Israel?
Yes, and lots of them! This is unusual for Israel, but not absurd, because the climate is good for the animals. The main theme of the zoo is Australia. The animal species and plants that can be admire ...
