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Public holiday in Israel. One of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals. 16-20 Nisan (1-day communities) / 17-20 Nisan (2-day communities) March 29-April 2, 2021 / March 31-April 2, 2021 Chol HaMoed Pesach: Public holiday in Israel. Movable April 3, 2021 Shabbat Chol Hamoed Pesach: 21 Nisan April 3, 2021 Shvi'i shel Pesach: Public holiday in Israel ...
The Three Pilgrimage Festivals or Three Pilgrim Festivals, sometimes known in English by their Hebrew name Shalosh Regalim (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, romanized: šālōš rəgālīm, or חַגִּים, ḥaggīm), are three major festivals in Judaism—two in spring; Passover, 49 days later Shavuot (literally 'weeks', or Pentecost, from the Greek); and in autumn Sukkot ('tabernacles ...
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The Jerusalem Festival of Light was established in 2009. It displays the work of leading international artists who use light as their creative medium. [3] In 2011, the festival, located in and around Jerusalem's Old City drew over 200,000 visitors.
At the same time, it allows for a Simchat Torah celebration unconstrained by festival work restrictions, since the festival is over in Israel according to Jewish law. [35] Outside Israel, where Shemini Atzeret is observed for two days, [36] Simchat Torah is deferred to the second day, when all agree there is no obligation of sukkah.
Music festivals are common in Israel, drawing young people from around the country, as well as travelers from abroad. The pressures of Israeli life, including the constant tensions with Gaza and ...
Shavuot was thus the concluding festival of the grain harvest, just as the eighth day of Sukkot was the concluding festival of the fruit harvest. During the existence of the Temple in Jerusalem , an offering of two loaves of bread from the wheat harvest was made on Shavuot according to the commandment in Lev. 23:17 .
The Israel Festival started in 1961 as a summer festival for classical music in the ancient Roman theater in Caesarea. [2] Throughout the years the festival grew in the number of art disciplines and activity centers with recent festivals including classical music, ballet, jazz, theater, visual arts and lectures, combining high quality programs from Israel and abroad.