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Joseph Gitler, CEO & Founder of Leket Israel, the National Food Bank
04/25/2018 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Dynamic Israeli agents of change lead community conversations about their unique ideas and influential actions that disrupt Israel’s status quo and affect social change in Israeli society.
Lag B'Omer / ל״ג בעומר
05/02/2018 - 05/03/2018
On Lag B'Omer, the 18th day of Iyyar, Bar Kochba's army attempted to reconquer Jerusalem, in the events otherwise known as the Second Jewish Revolt.
Theodor Herzl’s Birthday (1860)
05/02/2018
Yom Yerushalayim / יום ירושלים
05/12/2018 - 05/13/2018
Jerusalem Day - Celebrating the Reunification of a People and a Past
Creation Of The Israel Defense Forces (1948)
05/31/2018
On May 31, 1948, The Israel Defense Forces was officially created under the leadership of the new Jewish State of Israel.
Six-Day War: Israel History (1967)
06/05/2018 - 06/10/2018
Operation Entebbe (1976)
07/04/2018
On July 4th, 1976, Operation Entebbe a hostage-rescue mission, was carried out by commandos of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at Entebbe Airport in Uganda.
Exodus (1947)
07/11/2018
The Exodus 1947 left Sète, France in the morning of July 11, 1947. It was carrying 4,515 passengers including 1,600 men, 1,282 women, and 1,672 children and teenagers.
Tisha B'Av - תשעה באב
07/21/2018 7:00 PM - 07/22/2018 7:00 PM
A day of fasting in Judaism, named for the ninth day (Tisha) of the month of Av in the Hebrew calendar
Tu B'Av - טו באב
07/26/2018 - 07/27/2018
Tu B'Av, the 15th Day of Av was celebrated in the time of the Second Temple period (before the fall of Jerusalem in 70 C.E.) marking the beginning of the grape harvest.
Rosh HaShanah - ראש השנה
09/09/2018 - 09/11/2018
The Jewish New Year, the first of the High Holy Days.
Erev Yom Kippur - ערב יום כפור
09/18/2018
The Day of Atonement and the holiest day of the year for the Jews.
Anniversary of Ararat Dedication
09/28/2018
Sukkot - סוכות
10/23/2018 - 10/30/2018
A biblical holiday celebrated on the 15th day of the month of Tishrei. It is one of the three biblically mandated festivals on which Hebrews were commanded to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem.
Yom HaAliyah / יום העלייה
10/27/2018
Israeli national holiday celebrated annually to acknowledge Aliyah, immigration to the Jewish state, as a core value of the State of Israel, and honor the ongoing contributions of Olim to Israeli society.
Official Adoption of Flag of Israel (1948)
10/28/2018
66 years ago today, Israel adopted the blue and white star of David flag as the official flag of Israel. Since then, the flag has been a symbol of liberation and human rights for Jews around the world.
Balfour Day
11/02/2018
A call for celebration! On November 2, 1917, the Jewish people received public validation of our ancient hope and another step towards building a state of our own!
Commemoration of Kristallnacht (1939)
11/09/2018
On the night of November 9, 1938, violence against Jews broke out across the Reich.
Partition Day (1947)
11/29/2018
1947 --The United Nations votes to establish a Jewish State and an Arab State in Palestine, the area of the former British Mandate.
Eliezer Ben Yehuda Birthday (1858)
01/07/2019
Wish Happy Birthday to the driving force behind the revival of the Hebrew language by learning a few new Hebrew words today!
Anniversary of the death of Col. Ilan Ramon, Israel’s first and only astronaut (2003)
02/01/2019
Ilan Ramon (Hebrew: אילן רמון, born Ilan Wolferman; June 20, 1954 – February 1, 2003) was an Israeli fighter pilot and later the first Israeli astronaut for NASA.
First Meeting of the First Knesset (1949)
02/14/2019
February 14, 1949. Originally named the ‘Constituent Assembly’, soon changed to Knesset.
First Maccabiah Games (1932)
03/28/2019
Opening of the first Maccabiah Games (Jewish Olympics) held in Tel Aviv on March 28, 1932. Twenty-one countries sent participants.
Hebrew University Founded (1925)
04/01/2019
Hebrew University’s campus on Mount Scopus of Jerusalem was opened at a gala ceremony attended by leaders of the Jewish world, distinguished scholars and public figures. Hebrew University has become one of the top 100 universities in the world.
Lottery for building plots in Tel Aviv (1909)
04/11/2019
On 11 April 1909, 66 Jewish families gathered on one of the sand dunes to parcel out the land by lottery using seashells.
Theodor Herzl’s Birthday (1860)
05/02/2019
Creation Of The Israel Defense Forces (1948)
05/31/2019
On May 31, 1948, The Israel Defense Forces was officially created under the leadership of the new Jewish State of Israel.
Six-Day War: Israel History (1967)
06/05/2019 - 06/10/2019
Operation Entebbe (1976)
07/04/2019
On July 4th, 1976, Operation Entebbe a hostage-rescue mission, was carried out by commandos of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at Entebbe Airport in Uganda.
Exodus (1947)
07/11/2019
The Exodus 1947 left Sète, France in the morning of July 11, 1947. It was carrying 4,515 passengers including 1,600 men, 1,282 women, and 1,672 children and teenagers.
