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Yom Hazikaron & Yom Ha’atzmaut – Memorial Day & Independence Day

Marilyn Ambach — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:48:42 +0000

http://marilynjosephine.wordpress.com/2013/04/16/yom-hazikaron-yom-haatzmaut-memorial-day-independence-day/ Yom Hazikaron is Israel’s Memorial Day, the Day of Remembrance for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism. This sad day starts with a siren at 20h and is heard all over the country. For one minute, everyone stands still to commemorate the fallen. The official ceremony takes place at the Western Wall [...]

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Yom HaShoah – the Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day

Marilyn Ambach — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:07:49 +0000

http://marilynjosephine.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/yom-hashoah-the-holocaust-and-heroism-remembrance-day/ BETWEEN ISRAEL… (by Marilyn) On Monday, Israel observed a national memorial day: the ‘Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day’ or as we call it ‘Yom HaShoah’. It is an annual day of commemoration for the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust as a result of the actions carried out by Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany (1939-1945). Yom [...]

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Chag Sameach & Happy Passover

Marilyn Ambach — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:24:08 +0000

http://marilynjosephine.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/chag-sameach-happy-passover/ The Jewish people celebrate Pessach (Passover) to commemorate the story of the Exodus, their liberation from slavery in ancient Egypt and their birth as a nation under the leadership of Moses. According to the Bible, God helped the Children of Israel escape slavery by inflicting ten plagues upon the ancient Egyptians: the Plague of [...]

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Purim Parties

Marilyn Ambach — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 07:34:09 +0000

Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays of the Jewish calendar. It commemorates a clash of civilizations, a time where the Jews in the ancient Persian empire were saved from extermination. The story of Purim is told in the Biblical book of Esther (the Megillah, meaning the scroll containing the biblical narrative) [...]

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Jerusalem of Gold

Marilyn Ambach — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 19:22:20 +0000

The Italians say: “Vedi Napoli e (poi) muore” or: when you’ve seen the magnificence of Naples you’ve seen everything, and it’s safe to die. Italians obviously have never been to the Old City of Jerusalem. Being one of the oldest cities of the world, Jerusalem is marked by religion and conflict. During its long history, [...]

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Hanukkah, a festival of lights

Marilyn Ambach — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:52:52 +0000

Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE. Every night, we light the candles of the Hanukiah to commemorate and celebrate the miracle of Light: the [...]

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Lady Godiva in Tel Aviv

Marilyn Ambach — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:48:18 +0000

Thank you Theodor Herzl for having created Israel in Israel. Did you know that here we have 300 days of blue skies a year? It’s fall and we reach the 30°. Yes, that is a big deal for a Belgian. And no, I’m not only here for the good weather. What is it that makes this [...]

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Jewish holidays, Indian summer

Marilyn Ambach — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 08:24:26 +0000

What better than to start your summer when most summers are over? I’m not a beach person really; I mostly hate the sand everywhere. But at this time of the year I love it. The big heat and humidity of July August is gone. And so are the many loud tourists. Finally it’s calm, I’m [...]

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Good vibes at Jaffa Flea Market

Marilyn Ambach — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:46:10 +0000

There’s no doubt about it, the hotspot for your summer Tel Aviv nights in 2012 is the Jaffa Flea Market. The area has been developing immensely in the last few years and maybe it’s only the beginning. One could write about the flea market itself – ‘shuk hapishpeshim’ in Hebrew – for furniture and antique [...]

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