World Zionist Organization

Outbreak of Yom Kippur War

16/09/2021 | י' תשרי התשפ"ב

The war broke out on Yom Kippur, October 6, 1973 with a military attack of Syria and Egypt on The State of Israel and went on up to October 24, 1973, the day the Cease fire went into effect. The Arab

Yom Kippur

16/09/2021 | י' תשרי התשפ"ב

Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement) is a biblical festival and one of the Jewish holidays considered the holiest day in the Hebrew calendar. Yom Kippur falls on the tenth day of Tishrei. Its central the

Anniversary of Menachem Ussishkin’s death

17/09/2021 | י"א תשרי התשפ"ב

Avraham Menachem Mendel Ussishkin (14 August 1863 - 2 October 1941) was a Zionist leader, a member of "Hovevei Zion" and head of a group called "Zionists of Zion". Ussishkin was very active at the Zio

Navigator Ron Arad is taken captive

19/09/2021 | י"ג תשרי התשפ"ב

On October 16, 1986, while attacking terrorist targets south of Sidon in Lebanon, the Phantom jet of Captain Ron Arad developed a technical fault. Ron and the pilot bailed out of the plane in Lebanese

First Day of Sukkot

21/09/2021 | ט"ו תשרי התשפ"ב

Sukkot is a biblical festival celebrated for eight days between Tishrei 15 and 22. The first two days are festival days, followed by five days of Chol Hamoed. Sukkot is the third pilgrimage festiva

1st Day of Chol Hamoed

22/09/2021 | ט"ז תשרי התשפ"ב

During Chol HaMoed of Sukkot it is commanded to actually live in the Sukkah: to eat, drink and even sleep there, throughout the seven days of the holiday, as a remembrance of the booths in which the I

2nd Day of Chol Hamoed

23/09/2021 | י"ז תשרי התשפ"ב

During Chol HaMoed of Sukkot it is commanded to actually live in the Sukkah: to eat, drink and even sleep there, throughout the eight days of the holiday, as a remembrance of the booths in which the I

3rd Day of Chol Hamoed

24/09/2021 | י"ח תשרי התשפ"ב

During Chol HaMoed of Sukkot it is commanded to actually live in the Sukkah: to eat, drink and even sleep there, throughout the eight days of the holiday, as a remembrance of the booths in which the I

Anniversary of the death of Zalman Shazar, third President of Israel.

25/09/2021 | י"ט תשרי התשפ"ב

Zalman Shazar, originally Shneur Zalman Rubashov, was born on 1 Kislev, 5650, November 24, 1889 in Mir, in the Russian Empire. He died on 19 Tishrei 5735. He was the third President of Israel, a write

4th Day of Chol Hamoed

25/09/2021 | י"ט תשרי התשפ"ב

During Chol HaMoed of Sukkot it is commanded to actually live in the Sukkah: to eat, drink and even sleep there, throughout the eight days of the holiday, as a remembrance of the booths in which the I

5th Day of Chol Hamoed

26/09/2021 | כ' תשרי התשפ"ב

During Chol HaMoed of Sukkot it is commanded to actually live in the Sukkah: to eat, drink and even sleep there, throughout the eight days of the holiday, as a remembrance of the booths in which the I

Hoshana Rabba

27/09/2021 | כ"א תשרי התשפ"ב

Hoshana Rabbah is the last day of Chol HaMoed of Sukkot. It is customary to recite many supplications and “Hoshanot” on this day and therefore it is called Hoshana Rabbah. One explanation is that this

Simchat Torah

28/09/2021 | כ"ב תשרי התשפ"ב

Simchat Torah is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the beginning of a new cycle. In the Diaspora the holiday falls on the day after Sh

Anniversary of the death of Naphtali Herz Imber - author of Hatikvah

29/09/2021 | כ"ג תשרי התשפ"ב

Hatikvah is the national anthem of the State of Israel and was in the past the anthem of the Zionist Movement. The anthem includes, with slight changes, the first two verses of a poem written by Napht

Anniversary of Sarah Aaronsohn’s death

30/09/2021 | כ"ד תשרי התשפ"ב

Sarah Aaronsohn (January 5, 1890 – October 9, 1917) was one of the leaders of Nili, a Jewish spy ring that operated during World War I. In 1917 in the absence of a leader for the organization, she hea

Michael Kolganov winner of the Olympic bronze medal for canoeing in Sydney, 2004

01/10/2021 | כ"ה תשרי התשפ"ב

Michael Kolganov was born on October 14, 1974. Significant achievements in canoeing: gold medal in the 1998 World Championship, gold medal in the 1999 World Championship, silver medal in the 1998 Euro

Founding of the Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium

01/10/2021 | כ"ה תשרי התשפ"ב

The Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium is one of the most famous institutes of education in Israel. Founded in 1905, it was the first Hebrew high school in the world. Today it is one of the leading six-year se

Haim Gouri’s birthday

05/10/2021 | כ"ט תשרי התשפ"ב

Haim Gouri, born 9 October 1923, is known as an Israeli novelist, poet, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. He was awarded the Israel Prize for poetry in 1988. Gouri belongs to the 1948 generation

Memorial Day for Rehav’am Ze’evi

06/10/2021 | ל' תשרי התשפ"ב

Rehav’am Ze’evi (a.k.a Gandhi). Born June 20, 1926, murdered October 17, 2001. A Jerusalemite, military man, combatant, Member of Knesset and minister. A scholar and an intellectual. Murdered by thre

Anniversary of the death of Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Kalischer

11/10/2021 | ה' חשון התשפ"ב

Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Kalischer was born on 8 Nisan 5505, 1795, in the town of Lissa in Poland. He died on 5 Heshvan, 5635, 1874. Rabbi Kalischer had a wide and varied general education. He was a forerunne

Haim Hefer’s birthday

17/10/2021 | י"א חשון התשפ"ב

Haim Hefer‎ (born October 29, 1925) is an Israeli songwriter and publicist. He served in the Palmach and his songs from this period have become a national heritage. Hefer has written for the best comp

Memorial Day for Yitzhak Rabin

17/10/2021 | י"א חשון התשפ"ב

Yitzhak Rabin (March 1, 1922 – November 4, 1995) A Jerusalemite , Chief of Staff during the Six Day War, Fifth Prime Minister of The State of Israel and Nobel Prize for Peace laureate in 1994, the sam

Inauguration of the Supreme Court building in Givat Ram in Jerusalem

20/10/2021 | י"ד חשון התשפ"ב

The Supreme Court constitutes the highest judicial instance in the State of Israel. It is located in Givat Ram in Jerusalem. The Yad Hanadiv Fund offered to fund a new building in the government compl

Operation Magic Carpet

21/10/2021 | ט"ו חשון התשפ"ב

"Operation Magic Carpet" also called "Operation On Wings of Eagles" is the operation that brought the Yemenite Jews to Israel. Following the 1947 UN Partition Plan, pogroms began against the Jews in Y

Signing of the peace treaty between Israel and Jordan

26/10/2021 | כ' חשון התשפ"ב

On October 26, 1994, the peace treaty between Israel and Jordan was signed. The treaty regularized the relations, borders and division of resources between Israel and Jordan after 46 years of hostilit

Passing of Israel’s first president, Chaim Weizmann

27/10/2021 | כ"א חשון התשפ"ב

Chaim Weizmann, born November 27, 1874 in White Russia was one of the leaders of the Zionist Movement before the establishment of The State of Israel. He was Israel’s first president, a scientist and

Execution of Jewish paratrooper Chana Senesh

27/10/2021 | כ"א חשון התשפ"ב

Chana Senesh (July 17, 1921 – November 7, 1944) was a Jewish fighter and poet, one of the paratroopers in The Yishuv who volunteered to serve in the British Army during WW2 against Nazi Germany. In 19

Anniversary of the death of Baron Edmond de Rothschild

30/10/2021 | כ"ד חשון התשפ"ב

Baron Edmond de Rothschild was born on 16 Av 5605, August 19, 1845, in France and died on 24 Heshvan 5695, November 21, 1934. He was the main supporter of Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel in th

Anniversary of the death of Yitzhak Navon, fifth President of Israel

30/10/2021 | כ"ד חשון התשפ"ב

Yitzhak Navon was born on 1 Nisan 5681, April 9, 1921, in Jerusalem. He died on 24 Heshvan, 5776, November 6, 2015. Yitzhak Navon had a wide and varied education, a fluent command of 6 languages, and

Appointment of Orna Barbivai as first woman to be made Aluf in the Israel Defense Forces

01/11/2021 | כ"ו חשון התשפ"ב

Orna Barbivai was born on September 5, 1962. Aluf (Major General) Barbivai is head of the Manpower Directorate in the IDF, and is the first female officer in the history of the IDF to hold this rank i

Balfour Declaration Day

02/11/2021 | כ"ז חשון התשפ"ב

“The Balfour Declaration” is a document signed by The British Foreign Secretary, Lord Arthur James Balfour on November 2, 1917, stating that Britain would support the establishment of a National Home

Operation Moses

02/11/2021 | כ"ז חשון התשפ"ב

Operation Moses was a secret military operation to bring the Jews of Ethiopia to Israel by an airlift from Sudan. The Israeli government decided to carry out the operation, given the serious persecuti

Anniversary of the death of Rabbi Rafael Kadir Tzaban

08/11/2021 | ד' כסלו התשפ"ב

Rabbi Rafael Kadir Tzaban was born on 1 Tevet 5601, December 13, 1909, in Djerba, Tunisia. He died on 4 Kislev 5755, November 7, 1994. The rabbi of the island of Djerba, Tunisia, after his aliyah to I

David Ben – Gurion National Memorial Day

10/11/2021 | ו' כסלו התשפ"ב

David Ben – Gurion, 1886 – 1973 came to Israel during the Second Aliyah. He was the head of the “Pre – State” leadership, the one who strove towards the establishment of The State of Israel, proclaime

Anniversary of Yehoshua Hankin’s death

10/11/2021 | ו' כסלו התשפ"ב

Yehoshua Hankin (1864-October 11, 1945), a practical Zionist, he became known as the "Redeemer of the Valley", because he negotiated purchase of lands in Israel and in particular in the Jezreel Valley

The anniversary of the death of Golda Meir, fourth Prime Minister of Israel.

12/11/2021 | ח' כסלו התשפ"ב

Golda Meir, formerly Meyerson, born Golda Mabovitch, was born on 11 Iyar 5658, May 3, 1898 in Kiev in the Russian Empire. She died on 8 Kislev 5739, December 8, 1978. Golda Meir served as Israel’s fou

Jonathan Pollard is arrested

12/11/2021 | ח' כסלו התשפ"ב

In his position as analyst of raw intelligence materials in the intelligence department of the American Navy, Pollard came into contact with classified information related to Israel. In early 1984 Pol

President of Egypt, Anwar Sadat’s first visit to Israel

13/11/2021 | ט' כסלו התשפ"ב

On November 19, 1977, Sadat landed in Israel and, by doing so, became the first Arab leader to ever visit Israel. Sadat was received with an official welcome and delivered a festive speech in the Knes

International Children’s Day

20/11/2021 | ט"ז כסלו התשפ"ב

On this day a declaration was worded that mentions ten principles relating to children and their rights. 30 years later, on November 20, 1989, the UN adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child

Outbreak of the First Intifada

22/11/2021 | י"ח כסלו התשפ"ב

The First Intifada was a violent popular uprising of the Palestinians living in Judea and Samaria and the Gaza Strip against Israeli rule. The Intifada broke out on December 9, 1987 and ended official

Anniversary of the death of Leo (Yehudah Leib) Pinsker

24/11/2021 | כ' כסלו התשפ"ב

Leo (Yehudah Leib) Pinsker was born on 1 Tevet 5582, December 13, 1821 in Tomaszów in Congress Poland. He died on 20 Kislev 5652, December 21, 1891. Pinsker was one of the leaders of the Hibbat Zion m

Anniversary of Nachum Gutman’s death

24/11/2021 | כ' כסלו התשפ"ב

Nachum Gutman (October 5, 1898-November 28, 1980) an Israeli painter, sculptor and author. He grew up in Tel Aviv, and commemorated the city where he was born in drawings and writings, that constitute

Nathan Zach’s birthday

27/11/2021 | כ"ג כסלו התשפ"ב

Nathan Zach was born on December 13, 1930 in Berlin. He is known as an Israeli poet, editor, translator, poetry critic and songwriter. He was awarded the Israel Prize for Hebrew poetry in 1995, and is

First Day of Hanukkah

29/11/2021 | כ"ה כסלו התשפ"ב

Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish holiday of thanksgiving, instituted by the rabbinical sages during the Second Temple Period in memory of the victory of the Hasmonean rebellion, the rededication of the

Declaration of partition plan for Israel in the United Nations

29/11/2021 | כ"ה כסלו התשפ"ב

On November 29, 1947 the U.N Assembly resolved to end The British Mandate in Israel and establish two independent States in The Land of Israel – a Jewish state and an Arab State (The Partition Plan).

Passing of Eliezer Ben Yehuda, reviver of the Hebrew language

30/11/2021 | כ"ו כסלו התשפ"ב

Eliezer Ben Yehuda was born in Vilna on January 7, 1858 and died in Jerusalem on December 16, 1922. Ben Yehuda generated the resurrection of spoken Hebrew in The Land of Israel at the end of the 19th

Founding of Nir David, the first tower and stockade settlement

30/11/2021 | כ"ו כסלו התשפ"ב

The first of the tower and stockade settlements, Tel Amal (later called Nir David) was built overnight in the Beit She'an Valley. A stockade and a tower were brought to the Valley and erected on the s

Second Day of Hanukkah

30/11/2021 | כ"ו כסלו התשפ"ב

The lighting of the Hanukkah candles (or oil) on each of the nights of the festival is the most characteristic ritual of Hanukkah. A Hanukkiyah (special candelabrum) is generally used for lighting of

Third Day of Hanukkah

01/12/2021 | כ"ז כסלו התשפ"ב

The lighting of the Hanukkah candles (or oil) on each of the nights of the festival is the most characteristic ritual of Hanukkah. A Hanukkiyah (special candelabrum) is generally used for lighting of

Fourth Day of Hanukkah

02/12/2021 | כ"ח כסלו התשפ"ב

The lighting of the Hanukkah candles (or oil) on each of the nights of the festival is the most characteristic ritual of Hanukkah. A Hanukkiyah (special candelabrum) is generally used for lighting of

Fifth Day of Hanukkah

03/12/2021 | כ"ט כסלו התשפ"ב

The lighting of the Hanukkah candles (or oil) on each of the nights of the festival is the most characteristic ritual of Hanukkah. A Hanukkiyah (special candelabrum) is generally used for lighting of

UNESCO declares Masada a World Heritage site

05/12/2021 | א' טבת התשפ"ב

Masada is an ancient fortress located at the peak of an isolated cliff in the Judean desert. After the destruction of the Second Temple Jewish rebels occupied Masada. The Roman legion made the ascent

Sixth Day of Hanukkah

05/12/2021 | א' טבת התשפ"ב

The lighting of the Hanukkah candles (or oil) on each of the nights of the festival is the most characteristic ritual of Hanukkah. A Hanukkiyah (special candelabrum) is generally used for lighting of

Anniversary of the death of Dov Ber Borochov

06/12/2021 | ב' טבת התשפ"ב

Dov Ber Borochov was born on 7 Tammuz 5641, July 3, 1881, in the town of Zolotonosha in the Russian Empire. He died on 2 Tevet, 5678, December 17, 1917. Dov Borochov was one of the fathers of socialis

Founding of the town of Rosh Pinna

06/12/2021 | ב' טבת התשפ"ב

Rosh Pinna is a town in the Upper Galilee. In 1882 a group of 30 families of Hasidim from Romania decided to immigrate to Israel and to farm the land. After finding suitable land and after a long jour

Seventh Day of Hanukkah

06/12/2021 | ב' טבת התשפ"ב

The lighting of the Hanukkah candles (or oil) on each of the nights of the festival is the most characteristic ritual of Hanukkah. A Hanukkiyah (special candelabrum) is generally used for lighting of

Eighth Day of Hanukkah

07/12/2021 | ג' טבת התשפ"ב

The lighting of the Hanukkah candles (or oil) on each of the nights of the festival is the most characteristic ritual of Hanukkah. A Hanukkiyah (special candelabrum) is generally used for lighting of

Avram Hershko, Nobel Prize laureate for Chemistry for 2004

10/12/2021 | ו' טבת התשפ"ב

Avram Hershko was born on December 31, 1937. He was Nobel Prize laureate for Chemistry for 2004.

Aaron Ciechanover, Nobel Prize laureate for Chemistry for 2004

10/12/2021 | ו' טבת התשפ"ב

Aaron Ciechanover was born on October 10, 1947. He was Nobel Prize laureate for Chemistry for 2004.

Arieh Warshel, Nobel Prize laureate for Chemistry for 2013

10/12/2021 | ו' טבת התשפ"ב

Arieh Warshel was born on November 20, 1940. He was Nobel Prize laureate for Chemistry for 2013.

Dan Shechtman, Nobel Prize laureate for Chemistry for 2011

10/12/2021 | ו' טבת התשפ"ב

Dan Shechtman was born on January 24, 1941. He was Nobel Prize laureate for Chemistry for 2011.

Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Prize laureate for Economics for 2002

10/12/2021 | ו' טבת התשפ"ב

Daniel Kahneman was born on March 5, 1934. He was Nobel Prize laureate for Economics for 2002.

Yitzhak Rabin, Nobel Peace Prize laureate for 1994.

10/12/2021 | ו' טבת התשפ"ב

Yitzhak Rabin (March 1, 1922 – November 4, 1995), born in Jerusalem, Chief of Staff in the Six Day War, Israel’s fifth Prime Minister, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 1994, the year in which he sign

Yisrael Aumann, Nobel Prize laureate for Economics for 2005

10/12/2021 | ו' טבת התשפ"ב

Yisrael Aumann was born on August 1, 1930. He was Nobel Prize laureate for Economics for 2005.

Human Rights Day

10/12/2021 | ו' טבת התשפ"ב

The date was chosen to honor and mark the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The declaration was signed in the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948. This declaration formulates the

Michael (Mike) Levitt, Nobel Prize laureate for Chemistry for 2013

10/12/2021 | ו' טבת התשפ"ב

Michael (Mike) Levitt was born on May 9, 1947. He was Nobel Prize laureate for Chemistry for 2013.

Menahem Begin, Nobel Peace Prize laureate for 1978

10/12/2021 | ו' טבת התשפ"ב

Menahem Begin was born on August 16, 1913 in White Russia and died on March 9, 1992 in Tel Aviv. Begin was the sixth Prime Minister of Israel, chair of the Herut movement and the Likud party, a minist

Ada Yonath was Nobel Prize laureate for Chemistry for 2009.

10/12/2021 | ו' טבת התשפ"ב

Ada Yonath was born on June 22, 1939. She was Nobel Prize laureate for Chemistry for 2009.

Shai Agnon, Nobel Prize laureate for literature for 1966

10/12/2021 | ו' טבת התשפ"ב

Shmuel Yosef Agnon was born on 18 Av 5647, August 8, 1887. He was one of the greatest Hebrew authors in the modern era and the Nobel Prize laureate for literature for 1966. Shai Agnon was born in the

Shimon Peres, Nobel Peace Prize laureate for 1994

10/12/2021 | ו' טבת התשפ"ב

Shimon Peres was born on 20 Av, 5683, August 2, 1923 in the town of Wiszniew, Poland. He died on 25 Elul 5776, September 28, 2016. He served as the ninth President of Israel. He served in the followin

Founding of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel

12/12/2021 | ח' טבת התשפ"ב

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) was founded in 1953. It is the oldest and largest environmental organization in Israel, and one of the oldest nature and environmental protect

Anniversary of Dov Hoz’s death

13/12/2021 | ט' טבת התשפ"ב

Dov Hoz (September 18, 1894-December 29, 1949) was a leader of the Labor Zionism movement, one of the founders of the Haganah organization, and a pioneer of Israeli aviation. Hoz founded and managed t

The Dreyfus Trial

13/12/2021 | ט' טבת התשפ"ב

The Dreyfus Affair was an anti-Semitic libel. French artillery officer Alfred Dreyfus was accused of treason and of spying for Germany. Even though there was no real evidence against him, he was tried

Fast of the Tenth of Tevet

14/12/2021 | י' טבת התשפ"ב

The Tenth of Tevet (Asarah BeTevet) is one of four Jewish fast days commemorating the destruction of Jerusalem. This is the date on which, in the year 588 B.C.E., the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylon

Anniversary of Teddy Kollek’s death

16/12/2021 | י"ב טבת התשפ"ב

Teddy Kollek (27 May 1911–2 January 2007), Mayor of Jerusalem for 28 years and recipient of the Israel Prize for his special contribution to the State of Israel. He immigrated to Israel from Hungary

Anniversary of the death of Rabbi Moshe Kalphon Hacohen

22/12/2021 | י"ח טבת התשפ"ב

Rabbi Moshe Kalphon Hacohen was born on 12 Shvat 5634, January 30, 1874, and died on 18 Tevet 5710, January 7, 1950. He was the Chief Rabbi of Djerba and one of the greatest rabbis of Tunisia. He wrot

Establishment of JNF (KKL)

23/12/2021 | י"ט טבת התשפ"ב

In 1901, the fifth Zionist Congress announced the establishment of the “Jewish National Fund” – an organization designated to acquire lands for Jewish settlement. The JNF was managed by The World Zion

The Egoz disaster

27/12/2021 | כ"ג טבת התשפ"ב

The Egoz was a ship that was used to secretly carry Jews illegally from Morocco to Israel. On 23 Tevet 5721, January 10, 1961, when the ship made its 13th voyage by way of Gibraltar, it sank together

Anniversary of Arthur Ruppin’s death

28/12/2021 | כ"ד טבת התשפ"ב

Arthur Ruppin (1 March 1876–1 January 1943) was a Zionist leader, director of the Eretz Yisrael Office in Jaffa, one of the architects of Zionist settlement in Israel. He was head of the Settlement De

Founding of Merhavia - the first settlement in the Jezreel Valley

28/12/2021 | כ"ד טבת התשפ"ב

In January 1911 the “Hashomer” land conquest group took possession of lands redeemed by the Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael through Yehoshua Hankin, 'Redeemer of the Valley'. The group founded the first Jewis

Anniversary of Ahad Ha’Am’s death

01/01/2022 | כ"ח טבת התשפ"ב

Ahad Ha’Am is the pen name of Asher Zvi Hirsch Ginsberg (18 August 1856-2 January 1927), one of the leading Zionist thinkers, founder of Cultural Zionism: "The object of the Land of Israel is not to s

The fall of the Lamed Hei

07/01/2022 | ה' שבט התשפ"ב

On 5 Shvat, 5708, 35 combatants fell in a courageous stand of a few against many (the Lamed Hei platoon, the Mountain Platoon or the Lamed Hei convoy) on their way to reinforce the blockaded Gush Etzi

Anniversary of the death of Max Nordau

08/01/2022 | ו' שבט התשפ"ב

Max Nordau was born on July 29, 1849 in Pest (now part of Budapest), Hungary. He died on 6 Shvat 5683, January 23, 1923. Max Nordau was a doctor, philosopher, speaker, writer, and one of the founders

Anniversary of Leah Goldberg's death

10/01/2022 | ח' שבט התשפ"ב

Leah Goldberg (29 May 1911-15 January 1970) is one of the greatest Hebrew poets of modern times, author of adult and children's books, translator, critic, and literary scholar; she was awarded the Isr

Chaim Topol wins Golden Globe Award as Best Actor.

12/01/2022 | י' שבט התשפ"ב

Chaim Topol began his international acting career in 1966, when he appeared in London in his most well-known role, Tevye the Milkman, in the musical "Fiddler on the Roof". 1971 saw the appearance of t

Liberation of the Auschwitz Extermination Camp - International Holocaust Remembrance Day

14/01/2022 | י"ב שבט התשפ"ב

On January 27, 1945 Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, discovering the greatest Nazi extermination center in Europe. Since then, Auschwitz has become a symbol of the Holocaust,

Assembly of the first Knesset

17/01/2022 | ט"ו שבט התשפ"ב

The Knesset (Israeli Parliament) is the Legislature of The State of Israel. It is situated in the Knesset Building on Givat Ram in Jerusalem. The name Knesset and the number of its members (120) deriv

Tu Bishvat

17/01/2022 | ט"ו שבט התשפ"ב

Tu Bishvat is the date in the Hebrew calendar which indicates the New Year of the Trees. This date is the determining date for several laws relating to fruit-bearing trees. Today Tu Bishvat is also ce

Anniversary of the death of Peretz Smolenskin

18/01/2022 | ט"ז שבט התשפ"ב

Peretz Smolenskin was born in 1842 in Belarus. He died in February 1885. Peretz Smolenskin was a Hebrew writer and publicist, a member of the Jewish Haskalah (Enlightenment) movement and one of the he

Anniversary of Ephraim Kishon’s death

21/01/2022 | י"ט שבט התשפ"ב

Efraim Kishon (23 August 1924–29 January 2005), Israeli author, satirist, playwright, film and theater screenwriter and producer. His influence on Israeli culture is tremendous, and is evident in his

Anniversary of Yosef Sprinzak’s death

21/01/2022 | י"ט שבט התשפ"ב

Yosef Sprinzak (8 December 1885–28 January 1959) was a Zionist activist. He served as secretary general of the Histadrut and chairman of the Vaad Hapoel. With the founding of the Knesset he was electe

Anniversary of the death of Aharon David (A. D.) Gordon

26/01/2022 | כ"ד שבט התשפ"ב

Aharon David (A. D.) Gordon, born on 6 Nisan 5616, June 9, 1856, in Troyanov in the Russian Empire. AD Gordon died on 24 Shvat, 5682, February 22, 1922. Gordon was active in the Zionist movement, he t

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

27/01/2022 | כ"ה שבט התשפ"ב

This date (according to the civil calendar) was chosen as it is the day on which the Red Army liberated Auschwitz, and it was designated by the unanimous decision of the UN assembly on November 1, 200

Creation of NILI

29/01/2022 | כ"ז שבט התשפ"ב

Nili (acronym of Netzakh Yisrael Lo Yishaker) was founded in 1915 and operated in the Jewish Yishuv in Israel during World War I. The organization engaged principally in espionage, with the aim of hel

Israeli helicopter disaster

30/01/2022 | כ"ח שבט התשפ"ב

The Israeli helicopter disaster occurred on the eve of February 4, 1997 when two Israeli Air Force Yas’ur helicopters collided over the Hula Valley, while transporting 73 soldiers from the Nahal Briga

Ilan Ramon, Israel’s first space pilot, killed in crash of space shuttle Columbia upon its return to earth.

31/01/2022 | כ"ט שבט התשפ"ב

Ilan Ramon, born June 20, 1954 perished together with the other team members of shuttle mission STS – 107 which disintegrated upon its re-entry into to Earth’s atmosphere on February 1, 2003. Ramon wa

Anniversary of Henrietta Szold’s death

01/02/2022 | ל' שבט התשפ"ב

Henrietta Szold (21 December 1860–13 February 1945) was an educator, social worker, author and Zionist activist who immigrated to Israel from the USA. She was one of the founders of the Hadassah Women

Anniversary of the death of Moshe Leib Lilienblum

04/02/2022 | ג' אדר א' התשפ"ב

Moshe Leib Lilienblum was born on 29 Tishrei 5604, October 23, 1843 in Keidan, Lithuania. He died on 3 Adar I, 5670, February 2, 1910. Moshe Leib Lilienblum was a scholar and author who wrote in Hebre

Passing of Menachem begin

05/02/2022 | ד' אדר א' התשפ"ב

Menachem Begin was born August 16, 1913 in White Russia and passed away March 9, 1992 in Tel Aviv. He was the sixth Prime Minister of The State of Israel, Chairman of the HERUT Movement and the LIKKUD

Moses’ birth date and passing date

08/02/2022 | ז' אדר א' התשפ"ב

Moses, according to the Bible, was the greatest prophet of the Jewish People. He rescued them from Egypt, led them and served as their Judge throughout their wanderings in the desert, on the way to Th

Anniversary of the death of Levi Eshkol, third President of Israel.

09/02/2022 | ח' אדר א' התשפ"ב

Levi Eshkol, originally Shkolnik, was born on 7 Heshvan, 5656, October 25, 1895 in Oratov in the Russian Empire and died on 8 Adar, 5728, February 26, 1969. Levi Eshkol served as the third President o

National ceremony to mark the liberation of the city of Eilat by the IDF during the War of Independence.

10/02/2022 | ט' אדר א' התשפ"ב

March 10, 1949, as part of the OVDA Operation during the War of Independence, the men of the NEGEV Brigade liberated UHM RASHRASH – where the British Police was stationed, on the shores of the Eilat B

Falling of Joseph Trumpeldor in defense of Tel – Hai

12/02/2022 | י"א אדר א' התשפ"ב

Joseph Trumpeldor, born November 21, 1880, fell in the Battle of Tel Hai, March 1, 1920. Trumpeldor was a Jewish combatant, Socialist, Zionist leader and pioneer. His death became the symbol of Jewis

Passing of the Hebrew author, Nobel Prize laureate Shmuel Yoseph Agnon

12/02/2022 | י"א אדר א' התשפ"ב

Shmuel Yoseph Agnon, born August 8, 1887. One of the greatest Modern Hebrew authors and a laureate of the Nobel Prize for Literature 1966. Agnon was born in the Shtetl of Buchach in East Galicia. In 1

The Fast of Esther

14/02/2022 | י"ג אדר א' התשפ"ב

Adar 13th, the day before Purim, is the Fast of Esther. On this date it is customary to fast, in memory of the war of the Jews against their enemies fought on this day, as recounted in the Megillah.

Purim

15/02/2022 | י"ד אדר א' התשפ"ב

The festival of Purim is based on the story of the Book of Esther, in which the Jews in the Persian Empire were saved from the genocide planned by Haman with the consent of the King Ahasuerus. The fes

Shushan Purim

16/02/2022 | ט"ו אדר א' התשפ"ב

Shushan Purim - the festival of Purim is celebrated in most places on Adar 14, but in Jerusalem and in the other cities that were walled in Joshua's time Purim is celebrated on Shushan Purim - Adar 15