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Mate Yehuda Wine Festival

The Mate Yehuda Wine Festival is a vibrant celebration of the region’s rich winemaking heritage, deeply rooted in Jewish tradition and history. This annual event, which traces its origins back to ancient times, is held in the picturesque Judean Hills, a region renowned for its scenic beauty and fertile vineyards. The festival honors the centuries-old winemaking practices that have been passed down through generations, highlighting the cultural significance of wine in Jewish life. Attendees are invited to explore a tapestry of stories, from the early days of viticulture in Israel to the modern-day innovations that continue to push the boundaries of the craft.

Experience the Festivities and Flavors

Visitors to the Mate Yehuda Wine Festival can immerse themselves in a variety of activities designed to celebrate this storied tradition. The festival features wine tastings from local wineries, offering a chance to savor a range of exquisite flavors and aromas. Culinary enthusiasts can indulge in traditional Jewish foods paired perfectly with selected wines, while music and dance performances add to the festive atmosphere. The event also serves as a gathering place for wine enthusiasts and members of the Jewish community, fostering a shared appreciation for the art of winemaking and its role in Jewish culture. Whether you’re a seasoned oenophile or simply curious about the rich tapestry of Jewish heritage, the Mate Yehuda Wine Festival promises an unforgettable experience.

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Jerusalem Food Truck Festival

The Jerusalem Food Truck Festival will be held for the sixth time, with top chefs from the leading restaurants in the city cooking in food trucks every evening in Ben Hinnom Valley Park. Among the trucks will be those of Angelica, Jacko Street, Luciana, Fringe, Rachel BaSdera, Hacanaanit, Iron Bar, Shmaltz,, Basher, Black Iron, Fiori, Jacko Sun, and more. In addition, there will be live music by leading bands and DJs.

Come and enjoy a great variety of music and food near the Old city where various Jerusalem chefs offer delicious food from within their trucks and at special prices.

Tel Aviv Vegan Festival

Israel has been lauded as the most vegan nation on earth, winning accolades as a top tourism destination for vegans. The Tel Aviv Vegan Festival is the largest vegan festival in the world. Tel Aviv, consistently rated as one of the best cities for vegans and full of yummy vegan restaurants, brings paradise to vegans for two days. Vegans can enjoy over 100 stalls from the most delicious vegan restaurants and stores throughout Israel. Each year, the municipality of Tel Aviv, expects no less than 50,000 people to attend the event who indulge in a huge variety of vegan dishes and products.

Mishpachah Festival

The Hebrew word Mishpachah means family – we invite you to join ours. The day-long Mishpachah Festival will celebrate and explore Jewish genealogy, heritage, and immigration with JewishGen, the Museum’s genealogy arm, and other partners. Overlooking the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, the stories of Jewish families and experiences around the world through time will converge in New York City at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. The festival will feature music, activities for kids and families, Jewish genealogy lectures, cooking demonstrations, Jewish heritage panels, and more.

Toldot Jewish Food Experience

Based in the majestic Casa Adret, the oldest inhabited house in the city, Toldot offers a unique experience in the heart of Barcelona. Whether through the life story of a 13th century coral merchant, or through an intimate gastronomic experience that draws on diverse Jewish culinary traditions, we will connect you to the city and its lost stories.

Toldot Barcelona was born as a platform to promote the richness of present culture, and at the same time forgotten, Catalan Jewish heritage. Toldot desires to share research and history through unique and honest experiences, with an aim to give birth to stories never before told. Our food experiences act as a conductuat for exploring the question ‘What is Jewish Food?’.

Our vision is much more than just tour guiding, but to be a conductor to educate people, connect over shared histories, over food, and to be a place of continuous discovery.

The Toldot Food Experience is a Jewish culinary feast where Middle East meets West, Sepharad and Ashkenaz, with a touch of México and Australia, and the stories that go behind it.

In the heart of Barcelona’s old Jewish Quarter, this enchanting Experience intertwines the incredible space of Casa Adret, the stories of it’s once neighbours, together with family recipes and histories. Entering it´s walls, and dining in its space, is a shortcut to the Middle Ages, truly a rare and special opportunity.

Jerusalem Wine Festival

This annual wine festival has been taking place for 16 years at The Israel Museum of Jerusalem. One can taste hundreds of wines as well as cheese, chocolates, jams, olive oils, and sauces, and local musicians perform during the day. This wine festival is the most prominent wine festivity in the country, visited by 20,000 guests from around Israel an beyond. Twelve of the best wineries distribute their products and the garden scenery makes a perfect location of the festival. This festival often attracts a high class audience and the entry price is around 98 ILS which gets you entrance and a glass of wine.

Sheik Avreik Festival

The Sheik Avreik Festival is an annual grassroots celebration of local culture, community, creativity, and the arts. Residents of Kiryat Tivon enjoy over 280 performances in and around Tivon. The Sheik Avreik Festival includes multiple activities hosted by Kfar Tikva and is greatly enjoyed by residents of all ages.

Tahanat Ruach

Tahanat Ruach is a cultural center in Kiryat Tivon that hosts several cultural events throughout the year. Established in April 2018, the center was inspired by the desire to integrate into the community’s diverse cultural collaborations. Through culture, art, coffee, and delicious food our goal is to create a bridge unifying the community of Tivon and the surrounding people who choose to take part in this cultural space.

Everyone is included in the productions and events that occur in the operation of our ever-evolving cafe, in the bustling sound, the lighting, and in the field of marketing and advertising of the space. Ultimately, this is part of our search for lively and fulfilling human encounters and interactions. A search that we are only at the beginning of, but one that already seems to give a kind of homely, warm, and inviting atmosphere to the surrounding environemnt.

Currently operating on the site is a fifth line LIVE that hosts local art and well-known artists who are loved and appreciated. Our cafe is open Monday to Friday from 8:00-14:00. We are also working hard on opening brunches and breakfasts on Fridays in conjunction with two sanities from Pardes Hanna-Karkur and also on a local fourth line for a nonchalant and non-binding local atmosphere. The place can also be rented out for the benefit of other cultural activities.

Ladino Festival

The International Ladino Festival, a celebration that connects the history of the city to the present and the future, includes three days of performances, street musicians, free tours, and authentic culinary performances.

Givat Shmuel Food Fair

The Farmers Market takes place every Friday between the hours of 08:00-15:00 in the parking lot of a shopping mall in, Givat Shmuel. This market is part of a series of a chain of farmer’s markets that take place in Tel Aviv, Herzliya and Raanana. There is a variety of food stalls which include the produce from the best farmers, cheese-makers and bakers. In this market you are guaranteed to find a wide selection of the freshest vegetables, fruits, herbs, cheese, breads and olive oils as well as a large assortment of tasty homemade products.

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