Safed Klezmer Festival

Klezmer Festival in Safed is held throughout the alleyways and lanes of the Old Jewish Quarter and Artist Quarter. On each of the 3 nights of the festival, performances begin approximately 9:00p.m. and go through until after midnight. The performances are free and are all located within a 5 – 15 minute walk of each other in the town’s center. 

Tamar Festival

The annual Tamar Festival takes place at Masada and the Dead Sea and features some of Israel’s most prominent musicians and artists. It originated in 2000 to promote Israeli music as well as the beautiful desert landscapes. This multi-day festival includes concerts from sunrise to sunset and tickets are available online months in advance.

Jerusalem Jazz Festival

The Jerusalem Jazz Festival features a rich range of original productions, premieres, one-off musical collaborations, surprising mini shows, improvisations, and conversations with musicians, giving a new perspective to the artworks displayed throughout the museum. The artistic program reflects the variety of styles that comprise the contemporary jazz world, from world music, through hip hop, rock, groove, to supersonic jazz, and free jazz, classical chamber music, big band arrangements and more. The original productions were inspired by the artworks in the museum while other productions adapted the show in response to this creative space. This has led to a three-way dialogue between music, art, and cultural consumers.

This year, the festival focuses on original Israeli music from a wide range of styles. The extraordinary encounter between music and art, the festival’s inspiring hallmark from day one, continues to be a central pillar of the artistic program, with several different shows taking place throughout the museum’s magical sculpture garden every evening.

The 7th Jerusalem Jazz Festival, created by the Israel Festival in partnership with Israel Museum, and under the artistic direction of international trumpeter Avishai Cohen, will take place alongside the Israel Festival on 22-24.6.21, in the magical Sculpture Garden of the Israel Museum.

Sababa Music Festival

Sababa Fest is a meeting ground for Jews of all stripes and types, coming together to share an uplifting, rejuvenating, Shabbat experience with food, great music, nature, sports, and creative workshops nestled on the magical woodlands of Woodstock Festival in Bethel, NY.

From June 11-13 we will gather to celebrate Shabbos, eat great kosher food, hear awesome live music (before & after Shabbat), have yoga classes in the mornings, interactive workshops in the afternoon, late night chills by the bonfire, and sing and dance as we welcome the Shabbos queen. As Shabbat goes out, we will gather for an amazing Havdala ceremony, followed by live music from our headlining musical act Yemen Blues!

The Sababa Fest community has grown tremendously and we now host multiple events throughout the year for everyone to stay connected with each other. We also host a winter ski retreat, Rosh Hashana program, as well as Shabbos Nachamu & Rosh Chodesh Elul Camping Trips! Make sure to follow us on Instagram & Facebook to stay up to date on the shenanigans!

Israel Festival

Celebrating Diversity Through Art

The Israel Festival in Jerusalem is a vibrant and dynamic celebration of performing arts that brings the city alive with a rich tapestry of cultural expression. First held in the early 1960s, this iconic festival was conceived as a platform to showcase the diversity and creativity found within Israel and beyond. It takes place at various historic and contemporary venues throughout Israel, weaving together the past and present to create an immersive experience for locals and visitors alike. The festival has grown over the years into a renowned event, attracting artists and audiences from around the world, all drawn by the promise of discovering unique performances and exploring the deep cultural roots of the region.

The Israel Festival is a joyous blend of music, dance, theater, and more, reflecting the multifaceted nature of Jewish culture and history. Attendees can expect a diverse lineup of events, including innovative contemporary performances as well as traditional acts that honor the time-honored customs and stories of Jewish heritage. The festival serves as a melting pot of cultures, celebrating the artists and performances that resonate with Jewish themes and universal human experiences. Open to everyone, the festival invites people from all walks of life to come together and partake in the cultural exchange and creative dialogue that define this extraordinary event. Whether you’re a seasoned festival-goer or a curious newcomer, the Israel Festival offers a unique opportunity to experience the artistic soul of Jerusalem.

All images from: <https://www.israel-festival.org/en/>

Holiday of Holidays

The Holiday of Holidays, also known as Chag HaChagim in Hebrew, is an annual celebration of Haifa’s religious and cultural diversity. This event is held every December to mark the Hanukkah, Christmas, and Ramadan holidays for Jews, Christians, and Muslims living peacefully together in Haifa.

It includes food stands, antique fairs, arts and crafts fairs, music, circuses, and street celebrations.

The festival is an initiative of Beit Ha’Gefen – Arab-Jewish Cultural Center, and the Haifa Municipality, which was founded in 1993 and takes place in Beit Ha’Gefen and Wadi Nisnas and the German Colony in Haifa.

The aim of the festival is to promote and foster tolerance and mutual respect through culture and art.

The festival presents art exhibitions, artist meetings, and various performances with an emphasis on cultural diversity in Haifa and Israel.

The works are displayed both in the public space – the alleys of the Wadi Nisnas neighborhood coming to the German Colony, Haifa, and in the Beit Hagefen Gallery and this year also on billboards throughout the Hadar neighborhood – a special exhibition by Haifa artists!

The Holiday of Holidays festival is the culmination of the year of activity at Beit Ha’Gefen, and is designed in the spirit of the values of Beit Ha’Gefen.
Our activities are based on the belief that interpersonal acquaintance and encounter with another culture, its stories, cultural and spiritual assets, are important for breaking down barriers and building trust between different nationalities, ethnic and religious groups in Haifa and Israel.

Photo credit: Shaula Haitner Pikiwiki Israel

International Sephardi Music Festival

The International Sephardi Music Festival has been held annually in the Botanical Garden of Córdoba since 2002.

This event was originally known as the Festival of the Spanish Jewish Network, “Sephardic Paths”. It is a meeting point where the public can get a deeper understanding of the different traditions of Sepchardic culture. Concerts of the musical genre by Spanish and international artists alternate with talks and conferences about this people. During the festival spectators can enjoy drinks, tea, cakes and typical dishes in the Sephardi tavern.

 

Hava Nashira

Hava Nashira is the premier Jewish worship and music conference of the Reform Movement, serving diverse populations from a variety of movements, communities, and congregations. Hava Nashira focuses on teaching songleading for religious school as well as leading and crafting meaningful worship, thinking about engagement, music to build community, and broadening our reach using music and prayer as our focus. Hava Nashira brings the best in professional songleaders and worship teachers to hundreds of participants every year.

North American Jewish Choral Festival

Join us for five days of musical joy as this year’s North American Jewish Choral Festival! From Sunday – August 9 through Thursday, August 13. Festival participants from across North America and beyond, enjoy a wide variety of Jewish musical experiences. These include daily community sings; workshops and seminars on topics ranging from sight-singing and vocal technique to spirituality through music; and evening concerts featuring choirs and outstanding performers.

🌍 Celebrating One Year of the Jewish Silk Road Portal

World Jewish Travel was thrilled at #IMTM 2024 to present a copy of the WJT Jewish Silk Road Pressbook to the CEO of the Azerbaijan National Tourism Board Florian Sengstschmid and Jamilya Talibzade its Israeli representative Azerbaijan Tourism Board (ATB).

The Pressbook celebrates the one year anniversary of the Jewish Silk Road Portal launch, an amazing example of using Jewish travel as a means of cultural diplomacy, whilst highlighting the significant Jewish contribution to the ancient trade route. Kudos to our participating partners from the Kiriaty Foundation (Turkey), National Board of Tourism of #Georgia, National Board of Tourism of #Uzbekistan, and Israeli Embassy of #India. 

See the overwhelming reaction from the press, by downloading our free pressbook. Special thanks to Moshe Gilad of the @haaretzcom for highlighting this forgotten but important story in the Galeria section of the newspaper and available to download on WJT.

👉Link to WJT Jewsih Silk Rad Pressbook and more is in our bio

🌍 Celebrating One Year of the Jewish Silk Road Portal

World Jewish Travel was thrilled at #IMTM 2024 to present a copy of the WJT Jewish Silk Road Pressbook to the CEO of the Azerbaijan National Tourism Board Florian Sengstschmid and Jamilya Talibzade its Israeli representative Azerbaijan Tourism Board (ATB).

The Pressbook celebrates the one year anniversary of the Jewish Silk Road Portal launch, an amazing example of using Jewish travel as a means of cultural diplomacy, whilst highlighting the significant Jewish contribution to the ancient trade route. Kudos to our participating partners from the Kiriaty Foundation (Turkey), National Board of Tourism of #Georgia, National Board of Tourism of #Uzbekistan, and Israeli Embassy of #India.

See the overwhelming reaction from the press, by downloading our free pressbook. Special thanks to Moshe Gilad of the @haaretzcom for highlighting this forgotten but important story in the Galeria section of the newspaper and available to download on WJT.

👉Link to WJT Jewsih Silk Rad Pressbook and more is in our bio
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