Tikkun Leil Shavuot 2024 - a Night of Learning What is Tikkun Leil Shavuot? The practice of staying up all Shavuot night to study Torah – known as Tikkun Leil Shavuot ("Rectification for Shavuot Night") – is based on a Midrash that the night before the Israelites were supposed to [...]
Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2022 Time: 7:00 PM Place: Central Synagogue of Afridar 2 Yekhezkel Zonabend Street, Ashkelon The חוג התרבות is delighted to invite you to a free program featuring Emanuel Rund. What dangers lie ahead for Diaspora Jews? Is it time for Jews to leave the Diaspora? Judaism has an institutionalized, collective [...]
With the Israeli election just three weeks away, many people are still unsure who to vote for. So here is your chance to ask questions, in English, from representatives of the major parties. The plan is to organize a series of "chug bayit" evenings in Ashkelon where we can meet the different parties. [...]
Yom Kippur, also known in English as the Day of Atonement is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. It occurs annually on the 10th Day of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. In 2022, Yom Kippur starts on the evening of Tuesday, October 4. Primarily centered on atonement and [...]
Our goal in starting the group is a way to enjoy photography, while exploring the city. We don't need to get hung up on the camera, it is to use whatever we have to create an image that is beautiful or meaningful. The group is not meant to teach people how to use DSLRs [...]
The Annual Ashkelon photography exhibition opened at the Marina this week. The Ashkelon that I Love, a juried exhibition, was open to both professional and amateur photographers. The show includes over 100 images, taken by 67 photographers and is on display in Ashkelon’s marina. The show was curated by Nir Jakubowicz and requested photographers [...]
At the top of the Desha HaGadol is a sundial garden, made up of difference sculptures by the Israeli artist Yigal Tumarkin, using the sundial theme. While the large sundial at the seaside has demarcations in order to tell the time, these sundials are mainly abstract in nature. While they are fascinating to look [...]
