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Holyland for the Holidays
The Hagim–Israel’s holiday season–means
time off if you’re secular, lots of time in shul
if you’re more traditional. But from Sin City
to synagogue, the editorial staff of The Honey
has a host of fresh things to do in this very
Israeli season when nothing gets done and
everything else in life has to wait until ‘after
the Hagim.’
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high style high holy days
in the holy land
Travel
Touch down in the Holy Land at Ben-Gurion
airport and head straight for nearby Tel Aviv,
our local Sin City. Drop your bags smack in
the center of town at the Hotel Cinema, an
affordable boutique hotel that once housed
one of Tel Aviv’s first movie theaters. Then get
ready to explore this modern Jewish metropolis
and discover why the vibe in Tel Aviv really
does rival that of the world’s greatest cities.
• Hotel Cinema, 1 Zamenhoff Street
(corner of Dizengoff Square), Tel Aviv
Shop
Need some holiday finery? Head for Tel
Aviv’s neighborhood of the moment, Gan
Hahashmal. This neighborhood is steaming
with creativity, boasting some great shops filled
with original designs. Gals, check out one of
our season’s favorites —the shirtwaist dress
at Delicatessen. Pair it with shoes by Shani
Bar and a new bag by Kisim. Then head down
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the road to the ever-trendy Sheinkin Street,
where hip threads options abound. Guys,
the offers at Marsel are guaranteed to give a
cooler-than-thou look and you can stock up
with some undies from Menz, a shop solely
devoted to men’s undergarments. That’s right,
underduds for dudes.
• Delicatessen, 4 Barzilay Street, 03-560-2297
• Shani Bar, 3 Mikveh Yisrael Street
• Kisim, www.kisim.com, 8 Hahashmal
Street, 03-560-4890
• Marsel, 12 Sheinkin Street, 03-620-8483
• Menz, 34 Sheinkin Street, 03-620-6966
Out and About
Tel Aviv’s glorious weather during the hagim
demands you to get outside and play! Hit the
beach or head over to Park Hayarkon where
you can rent bikes, paddle boats and even
Segways. Go for a run, windsurf (look for
the equipment rentals behind the Hilton),
swim, splash and enjoy being in a city built on
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the dunes. And when in Tel Aviv over Yom
Kippur, make sure to rent bikes or roller
blades for the holiday. You can even cruise
down the Ayalon highway on this day of
no driving.
• Park Hayarkon, www.parkfun.co.il,
03- 642-0541
The Hagim in Israel are all about gift-giving,
so head to SoHo in Dizengoff Center for one-
stop shopping. If you’re in town on Thursday
afternoon or Friday, head down to the Center’s
basement for the designer shuk, where you’ll
find the latest trends by Tel Aviv’s budding
young designers. While you’re shopping,
make sure to quaff some pomegranate juice
from one of the city stands, and mix in some
fresh orange juice for an extra flavorful and
nutritious treat.
• SoHo, www.sohocenter.co.il, Dizengoff
Center, 03-621-2450
Rock
Tel Aviv’s hottest clubs will ring in 5768
with an array of parties to keep you hopping
all night long. Things get going late – after
midnight—so first digest your holiday meal
and then hit the town. Lots of options at the
Namal (Tel Aviv’s port), and in south Tel
Aviv on Lillienblum and HaMasger streets,
including Whiskey A-Go-Go and after-
hours hangout Breakfast Club. Breakfast
will be waiting for you at Brasserie, a favorite
restaurant of Tel Aviv’s beautiful people.
• Whiskey A-Go-Go, 3 Hata’arucha at the
Tel Aviv port, 03-544-0633
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• Breakfast Club, 6 Rothschild Boulevard
• Brasserie, 70 Ibn Gvirol Street, just across
from Rabin Square. Open 24/7,
03-525- 0773
Spirit
Inclined to do some praying? Check out Beit
Daniel, the Center for Progressive Judaism
in Tel Aviv or Beit Tefillah Israeli in Tel
Aviv, where secular Israelis pray together.
For some serious spirituality, head up north
to the Kabbalah Center in Tiberias, and in
Jerusalem, get yourself to Kahal Edat Yshurun
Yerushalayim in Ramot for an old Yekkishe
(German) style of davening, complete with
‘kretchzing’ (wailing) singers and moody old
men, or try the Italian synagogue downtown
and put a little pasta into your prayertime.
• Beit Daniel, The Center for Progressive
Judaism in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, www.beit-
daniel.co.il, 62 Bnei Dan Street (near
Park Hayarkon), 03-544-2740
• Beit Tefillah Israeli, www.btfila.org, 38
• King George Street, 077-300-3655
Kabbalah Centre, 15 Echad Ha’am
Street, Tiberias, 04-671-5503
• The Conegliano Synagogue, www.jija.org,
27 Hillel Street, Jerusalem, 02-624-1610
Give
While you’re busy having fun, let’s not forget
what this season is all about: love, respect
and kindness. Take a charity education lesson
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from tzedakah educator and philanthropic
consultant, Arnie Draiman. Arnie has a vast
network of mitzvah heroes from his work with
the Ziv Tzedakah Fund, the brainchild of
tzedakah master Danny Siegel, and can direct
you to giving schwarma to IDF soldiers,
feeding hungry school children or painting
an apartment for a person in need. Take your
checkbook and embark on an adventure
worthy of the time of year.
• Arnie Draiman, soosim@netmedia.net.il
www.draimanconsulting.com,
050-515-6776
• Ziv Tzedakah Fund, www.ziv.org
Sukkot
Sukkot, our very own pilgrimage festival, is
the best time to shake it in the honey land.
To feel fruitful, head to Jerusalem’s Machane
Yehuda market, to be greeted by tables full of
citrusy etrogs, sharp palm branches, willow
and myrtle wands. Go south to Mitzpe Ramon
for a biblical night under the stars in your
own swish sukkah, courtesy of Succah in the
Desert. Or head north to the Acco Fringe
Theater Festival and experience avant garde
performances staged against the dramatic
backdrop of this ancient port city. And whether
your watering hole is a bar or a sukkah, it
wouldn’t be Sukkot without Dancing Camel’s
holiday microbrews, made with etrogim, dates,
and other flavors of the season.
• Machane Yehuda market, between
Agrippas Street and Jaffa Road, Jerusalem
• Succah in the Desert, www.succah.co.il,
Mizpe Ramon, 08-658-6280
• Acco Fringe Theater Festival, www.
accofestival.co.il, main@accofestival.co.il
• Dancing Camel, www.dancingcamel.
com, 12 Hataasiya Street, Tel Aviv,
03-624-2783
Wishing you a happy, healthy, and, most of
all, sweet new year.
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