Holidays & Traditions Around the World

Holidays & Traditions Around the World

Rosh Hashanah Etiquette

Rosh Hashanah offers an opportunity to renew relationships and begin the year with care. The guide explains etiquette for personal and digital greetings, voice notes and group messages, the symbolic foods served at the holiday table, invitations, arrival times and thoughtful offers of help. It also covers host gifts, workplace giving, gifts for service providers, opening presents and saying thank you—reminding us that a successful celebration is measured by how welcome and respected people feel.

18.09.2020 10 min read

Holidays & Traditions Around the World

The art of Small Talk etiquette: Sukkot Edition

Sukkot, or in its official name “The Festival of Sukkot” is a holiday like no other, where we relocate ourselves to a temporary home, the sukkah itself, built under the sky, where we spend our time, meals and even sleep! On top of it all, it’s a festival of endless hosting circles, people coming and going, visitors from all walks of lives and all circles of our business and social lives.

02.10.2017 4 min read

Holidays & Traditions Around the World

Guest etiquette for Sukkot

There’s a communal and mystical aspect of the festival of Sukkot that includes inviting guests into our home, including complete strangers that we help preform the mitzvah of sitting and eating in the Sukkah. We wish to fill our Sukkah with guests and the biblical sources provides a specific list about who should be include: men and women, boys and girls, employees, colleagues and workers, widows, and orphans and also the less fortunate among our community or in the words of the Rambam: “When on

01.10.2017 4 min read

Holidays & Traditions Around the World

Apologizing Around the World

The Jewish culture provides us an annual opportunity, served on a silver plate, a chance to redeem ourselves and apologize to someone we love that we hurt this year, a chance to reach out and say sorry for our wrong doings. Apologizing isn’t easy and there’s are tens of ways to do it, some are better than others. The ideal way is to apologize face to face, the most respectable way – when someone can see your body language, your smile, then he feels your full regret and feel your sincerity. In

28.09.2017 3 min read

Holidays & Traditions Around the World

Passover and Business Hosting Etiquette

The Jewish Passover happens to coincide with the Christian holiday, Easter, and it is recommend that you take the time to wish your non-Israeli clients and colleagues a happy holiday as well. Our world has long become a “global village”, and the boundaries between different religions and cultures have been long gone… expand your horizons,and don’t be afraid to take part in and appreciate customs that are different from yours.

12.02.2017 3 min read

Holidays & Traditions Around the World

A Good Civil New Year

The civil (Gregorian) calendar is the calendar by which secular, economic, and business life is conducted in most countries around the world — including Israel. Therefore, New Year’s Eve is a universal, civic, and global occasion. It is not a religious holiday, but rather a shared cultural milestone. It is important to be precise: this is not a religious holiday

29.12.2010 4 min read

Holidays & Traditions Around the World

Sukkot: Tradition, Symbols, Hospitality – for Today's World

A comprehensive, up-to-date guide to Sukkot by Tami Lancut Leibovitz, bridging ancient tradition and modern life. Explore the history of the sukkah, the symbolism of the Four Species, the Ushpizin and Ushpizot, and practical tips for hosting: advance prep, menus for every diet, safe lighting, accessibility and decorating. Plus guest etiquette, gift ideas, a green Sukkot, and Simchat Torah as a day of joy and remembrance.

25.11.2010 15 min read

Holidays & Traditions Around the World

Eid al-Adha: Meaning, Customs and Cultural Etiquette

Eid al-Adha, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice and the Greater Eid, is one of the most important holidays in Islam and is also observed by Druze communities. This article explores the meaning of the holiday, its connection to Hajj, the story of Prophet Ibrahim, family customs, sacrifice, charity, greetings, and the different interpretation of the holiday in Druze tradition — through the lens of etiquette, respect and intercultural awareness.

23.11.2010 7 min read