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Mimouna under Fire - 2026
From: Tami Lancut Leibovitz | Master of Manners | 12.04.2026Mimouna, the holiday that concludes Passover, takes on a particularly deep meaning in 2026. In the shadow of war, national exhaustion, and uncertainty, it returns to its true foundations: an open home, good neighborliness, hospitality, sweetness, blessing, and hope. This article explores the holiday’s origins in Moroccan and North African Jewish communities, the meaning of the blessing “Tirbehu Vetis’adu,” the symbolic role of mofletta, and the moving story of Muslim neighbors who brought flour
Israel Memorial Day 2026:
From: Tami Lancut leibovitz - Master of Manners | 05.04.2026Israel’s Memorial Day 2026 arrives in the midst of an ongoing war, expanded bereavement, and a nation still carrying fresh grief. This article reflects on remembrance, the memorial siren, public ceremonies, and the quiet responsibility to honor the fallen with dignity, sensitivity, and shared memory.
Holocaust Remembrance Day 2026 in Israel
From: Tami Lancut Leibovitz - Master of Manners | 12.04.2026Holocaust Remembrance Day 2026 in Israel is marked with deeper emotional weight, national sensitivity, and renewed reflection. This article explores the meaning of Yom HaShoah in Israel and around the world, the memorial siren, public ceremonies, respectful conduct, and the responsibility to preserve Holocaust memory with precision, dignity, and humanity.
Passover vs. Easter
From: Tami Lancut Leibovitz | Master of Manners | 05.04.2026Explore the similarities and differences between Passover and Easter, from shared roots and customs to holiday etiquette, gifts, dress code and table manners.
Passover Under Fire
From: Tami Lancut leibovitz - Master of Manners | 23.03.2026Looking for the right Passover 2026 gift? Discover a thoughtful guide to holiday gifting during wartime, from shopping vouchers and local businesses to meaningful gestures, etiquette, and gifts that truly matte
The art of Small Talk etiquette: Sukkot Edition
From: | 11.10.2023Sukkot, 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.
Guest etiquette for Sukkot
From: | 29.09.2021There’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
Apologizing Around the World
From: Tami Lancut Leibovitz | 15.10.2024The 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
Passover and Business Hosting Etiquette
From: Tami Lancut Leibovitz | 18.04.2025The 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.
Rosh hashanah
From: | 13.09.2021
gifts for rosh hashanah
From: | 24.10.2022
happy new year
From: | 15.11.2020
gifts etiquette - test yourself
From: | 26.11.2025
Tu Bishvat
From: | 24.01.2024
Shavuot
From: | 26.05.2020
bastille day
From: | 18.07.2020
Independence Day
From: | 06.08.2025
Prom etiquette
From: | 03.07.2025
Eid al-Adha
From: | 02.07.2023
Ramadan
From: | 06.04.2025
Tu B'Av
From: | 05.09.2025
Holocaust Memorial Day
From: | 26.01.2026
barbecue
From: | 04.05.2025
Passover questions
From: | 18.04.2025
cheese etiquette
From: | 07.07.2022
Rosh hashanah
From: | 19.09.2024
Memorial day for Israel's fallen
From: | 04.05.2025
Lag Ba'Omer
From: | 22.05.2023
New Year's Eve
From: Tami Lancut leibovitz | 14.01.2026The 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
greetings for rosh hashanah
From: | 24.10.2022
valentine day
From: | 02.03.2026
Purim
From: | 16.03.2025
Chinese New Year
From: | 11.02.2021
Halloween
From: | 23.11.2025
Tu Bishvat
From: | 04.03.2025
Yom Kippur
From: | 15.10.2024
around the table Rosh hashanah
From: | 28.09.2025
Merry Christmas
From: | 09.01.2024
hanukkah
From: | 14.01.2025
Passover
From: | 18.04.2025
Mimuna
From: | 27.04.2025
Sukkot
From: | 13.11.2024
jelly doughnut
From: | 14.01.2025
beaujolais
From: | 22.12.2024