6 Iconic Israeli Summer Festivals You Can’t Miss in August | Shayna Michael

Jerusalem Food Truck Festival
July 4 – Aug 28, 2023

A man playing the violin or fiddle on the streets – Photo by William Recinos on Unsplash
Kicking off the summer festivities, the food festival brings us top chefs from the leading restaurants across the city cooking and serving their mouth-watering dishes in food trucks every evening at Ben Hinnom Valley Park. Nothing beats a festive culinary atmosphere with live music led by leading bands and DJs. The venue is accessible and all of the food is kosher. Head over to the festival’s page for more information.

Tel Aviv Dance Festival at the Suzanne Dellal Center
July 18-Aug 3, 2023

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This festival is a vibrant celebration of contemporary dance. Captivating performances offer a fusion of creativity, innovation, and talent. As dancers take to the stage in the state-of-the-art facilities of the Suzanne Dellal Center, the festival becomes a melting pot of cultures and artistry, reflecting Tel Aviv’s position as a global hub for artistic brilliance. Don’t forget to book your tickets online in advance! Find out more.

Jerusalem Wine Festival
July 31 – August 2nd, 2023

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An intoxicating celebration of Israel’s rich wine culture, this annual event is held in the historical old city and gathers wine enthusiasts to sample an impressive selection of locally produced wines. The festival offers a unique blend of tradition and modernity. You can savor the finest vintages while immersing yourself in Jerusalem’s magical atmosphere. Check out the event.

Karmiel Dance Festival
August 1- 3, 2023

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This event attracts dancers and performers from all over the world, offering a mesmerizing array of traditional and contemporary dance styles. Set in the scenic beauty of Karmiel, the festival’s stages come alive with captivating performances, celebrating the artistry of diverse dance traditions. Whether you are a dance enthusiast or just seeking an immersive cultural experience, the Karmiel Dance Festival is an unforgettable journey through the rhythms of the global dance community. Read more.

Hutzot Hayotzer (Artists’ Colony) Festival
August 7 – 19th, 2023

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Held at the Sultan’s Pool near the ancient walls of the Old City, this Jerusalem favorite offers a colorful array of visual arts, crafts, local cuisine and live performances that captivate visitors from all walks of life. With over 150 artists participating, you can explore a diverse range of exquisite handmade works, from pottery and jewelry to paintings and sculptures and end the night with a live concert! Click for more.

Safed Klezmer Festival
August 22 – 24, 2023

Musicians on colorful stage performing with their instruments – Photo by Jens Thekkeveettil on Unsplash

To wrap up your eventful August, head up north for a lively and soul-stirring celebration of traditional Jewish music and culture. In the charming hilltop city known for its spiritual significance, the air comes alive with the enchanting melodies of klezmer music, echoing through the narrow streets and mystical alleyways. The Safed Klezmer Festival stands as a testament to the enduring heritage of Jewish music and its ability to unite people in a celebration of tradition, history, and harmony. For more on this festival.

We hope you enjoyed our guide for Israel’s summer festivals in 2023. We’ll see you this summer!

 

“Hallowed Lives” concert

In honor of the 7,000 Polish heroes who rescued Jewish people during the war and received
Israel’s highest award for non-Jews – The Righteous Among the Nations
Join us for this free classical concert. Honor the memory of these Polish heroes and the
Jewish people they rescued.

Name: “Hallowed Lives” concert
Date: Saturday, 27 August 2022
Time: 17:00
Address:
KZ
Sienna 68/70, 00-824 Warszawa, Poland
Admission Free, Free Classical Concert

KlezKanada

KlezKanada was founded in 1996 to teach, nurture and present to a broad public the best of Jewish traditional arts and Yiddish culture. Its goal is to foster Jewish cultural and artistic creativity worldwide as both an ethnic heritage and a constantly evolving contemporary culture and identity. From its start as a small summer festival, KlezKanada has become one of the leading Jewish cultural organizations in the world.

Sheik Avreik Festival

The Sheik Avreik Festival is an annual grassroots celebration of local culture, community, creativity, and the arts. Residents of Kiryat Tivon enjoy over 280 performances in and around Tivon. The Sheik Avreik Festival includes multiple activities hosted by Kfar Tikva and is greatly enjoyed by residents of all ages.

Tahanat Ruach

Tahanat Ruach is a cultural center in Kiryat Tivon that hosts several cultural events throughout the year. Established in April 2018, the center was inspired by the desire to integrate into the community’s diverse cultural collaborations. Through culture, art, coffee, and delicious food our goal is to create a bridge unifying the community of Tivon and the surrounding people who choose to take part in this cultural space.

Everyone is included in the productions and events that occur in the operation of our ever-evolving cafe, in the bustling sound, the lighting, and in the field of marketing and advertising of the space. Ultimately, this is part of our search for lively and fulfilling human encounters and interactions. A search that we are only at the beginning of, but one that already seems to give a kind of homely, warm, and inviting atmosphere to the surrounding environemnt.

Currently operating on the site is a fifth line LIVE that hosts local art and well-known artists who are loved and appreciated. Our cafe is open Monday to Friday from 8:00-14:00. We are also working hard on opening brunches and breakfasts on Fridays in conjunction with two sanities from Pardes Hanna-Karkur and also on a local fourth line for a nonchalant and non-binding local atmosphere. The place can also be rented out for the benefit of other cultural activities.

Greater Chicago Jewish Festival

Celebrating over 40 years of Jewish culture! We call it the Heart and Soul of Jewish Chicago because, on this one special day, you can find everything that is Jewish in Chicago. We create our own “town square” filled with the sights, sounds, and tastes of a dynamic and creative community.

The Greater Chicago Jewish Festival is produced by the Jewish Production Organization for Cultural Events and Theater (P.O.C.E.T.), a non-profit corporation. The Jewish P.O.C.E.T. was organized in 1980 to create a production group for the Festival and Jewish theater. The Steering Committee is comprised of professionals in the fields of art, music, theater, dance, radio, television, communications, community relations, education, engineering, finance, law, and technology. Most importantly, the Steering Committee was created from the beginning to represent the spectrum of the Jewish community—all denominations, all ages, and families from all parts of Chicagoland are welcome.

This is the largest Jewish cultural event in Chicago and the largest ongoing Jewish festival in America brings together the best of the community’s professional and amateur singers, dancers, and artists. It demonstrates to Jewish children and the larger community that the Jewish community does not just gather in times of crisis.
Educates the Jewish community about its multifaceted culture.

The festival reaches out to the general community to show the breadth and depth of the Jewish community. It provides an avenue for Jewish artists and performers to develop and present their work while encouraging them to work on Jewish themes within their fields, and encourages tolerance by bringing the entire Jewish community together to celebrate our culture, identity, and diversity.

The Festival has two artistic goals:
It is designed to provide a platform for local performers and fine artists. We seek out musicians and artists, especially those we meet in the general community, and ask them to consider working within Judaica. Ceramists are also encouraged to consider using ritual objects, such as candlesticks and spice boxes, and musicians were invited to take part in original Jewish song competitions.

Secondly, the Festival is designed and advertised to attract people from the greater Chicagoland community. We seek to share Jewish culture to show our neighbors that the Jewish community does not just come together in times of crisis. This is also an important message for our children. We come together as a strong community to speak out, but also to celebrate Jewish life with food, dance, music, art, and exchanging ideas.

Over the years, we’ve been lucky to have many famous folks perform on the Festival stages: Theodore Bikel, Rabbi Joe Black, David Broza, Debbie Friedman, Peter Himmelman, Maya Johanna, Lisa Loeb, Shuli Nathan, Maccabeats, Steven Page of Bare Naked Ladies, Peter Yarrow, and more.

Yid Stock

The Festival of New Yiddish Music brings the best in klezmer and new Yiddish music to the stage! Don’t miss out on what promises to be a great festival of music and related events. Rain or shine.

Atlanta Jewish Music Festival

The Atlanta Jewish Music Festival shares and celebrates Jewish heritage through quality music and artistic experiences.

Our vision: With music as our inspirational partner, AJMF grows Jewish community and celebrates our heritage through year-round live performance events and dynamic learning programs for the Southeast region. We bring diverse community together for a resounding annual world music Spring Festival.

The Atlanta Jewish Music Festival (AJMF) was founded by Russell Gottschalk and created in early 2009 under the auspices’ of Limmud Atlanta +Southeast to feature contemporary Jewish music in an effort to entertain and educate the general public on Jewish culture and unite Atlanta’s young Jewish community through the power of music.

Dirshu World Siyum

Millions of dafim, millions of tests, endless hours of ameilus and dedication, will all culminate at the World Siyumim held in 7 locations across the globe. Throughout the limud of shas over 25,000 lomdim immersed themselves in the world of gemara with the Dirshu system of accountability, to ensure that they truly retain the knowledge they acquire. Gedolei Yisroel, Rabbonim, family members of the Dirshu lomed and yidden from all walks of life will join in an uplifting celebration of Ameilus B’Torah. Be in the moment, be inspired forever.

Dirshu is an Orthodox Jewish international organization whose goal is to strengthen and encourage Torah study. Founded in 1997, the organization produces study cycles, sponsors shiurim (Torah lectures), furnishes and grades tests, and offers financial incentives to individuals and groups to learn and master Talmud, Halakha, and Mussar texts. It has also published new editions of traditional Jewish texts, and sponsored major gatherings to celebrate the completion of its study cycles. As of 2018, more than 150,000 people have participated in its programs, which have spread to 26 countries on five continents.

Participation in the siyumim (celebrations of completion) of the various programs is on the rise around the globe. In 2012, Dirshu held a small Siyum HaShas in New York. In 2020, the organization planned 11 separate Siyum HaShas events. These include three events for a total of 20,000 attendees in the U.S., two events for 15,000 in Israel (Jerusalem and Tel Aviv), two events for 5,000 in Manchester, England; and siyumim in Paris, France; Cape Town, South Africa; Minsk, Belarus; and Pinsk, Belarus, which attracted thousands more.

2022 Live Stream from Israel

2022 Live Stream from Paris

2020 Live Stream from the USA

2020 Live Stream from Manchester

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