http://www.expatify.com Expat Blogs & Community Magazine Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:30:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.expatify.com/israel/museums-of-tel-aviv-israel.html http://www.expatify.com/israel/museums-of-tel-aviv-israel.html#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:36:15 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=6746 Tel Aviv Museum of Art The Tel Aviv Museum of Art has an array of contemporary and classical pieces, and much of it comes from around Israel. Some artistic themes displayed at this museum include cubism, fauvism, German expressionism, surrealism and others. Their photography section ranges from international prints to Soviet photographs to photojournalism. This museum [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/israel/museums-of-tel-aviv-israel.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/israel/the-museums-of-jerusalem-israel.html http://www.expatify.com/israel/the-museums-of-jerusalem-israel.html#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:32:19 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=6476 Israel Museum The Israel Museum is an art and archaeology museum that has many Holy Land specimens, along with a wide array of Jewish art. This institute has just completed an expansion project, and is now situated on 20 acres of land, and its collections and architecture have been updated. Some special pieces in this museum [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/israel/the-museums-of-jerusalem-israel.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/israel/learning-the-business-customs-of-israel.html http://www.expatify.com/israel/learning-the-business-customs-of-israel.html#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:36:46 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=6239 Generally speaking, Israeli business customs tend to be informal, but there are a few things that should be observed. Meetings should be scheduled in advance, and it should be noted that Israeli weekends take place on Fridays and Saturdays. Sometimes secular Jews will do business on Friday mornings. The business world runs from Sunday through Thursday, [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/israel/learning-the-business-customs-of-israel.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/israel/learning-the-languages-of-israel.html http://www.expatify.com/israel/learning-the-languages-of-israel.html#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:11:42 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=6060 Israel is a very small country with an interesting diversity of languages. Hebrew and Arabic are the official languages of this country, but there are about 33 languages spoken daily. Many of the signs in the city will read in Hebrew, Arabic and English. Hebrew Modern Hebrew is  one of the official languages and is found almost [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/israel/learning-the-languages-of-israel.html/feed 1 http://www.expatify.com/israel/neighborhoods-in-tel-aviv-israel.html http://www.expatify.com/israel/neighborhoods-in-tel-aviv-israel.html#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:20:18 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=5000 Tel Aviv-Jaffa is a city of about 393,000 inhabitants, being the second largest city in Israel, after Jerusalem. It is situated on the Mediterranean Sea, and is a huge economic hub and the richest city in the country. Consequently, it is very expensive. It is considered the younger, more trendy city in Israel after Jerusalem, [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/israel/neighborhoods-in-tel-aviv-israel.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/israel/navigating-the-seas-of-israel.html http://www.expatify.com/israel/navigating-the-seas-of-israel.html#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:14:12 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=3349 Mediterranean Tel Aviv, the second largest city of Israel, is located on the Mediterranean, and many parts of this city are within walking distance to the beach. Tel Aviv is a cosmopolitan, young, hip city where a lot of expats relocate, so it’s a good place to head if you like nightlife and beach action. The [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/israel/navigating-the-seas-of-israel.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/israel/chanukah-in-israel-and-judaism.html http://www.expatify.com/israel/chanukah-in-israel-and-judaism.html#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:49:36 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=3251 Chanukah, also known as Hanukkah, is celebrated this year at the sundown of Friday, December 11th, until December 19th, 2009 (or year 5770 in the Jewish calendar). The holiday is on a different day each year, due the the lunar calendar; last year it started on Christmas. Chanukah is also a Festival of Lights; the [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/israel/chanukah-in-israel-and-judaism.html/feed 1 http://www.expatify.com/israel/sukkot-in-israel.html http://www.expatify.com/israel/sukkot-in-israel.html#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:29:19 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=2251 Today is Sukkot 2009. Sukkot means “huts” or “Tabernacles,” and is the plural of “sukka”. The holiday is the fifteenth day of the month Tishrei, which falls in September or October. It is one of the three pilgrim festivals, and years ago, Jews would head to the Temple in Jerusalem and offer animal and grain [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/israel/sukkot-in-israel.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/israel/yom-kippur-in-israel.html http://www.expatify.com/israel/yom-kippur-in-israel.html#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:06:28 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=2134 Yom Kippur is observed by Jews in the state of Israel and all over the world. It is the day of atonement in Judaism, and is often considered the holiest day of the year. Traditionally, Jews would observe this holy day by fasting for 25 hours and praying, as well as spending time in synagogue. [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/israel/yom-kippur-in-israel.html/feed 1 http://www.expatify.com/israel/learning-the-customs-of-kosher-dieting-and-israeli-food.html http://www.expatify.com/israel/learning-the-customs-of-kosher-dieting-and-israeli-food.html#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:59:59 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=1739 The term Kosher describes food that abides by Jewish law. This food has not been blessed by a rabbi. Nonkosher foods are referred to as “treyf.” Some Jews follow this for religious beliefs, others for traditional lifestyle and others for health reasons. In Israel, most of the available food is Kosher, but not all of [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/israel/learning-the-customs-of-kosher-dieting-and-israeli-food.html/feed 0