Experience Israel - With Famed Archaeologist Eli Shukron

25 | DAY TOUR

Shabbat Sunday is the first day of the week in Israel. Friday is a half-workday but many offices are closed for the whole day. Saturday is a day of rest. Public transportation, shops and many cafés and entertainment venues are closed. Sunday is a workday and there is heavy traffic on Sunday mornings.

No buses on Saturdays.

Transportation Most public transportation doesn’t run on Saturdays. The Jewish day doesn’t start at midnight but at sunset and so there is no public transportation from Friday afternoon (around three hours before sunset) until Saturday (about two hours after sunset). Airplanes land on Saturdays but there are no trains running. A Nesher taxi service to Jerusalem runs on Saturdays but for any other destination you will have to use regular taxis (which are more expensive on Saturdays).

Food Do you usually eat bacon for breakfast? Do you like cheeseburgers? Want a milky coffee after eating a steak? In kosher restaurants you won’t be able to enjoy any of the above. Judaism is not only a religion, but also a way of life comprising many rules. It is well known that Jews don’t eat pork but there are many other