The Art of Giving

March 26, 2007 - 8:00 AM by Stephanie

One ultra pleasant facet of living in Israel during the Passover holiday is the gift giving tradition. The custom of employers giving workers a little ’sumpin sumpin around this time of year can be rather..er…satisfying.

Especially since gift items range from bottles of wine to baskets filled with goodies to redeemable coupons to an extra month’s salary. (Note to Wise & Generous Bosses: If you’re reading this, I highly favor the last item on the list. Barring that suggestion, wine – a case or two of Battaglini Zin 2000 Reserve Select - is also just fine…sf)

Press reports estimate employers will spend over 1.75 billion shekels – about $400 million – on gifts for employees this year with the average output for a “worker bee” hovering at 6-900 sheks (Roughly $200) and for management at 4-5000 ($1100).

Some of the more impressive gift items? Home espresso machines ($475) and LCD display t.v. sets.

Holy Guacamole, Batman.

Tags: • Category: Holidays, Israeliness 

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  1. Pesach Presents « A Mother in Israel on Sun, Mar 15th 2009 1:03 AM

    2. [...] elaborate gifts for all occasions, including Rosh Hashanah and Pesach. The papers even write up a summary of what the big companies give to their workers before the holidays, and there is an elaborate [...]

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