Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) includes practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, and skills, as well as the instruments, objects, artefacts, and cultural spaces associated with them that are considered to be part of a place's cultural heritage. To be included in the Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory of Israel, communities, groups, and individuals must recognize the elements manifested in their own heritage. The intangible cultural heritage, transmitted from generation to generation, has been constantly recreated by the different communities in their environment and their particular history, and provides them with a sense of identity and continuity, thus promoting respect for cultural diversity and human creativity. 

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Although fragile, intangible cultural heritage plays a very important role in ensuring cultural diversity in the face of increasing globalization. Getting acquainted with the traditions of different communities facilitates dialogue among communities and respect for others. Intangible cultural heritage is traditional, contemporary, and continuously changing. It is inclusive since it comprises traditions practiced by diverse communities in a new environment. Intangible cultural heritage is also representative since its significance stems from the communities that practice and transmit such traditions and not necessarily from its uniqueness. Last but not least, intangible cultural heritage is community-centered in the sense that a particular tradition is regarded as cultural heritage by the communities concerned. Through knowledge and skills transmission, intangible cultural heritage links the past with the present and the future.