US Postal Service celebrates Hanukkah with ‘forever’ stamp
American Judaica artist Jeanette Kuvin Oren is well-known for her work in many media. She designs unique Torah mantles, ark curtains, chuppah wedding canopies, ketubah marriage contracts, papercuts, stained glass and nearly any ritual object or decoration a...
Parashat Bereishit: Beginning Anew With the Right Mindset
SAN DIEGO — With Bereishit We Begin Learning Torah…
With our holiday season behind us, we begin anew by recounting the Seven Days of Creation, reading the story of the very first Shabbat – Hashem’s Shabbat....
Chabad organizes Yom Kippur gatherings across the UAE
Two years after the Abraham Accords were signed, the Jewish community in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) marked its latest milestone by coming together to observe Yom Kippur at multiple locations across the country.
The...
10 things you need to know about Yom Kippur
The Bible calls Yom Kippur the “Sabbath of Sabbaths,” the holiest day of the Jewish calendar and the pinnacle of the High Holidays that start with Rosh Hashanah.
For believers, it’s a day of atonement...
When Seeing Is ‘Believing’ (Rosh Hashanah 5783)
Dear Friends,
The Anton-Babinsky Syndrome has puzzled doctors since antiquity. It’s a rare condition in which the patient has lost vision but is convinced, often quite adamantly and despite clear evidence of their blindness, that...
With bigger crowds expected for High Holidays, rabbis have a lot to speak about
For most rabbis, the High Holidays are like their World Series. They always attract the biggest crowds, and with the pandemic appearing to be far less dangerous, synagogues are expecting to be at full...
Lapid to King Abdullah: Israel committed to halting terrorism ahead of High Holidays
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid met with Jordanian King Abdullah II on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.
Lapid expressed the need for “calming the situation on the ground and halting...
The sweet history of honey cake
Honey cake evokes a predictable set of associations: Brick-like brown loaves emerging from the oven to sit untouched on the Rosh Hashanah table, the epitome—and the punishment—of traditional Jewish baking.
In fact, the dessert is...
A good year: Ready or not, here comes Rosh Hashanah
Anyone venturing into the shuk or even a local supermarket in Israel this week could be forgiven for thinking that the country was about to run out of food. Shoppers laden with huge nylon...
Ukraine embassy says Jews will be unable to visit Uman for Rosh Hashanah
The Ukrainian embassy in Israel said in a released statement that due to Russia’s ongoing war, those who are hoping to make the annual pilgrimage to the gravesite of Rabbi Nachman in the city...