Tu B’Shevat highlights challenges being faced by Israeli farmers
As Israelis celebrate the agricultural holiday of Tu B’Shevat on Thursday, Uri Dorman is concerned about the Hamas war's impact on farms near the Gaza and Lebanese borders.
“All those farms are very close to...
A rabbis’ conference at the seder?
What will be the single most popular question at seder tables around the world this year?
Probably the same as every year: “When do we eat?!”
Seriously speaking, have you had your fair share of questions...
Thousands of elderly Israelis to receive care packages for Rosh Hashanah
As vulnerable populations continue to take precautions due to the Delta variant of the coronavirus, the Jewish Agency for Israel’s affordable-housing subsidiary, Amigour, will provide comprehensive food packages to the elderly, with a focus...
TV network lights up with Chanukah programs for kids, families
The Jewish Life Television Network (JLTV) is beefing up its lineup for Chanukah to provide comfort to people as the war between Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization that runs the Gaza Strip continues.
“This...
On Tisha B’Av, mourning incomparable loss, working on increased unity
Why is Tisha B’Av the saddest day of the Jewish year?
Eerily, not only were both of the holy temples in Jerusalem destroyed on the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av (the first...
The Value of Your Actions and the Concept of Forgiveness
Dear reader, by the time this piece reaches you, the High Jewish Holy Days will be over.
It is already good enough if they have served as an excuse to meet our dearest after such...
Jeff Seidel’s Chanukah campaign to distribute menorahs across Israel to university and gap year...
Chanukah is right around the corner. Jeff Seidel’s Chanukah menorah distribution campaign is back once again distributing nearly 1000 menorah packets to the overseas students throughout Israel. Some students have received menorahs or are...
The Hanukkah story that Jews need to learn
Many of us know the themes of the Hanukkah story: pride in being Jewish; the few against the many; the defeat of our enemy; and the rededication of the Jewish Temple. Or perhaps some...
On YouTube: JPPC sings 4 Yiddish Chanukah songs in 4-part harmony
The Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus (JPPC)
conducted by
Binyumen Schaechter
♫♫ 4 YIDDISH CHANUKAH SONGS ♫♫
IN 4-PART HARMONY!
Borekh ate
(Blessed Are You)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPyFJb_0FWo
Fayer, fayer
(Fire, Fire)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYZqH2vkaaU
Ikh bin a kleyner dreydl
(I Am a Little Dreidel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnODSttLSOg
Oy, Khanike, oy, Khanike
(O, Chanukah, Oh, Chanukah)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anhT8GcQj9o
To...
Music for Yom Kippur: Kol Nidrei, The History of a Song and a Prayer
Kol Nidrei is an Aramaic phrase which means far more than its literal translation, “All Vows.” This statement of annulment of vows has become such a dominant part of the Jewish religious psyche that it...