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El Fostan De Roshashana

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Fue la semana pasada….. Esto kale ke vos konte ! Ya vos aviya kontado akel diya de luvya en New York ! Ke desgrasya…Ama ya ezbafi kon vozotros i dospues me sinti muncho mas...

Israel and U.S. share Hanukkah stamp design

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By now, many people have noticed that on sale at the U.S. Post Office is this year’s Hanukkah stamp, which features a papercut version of the 9-branched menorah (one arm being the shamash) set...
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Los ijos de Sefarad (2)

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Las Fiestas Judiyas Asigun la tradsion judiya, es defendido de invokar el nombre del Todo Podorozo en vano. Es por esta razon ke se uza el nombre de Di-o en un mizmo biervo ma aunandoLo...
An Ultra Orthodox Jewish man prays at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, at the end of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, and the holiest of Jewish holidays. Israel came to a standstill for 25-hours during the high holiday of Yom Kippur when observant Jews fast and Israelis are prohibited from driving. Photo by Flash90

Faith and fasting: A look at the practice ahead of Yom Kippur

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Fasting is the most commonly known Yom Kippur ritual. According to a 2016 Pew survey, 40 percent of American Jews and 60 percent of Israeli Jews fast on the Day of Atonement. Of course,...
A Hanukkah menorah in Jerusalem, Dec. 16, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Everyone knows ‘Ma’oz Tzur,’ except they don’t

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The lights are kindled, the shamash is returned to its place and the family breaks into song: It is a rousing, march-like melody that is the aural equivalent of the menorah’s light—energy, joy and hope in...
The massive LEGO menorah with Yitzchok Kasowitz (left), founder of Jbrick, and the manager of LEGO Store Tel Aviv. Source: Courtesy of Yitzchok Kasowitz.

Is this the largest LEGO menorah in the world?

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A Tel Aviv LEGO store has secured what is believed to be the largest-ever LEGO menorah. Located in the Dizengoff Center, LEGO Store Tel Aviv in July became the first official LEGO store to open...

Donald Trump sends Chanukah greetings to his ‘Jewish brothers and sisters’

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Donald Trump has released a Chanukah greeting along with a message of solidarity for his "Jewish brothers and sisters". He tweeted out a wish for a "happy and healthy eight nights" along with a formal...

All the Hanukkah Episodes to Stream on Disney+

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It’s December, which means there’s no shortage of streamable Christmas content this time of year. And although there are far fewer Hanukkah-themed movies and specials, they are there if you know where to find them. And...

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...

A Guide to Yom Ha’atzmaut

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On the 14th of May in 1948, a man named David Ben-Gurion, soon to be Prime Minister, established the State of Israel, rebuilding the homeland of the Jews—a people who which had been exiled...