White House releases Rosh Hashanah message
The White House released the following message today from U.S. President Joe Biden ahead of Rosh Hashanah.
Tonight at sundown, Jewish communities in the United States and around the world will celebrate Rosh Hashanah—the Day...
Groups deliver New Year staples to thousands of Jews in Ukraine
Ahead of the Jewish New Year and more than 18 months since Russia launched its war on Ukraine, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is providing thousands of the most impoverished Jews in...
Rabbis to offer sermons on everything from AI to Ukraine on High Holidays
Avraham Bronstein, the rabbi of the Hampton Synagogue in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., has been feeling throughout the year like there are many large forces shaping the world that are beyond human control—from rising antisemitism...
Moms for Liberty summit rescheduled to avoid Rosh Hashanah
Moms for Liberty, a parents-rights group and Orthodox Jewish ally that the Southern Poverty Law Center has called a hate group, announced recently that its third annual Joyful Warrior Summit has been rescheduled to Aug. 28-31,...
Engineers inspect Western Wall ahead of High Holidays
As Jews prepare for the High Holidays, engineers on Tuesday began getting the holy site ready for the thousands of visitors expected there.
The engineers, working for the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, which administers the...
Shopping for shofars, finding something larger
The last neighborhood Judaica store in Manhattan is ready for the High Holidays.
Long, twisted Kudu shofars—made from the horns of the African antelope—hang dramatically from the ceiling. But small rams’ horns are still the...
Jews pray at Tel Aviv’s Habima Square for World Tefillin Day
A Jewish prayer gathering took place at Tel Aviv's Habima Square on Wednesday morning as part of World Tefillin Day.
The event this year coincides with Tu B'av, celebrated in modern Israel as a holiday of love, but with ancient roots, dating back to the Temple period in Jerusalem when it marked the start of the grape harvest.
Ben-Gvir ascends Temple Mount for Tisha B’Av
Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Thursday in observance of Tisha B’Av.
The annual fast day commemorates tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people, with a focus on the...
Tisha B’Av online series takes viewers to sites of Jewish tragedies
In advance of Tisha B’Av, the World Mizrachi movement has launched new videos in its free online series titled “Kinot on Location.”
Organization representatives based in Israel and around the world provide explanations and insights...