SaveTheMusic presents: A very original song for Rosh Hashone in Yiddish
An original song for Rosh Hashanah in Yiddish by Chana Mlotek, Z ”L , music archivist at YIVO (Yiddish Research Institute in New York City) sings songs in Yiddish that she wrote for Rosh...
Roshashana
Yom ha teruah – tizku le shanim rabot, tovot u nehimot!
Este diya kaye en el primer diya del syeten mez del kalendaryo Hebreo ke es Tishrei (Levitiques 23.24).
El primer mes es Nisan, komo lo...
50,000-plus worshippers travel to Uman for Rosh Hashanah
Tens of thousands of Jews from around the world have arrived in Uman, Ukraine, to spend Rosh Hashanah near the tomb of spiritual leader Rabbi Nachman of Breslov. The two-day holiday begins on the...
Israeli researchers unveil new discoveries about biblical kingdom of Edom
Israeli researchers published discoveries about the biblical kingdom of Edom on Wednesday.
“Using technological evolution as a proxy for social processes, we were able to identify and characterize the emergence of the biblical kingdom of Edom,” explained Tel...
Words of The Week: ראָש־השנה – Rosh Hashanah
Holidays are a wonderful opportunity to meet, eat a feast and have a good time with family and/or good friends. On Rosh Hashanah it’s also a tradition to wish each other with various greetings:...
If you lower it, will they come? The high costs of Jewish day school
When students returned to the San Diego Jewish Academy just a few weeks ago, they were greeted not only by new teachers, but new classmates as well.
“For the coming school year, we have a...
Jewish population worldwide hits 14.8 million ahead of Rosh Hashanah
The global Jewish population hovers around 14.8 million ahead of Rosh Hashanah, which marks the start of the Jewish new year 5780, according to estimates published by Professor Sergio Della Pergola of the Hebrew...
A bee-keeping rabbi explains what the buzz is all about
Human instinct may be to swat, run away or do a frantic little dance to avoid contact with bees, but like most small living creatures, they have more to fear from us than we...
BRIEF Ground-breaking grant to address mental health at Jewish summer camp
The Marcus Foundation has awarded a $3.2 million grant to Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC) for supporting mental health across the spectrum of Jewish camps in North America.
Funding will be awarded to approximately 60...
September 26th, 2008: Paul Newman, actor, activist, and philanthropist died
Actor, activist, and philanthropist Paul Newman died at 83 on this date in 2008. Newman was the son of a Jewish father and a Christian Scientist mother, but described himself in his adulthood as...