Tag: High Holy Days
Liberman: We have foiled terrorist attacks aimed at interrupting Rosh Hashanah in the last...
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said on Sunday that the Israeli army has foiled several terrorist attacks in recent days aimed at disrupting the Rosh Hashanah celebrations.
"In recent days, too, we have arrested suspects and...
![Mark Neyman / Government Press Office (Israel) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://jewishwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/800px-Flickr_-_Government_Press_Office_GPO_-__Slichot_-324x235.jpg "Can a divided nation learn to forgive?")
Can a divided nation learn to forgive?
In ancient Greece, the Olympic Games was not merely an athletic competition, but a religious ritual that was supposed to mandate a truce in all armed conflicts so the Hellenic world could gather in...
Rosh Hashanah fuss-free food for the modern host
It started with a chance remark after a Shabbat dinner. “What a feast! You must have cooked for hours. How do you do it?”
I didn’t answer immediately. Working in my home office, I haven’t...
Apples, honey and help to go to thousands of elderly Russian Jews
Continuing a tradition started before the fall of the Soviet Union 30 years ago, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and its network of volunteers will provide extra aid and traditional Rosh Hashanah...
Ahead of 5779, Netanyahu offers a hopeful message, despite threats against Israel
In advance of Rosh Hashanah, or the Jewish New Year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu provided a message of hope despite the threats his country faces such as Iran.
“We live in a challenging area, and...
For students venturing off-campus, program offers free High Holiday services
Working with Synagogue Connect, Alpha Epsilon Pi—the world’s leading Jewish college fraternity—has established an online system to match college students from around the world looking for a congregation at which to spend the Jewish...
Banning some, giving others: Shaky presence of lulavs and etrogs at Israel’s airport
A special task force will begin operating at Ben-Gurion International Airport in Israel in the next few days, charged with preventing the import of three of the four species that comprise the lulav and etrog combination necessary for...
Families help out at kosher food pantry ahead of holidays
Local families recently performed good deeds at Goodman Jewish Family Services of Broward County's kosher food pantry, The Cupboard, in Davie.
At the event, PJ Library and PJ Our Way go to The Cupboard, children...
Israel Welfare ministry invites seniors, Holocaust survivors for free holiday hospitality
The Israeli government is working to ensure that no senior citizen or Holocaust survivor enter the upcoming holiday season alone, opening up a hotline for eligible participants to receive free holiday accommodations and inclusion...
A Guide To The Jewish High Holy Days In D.C
ROSH HASHANAH: September 9-11
The Jewish New Year is a time for reflection, spiritual growth, and renewal. Shake off the dust, awaken your soul to the blast of the shofar, and refuse to eat anything...