Tag: Jewish Holidays
‘Shut-in’ Shavuot in time of corona
We’re masked, gloved and social distancing. I’ve exhausted all programs I want to see on Netflix. I’ve filled garbage bags with clothes that are too small, packed up old books and gone through drawers...
Lag B’Omer: the Jewish holiday of bonfires and marshmallows!
This is a Judaism celebrated annually on the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer (which is the 49 day period between Passover and Shavuot in the Jewish calendar, which according to the Torah...
A parents’ guide to this year’s nuclear family seder
“Even if all of us were wise, all of us understanding, all of us knowing the Torah, we would still be obligated to discuss the exodus from Egypt; and everyone who discusses the exodus...
Orthodox Jewish leaders in Florida dissuade Passover visitors due to coronavirus
Ahead of Passover and deep into the coronavirus pandemic, Orthodox Jewish leaders and medical professionals in Florida have warned against an exodus of visitors from their homes to the Sunshine State to celebrate the...
UK butchers ‘work overtime’ to fulfill meat demands for Passover escalated by virus
Butchers in the United Kingdom are hustling to meet an unprecedented demand for kosher meat in light of the many canceled Passover trips due to the coronavirus pandemic, Jewish News reported.
Sarah Mann Yeager from the British...
Purim, Adar, celebration and happiness!
In the United States and worldwide, Purim begins on the evening of Monday, March 9, and continues through the day of Tuesday, March 10. (Shushan Purim, celebrated in walled cities like Jerusalem, starts a...
Jack Black, Flaming Lips and Haim among those to join Hanukkah album
A holiday-inspired music album titled “Hanukkah+” will be released on Nov. 22 and feature a collection of Jewish classics and originals from artists, including Haim, the Flaming Lips, Jack Black and Yo La Tengo, The Rolling Stone reported.
The album, produced...
Creating meaningful opportunities for women on Simchat Torah morning
The essence of Simchat Torah is the completion of the reading of the Torah scroll, and the joy and celebration that naturally ensues from the annual culmination of the Torah-reading cycle. Because of the...
Court hears challenge over October election date falling on Jewish holiday
The Federal Court of Canada was asked this week to reschedule the country’s national elections, scheduled for Oct. 21, the same day as the Jewish holiday of Shemini Atzeret, which follows Sukkot.
Like many Jewish holidays, observers...
Purim 2018: how is the Jewish holiday celebrated?
If you live near a Jewish community, you won’t be able to miss Purim. The festival allows even the most buttoned-down orthodox sects to let loose for a day of costumes and carousing, fuelled...